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| Addonics' Three New Adapters/Controllers Announced Addonics Technologies has announced three adapters/controllers designed to provide an inexpensive and simple solution for adding new capabilities and connecting devices to desktop, server and laptop computers. They include an IDE JBOD/RAID PCI-E controller, a USB 2.0 to eSATA adapter and a PCI-E to ExpressCard controller. The IDE JBOD/RAID PCI-E controller adds an extra IDE channel, RAID and JBOD capability to any desktop system. It is simple to set up. Designed to install into the latest PCI-Express slot of either a standard height or low profile PC, this controller can be used to connect two IDE or ATAPI devices or a combination of each in master/slave configuration. The onboard firmware enables easy set-up of the two hard drives as RAID 1 for real time backup, as RAID 0 for high performance or as JBOD to combine the capacity of the two hard drives into one large volume. The support of the fastest ATA133 also ensures the highest data throughput when connect to any IDE hard drive. The USB 2.0 to eSATA Adapter is a simple solution and allows you to connect any of the latest eSATA devices to the ubiquitous USB 2.0 port. You can also connect standard SATA devices to the USB 2.0 port by using the Addonics SATA to eSATA converter cable. This makes the adapter a very handy accessory for notebook, desktop, or server. The USB 2.0 to eSATA adapter is also port multiplier compatible. Coupled with the Addonics PM Storage Tower, model ST5X1PM, you can easily attach up to five hard drives to one USB port. The five drives can be configured with RAID 1 or RAID 0 via the RAID utility of the Windows or Mac OS. Since the eSATA connector on this adapter is new to the market, the connecting cable for this new connector may not be readily available. The Addonics PCI-E to ExpressCard Controller provides a quick and simple solution for adding an ExpressCard socket to any desktop. It is an ideal solution for sharing any ExpressCard adapter between notebooks and desktops. The ExpressCard has greater performance and lower power consumption compared to cardbus or PCMCIA. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |