OWC ships PCI/PCI-X SATA controller
updated 10:15 am EDT, Wed July 19, 2006
PCI/PCI-X SATA controller
Other World Computing (OWC) today began shipping its new OWC two-channel SATA Controller Card, offering SATA and eSATA ports via a PCI or PCI-X 32-bit expansion slot. Users can connect up to two internal SATA drives, two eSATA external drives, or one internal and external SATA drive simultaneously. The card features full Serial ATA 1.0a specification compliance; off-loading of data I/O handling from CPU via Bus Mastering; data protection via complete 32-bit CRC error checking for all bits transmitted (command, data, and status); and separate device timing for dual independent data channels allowing automatic identification as well as configuration of drive types. The card is priced at $50, and is designed to work with Power Mac G3 (Blue & White), G5, or G5 systems equipped with a free PCI or PCI-X expansion slot.
