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Rosewill Silicon Image RC-209-EX PCI External e-SATA x2/ Internal SATA x4 1.5G HDD Controller Card Supports RAID0/1/5/0+1/ or un-RAID modes - Retail

Rosewill RC-209-EX PCI 2.3, 32bit, 33/66Mhz SATA HDD Controller Card - Retail

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Website: http://www.rosewill.com|
Support Phone Number: 1-800-575-9885
Support Email: techsupport@rosewill.com|
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Review Summary (read all 168 Reviews, write a review)

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Product Rating:
Total Reviews:	168

Cheap, works with Windows and Linux

Reviewed By: thutch on 11/8/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: more than 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Inexpensive, works in my Fedora Linux disk server.

Cons: Would be nice if all 6 ports worked at once.

Other Thoughts: Another reviewer had problems with a large disk drive. He didn't specify how large, but I have 3 500GB and a 1TB drive connected and they work fine.

Did you find this review helpful? Yes

Reviewed By: Luis on 11/5/2009

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: It runs on win 2003 with no problems

Cons: I boutght this controller because I went to the Rosewill website and saw a driver described as 'For Windows Vista beta, Win 7 64bit '.
Installed on the MB and did not recognize it. Managed to load the driver and still would not work.
Call their support and they directed me to the silicomimage.com for download their win7 64bit driver. This did not work either. I call back and they said the that driver was a beta driver that I would have to wait.

It is a bit strange that silicom image does not mention that their 64 bit driver for win7 is a beta driver.

I will return this product and keep looking for a legacy PCI sata controller

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Bad Support

Reviewed By: PolkaGuy6000 on 10/21/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Cheap. Nice BIOS

Cons: Not a lot of support. The manual is poorly written, when I called the number for reasons why my PC won't boot with the card plugged in (even from EIDE drives that work when it's not) they just told me it was out of the range of the drive that they would tell me. All they knew is I was using too much.

I wasted my whole morning wrestling with this device, and Rosewill just said I was using hard drives that were too big. What's the limit of those drives? They didn't tell me. This product was terrible to work with.

Other Thoughts: Dont' get it.

Manufacturer Response:Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you very much for purchase the RC-209-EX. The problem might be caused by a driver issue. Please update the drivers to the latest ones from our website. If you are still having problems or would like a replacement, please kindly contact Rosewill support team either via phone at 800-575-9885 or via email at rma@rosewill.com so we may assist you. We are eager to assist you in any possible way. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thanks,
Rosewill Customer Care

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Model
Brand	Rosewill
Model	RC-209-EX
Specifications
Type	SATA
External Ports	2 x eSATA 1.5G
Internal Connectors	4 x SATA 1.5G
Interface	PCI 2.3, 32bit, 33/66Mhz
Transfer Rate	Up to 1.5Gb/s
RAID	Supports RAID0(striping), RAID1(mirroring), RAID5(Parity RAID), RAID 0+1(mirroring+striping) and Concatenation modes
Operating Systems Supported	Windows 2000,XP/2003 32/64bit,Vista 32/64bit, Windows 7 32/64bit
Features
Features	Enterprise-class Throughput - With Ultra/150 Command Queuing technology that optimizes the sequence of data transfers to the hard drive from the host, resulting in higher performance in enterprise applications. Rugged - Enterprise-class mechanical platform with high-end bearings and actuator. Unsurpassed Reliability - 1,200,000 hours MTB RC209-EX with Silicon 3114 can support 4 SATA channels at one time. It can work as a RAID 0/1/0+1/5 HDD controller card or an un-RAID extension card for SATA device (HDD or SATA optical drive) If you don’t active the RAID function, you can attach 4 SATA HDD as a normal extension card. Rosewill special design, “Magic Switch”, allows two modes operation. Mode one: You can active 4 internal SATA ports and two external e-SATA is off-line. Mode two: You can active 2 internal + 2 external SATA ports for connecting your e-SATA enclosures and SATA devices. In this mode, two internal SATA channel will be off-line. Attention: Need a floppy driver on PC if you want to install a new OS into a fresh HD attaching to this card (fresh installation) You can select booting from HDD connecting to motherboard or RC-209-EX (if you want to install a new system from HDD connecting to RC-209-EX, you need a floppy drive to process the installation) RC-209-EX is an upgrade version of RC-209. The only different between RC-209-EX and RC-209 is the external eSATA port. RC-209-EX is an external eSATA version which can allow you hook up more eSATA enclosures. All other parts of RC-209-EX are the same as RC-209.
Packaging
Package Contents	RC-209-EX SATA Cable Low Profile Bracket 2 x SATA Cable User Manual Floppy Drive Diskette Other Accessories