Rosewill RC-212 VIA PCI SATA 1.5G / IDE ATA 133 Controller Card / Supports Raid 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD, non-RAID mode
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* worked flawlessly to flash the firmware on my x360 dvd drive
* inexpensive
* none - did exactly what i needed it to do for me well worth the money
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Fairly easy to install and get running. Quick to receive from Newegg. This card was not hard to install. I needed to make a new SATA lightscribe DVD work in my Dell Optiplex system that only had one SATA port with a SATA hard drive already taking that spot. The DVD installed with the system was IDE. I decided to go this route and install the SATA PCI card to give my system more capabilities and allow for the SATA Lightscribe to function. Received the card in only two days. Was able to get my DVD Burner to work with it fairly quickly. It seems to work just OK and the data transfer was fast but using this card came with some issues to be weary about.
Taking it out of the box, I set the jumpers to what I needed (non-raid, 1 internal, 1 external SATA), installed the card and followed the directions for WinXP to load the drivers. Rebooted and immediately got the blue screen of death. Rebooted again and the system booted up the the Rosewill RC-212 bios. I had to hit F1 to get XP to come up. Then I shutdown, attached the Lightscribe and rebooted. Again the RC-212 bios comes up requiring the F1 to get into Windows. That's a big CON as I sometimes have to reboot from remoting in to this PC and I won't be able to get pass that step. You should be able to get into Windows on a reboot without having to go through a BIOS key entry first. My system is now intermittently blue screening and hanging up. Four times in two weeks when I never had that before. My system has only been setup now for 3 months and never had a blue screen. I will call NewEgg and return this card and go for the SATA to IDE converter instead for my Lightscribe.
If you don't mind having to hit F1 on your keyboard everytime after a reboot or power up before your system will go into the OS, this card could be fine, if you get one that doesn't intermittently cause Windows to blue screen on you though.
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Manufacturer Contact Info
Website: https://www.rosewill.com/
Support Phone: 1-800-575-9885
Support Email: techsupport@rosewill.com
Features & Details
- SATA 1.5G/ ATA 133
- PCI interface
- RAID 0/1/0+1/JBOD
Specifications
| Brand | Rosewill |
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| Model | RC-212 |
| Type | SATA / IDE |
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| External Connectors | 2 x SATA 150 |
| Internal Connectors | 2 x SATA 150 + 1 x ATA 133 |
| Interface | PCI |
| Transfer Rate | Up to 1.5GB/s |
| RAID | SATA 150 + ATA 133 : Supports Raid 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD, un-RAID mode |
| Operating Systems Supported | Windows 98SE/ ME/ NT 4.0/2000/XP/Vista 32/64bit/Home Server/Server 2003/Server 2008 Plug n Play support for Win7 (32/64 bit, build 7600) |
| Features | Chipset: VIA 6421 Bus Interface: PCI bus 32 bit Rosewill special design of “Magic Switch”: RC212 has 2 external and 2 internal SATA ports. You can activate two SATA ports randomly by jumper depending on you need. Two modes for RAID (0/1/0+1) or expanding card for ATA/ATAPI/SATA device (Un-RAID) for your needs. SATA 1.0: * Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification * Compliant with PCI Specification Rev. 2.2 * Supports all UDMA and PIO modes * Supports ACPI * Dual independent DMA channels * Data transfer rate support up to 1500MB/Sec. ATA 133 : * Compatible with ATA/ATAPI-6 specifications * Supports the Scatter/Gather function for the DMA/UDMA function * Supports PCI power management V1.0 to reduce power consumption * Supports Raid 0, 1, 0+1 (RAID 0+1 needs at least two SATA HD and two ATA HD working together) 48-bit LBA Support: Recognizes drives bigger than 137GB Attention: Need a floppy driver on PC if you want to install a new OS into a fresh HD attaching to this card Providing two modes for your system- Mode 1: expanding two ATA and two SATA devices without RAID construction to your system. Mode 2: construct RAID 0/1/0+1. In each mode, you can select booting from HD connecting to motherboard or RC-212 (if you want to install a new system from HD connecting to RC-212, you need a floppy drive to process the installation). |
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| Package Contents | 1 x VIA VT6421 RAID PCI Card 2 x SATA Signal & 2 x Power Cable 1 x IDE ATA/133 Cable 1 x Driver CD 1 x User Manual 1 x Floppy Disk fro fresh installation. |
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| First Listed on Newegg | September 12, 2006 |
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