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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
Cons: Cheap. Bad performance in Raid 5. 2 weeks in, one disk disappeared. Disk came back and not shows as formatted, but not part of the array. 4 disk raid 5 array is down to 3, but refuses to function. There is no rebuild array with new disk option. I emailed customer service 3 times over the last 2 months with one response saying to check power connections, then no response from them in the last 1.5 months. There does not appear to be any way to fail a disk and rebuild the array.
Other Thoughts: Do not buy this card if you value your data.
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Did not work on Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro 2
Reviewed By: Runk on 1/27/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Never got to them.
Cons: Didn't work on the board I needed it for. I tried using this board on a Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro 2 (Rev 2) and it would not work regardless of the PCI slot that was used or settings in the motherboard BIOS. After the POST screen it would give a blinking cursor in the upper left of a black screen and would not go any further (at the point the onboard raid BIOS would post). It would not even boot of the primary IDE (PATA) controller. I assume this was due to a conflict with the onboard IDE RAID controller. Yes, the onboard RAID was disabled in the motherboard BIOS. Maybe someday I can use this on another board.
Other Thoughts: Luckily I had a Rosewill VIA 3249 based SATA RAID card on hand and I tried it just for kicks. It worked with no issues and all of the motherboard features worked with no issues. 1.2TB RAID now operational.
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DONT BUY
Reviewed By: on 1/25/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: none
Cons: this stinks. It would continually crash raids fro no reason. There are no drivers for vistas 32 bit. only beta and they dint work for install. Drivers come on a floppy, and the drivers on cd r'nt recent.
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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
Reviewed By: on 2/4/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
