A-590 PCIe SATA 6G Controller Card (8 Channels, 2x mini-SAS)

The A-590 is a PCI Express host controller that delivers eight high-speed SATA Gen III (6 Gbps) channels, bringing professional-grade storage capabilities to desktop systems and workstations. Designed for reliable performance, this card enables maximum SATA III 6 Gbps bandwidth for high-capacity hard drives and SSDs, while maintaining full backward compatibility with legacy SATA 1.5 Gbps and 3.0 Gbps drives.  It supports connecting up to eight SATA devices via two high-density internal mini-SAS (SFF-8087) connectors. Each channel delivers full throughput up to 6 Gbps when installed into a PCI Express 2.0 slot with four or more lanes.

Features:

• Provides eight internal SATA channels via two internal mini-SAS (SFF-8087) connectors
• Compliant with PCI-Express Specification v2.1 and backward compatible with PCI-Express 1.x
• Compliant with Serial ATA Specification 3.0
• PCI Express x4 interface, and compatible with PCI Express x8 and x16 slots
• Supports communication speeds of 6.0Gbps, 3.0Gbps and 1.5Gbps
• Hot plug and Hot Swap
• Supports ATA and ATAPI commands
• Supports Native Command Queue (NCQ)
• Supports Port Multiplier
• 8 LEDs for drive activity