Model: Promise TX4310
Features
- Serial ATA 3Gb/s Ports for support of up to 4 drives
- RAID 0/1/5/10 and JBOD
- PCI 32-Bit / 66 MHz
- Native Command Queuing
- SATA Tagged Command Queuing
- Large LBA support for drives above 137GB
- Disk Activity LED Headers
- Combine with the SuperSwap 1100 or SuperSwap 4100 for an advanced internal storage system
- Now supports Web Based Promise Array Manager (WebPAM)
Disk Array Features
Device Support: 4 SATA 3Gb/s ports for up to 4 Serial ATA devices
Supported RAID Levels: RAID 0/1/5/10/JBODRAID 0 - Data striped across 2-4 drives for increased performanceRAID 1 - Mirrored pairs of drives for data protectionRAID 5 - Striped data + rotate parityRAID 10 - Data mirrored then striped across 4 drives, ultimate data protection and performance (provides a level of double drive failure protection)
Data Transfer Rate: Up to 266 MB per second (Performance may vary depending upon drive make, motherboard and PCI bus speed)
RAID Features: Data handling optimizations include elevator seek and load balancingSupports hot-swap of failed drivesOffers transparent data recovery and rebuilds drive in backgroundOnline Capacity Expansion - add capacity on the flyRAID Level Migration - change array levels on the flyMetaData on Disk (MDD) for drive roaming
Easy to Use: Quick initializationArrays are bootable with built-in BIOSUpgrades your current disk drive to a RAID array by migrating existing data to the array
System Management
Management Tools: WebPAM (Web-based Promise Array Management) local and remote monitoring for Windows and Linux - monitors status of arrays, hard drives, and controller via TCP/IP; warns of drive failure; allows rebuilds of mirrored arrays; synchronizes data in fault-tolerant arrays; email notification for array events; S.M.A.R.T.-compatible status reporting
Notification: Email, audible, and visible alarms
Operating System: Support Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000RedHat Linux; SuSE LinuxLinux partial open source code
Hardware
Serial ATA 3G Support: Supports Serial ATA II
Multiple Controllers Support: Up to 2 controllers in the same system are supported
PCI Support: 32-bit / 66MHz PCI interface compliant to PCI Rev 2.3 (Backward-compatible with PCI 33)
HBA Features: Low-profile form factor (HW) 2.00 x 4.69 inches (51 x 119 mm)Flash upgradable for future updatesSupports ACPI (S1, S3, S4)
Physical and Environmental: Operating temperature
Cables in kit: 4 x 25" (650mm) Serial ATA Cables
Agency Certifications: UL, cUL, CE, FCC Class B, BSMI, MIC, C-Tick, VCCI
Cost-effective RAID 0/1/5/10 controller with SATA 3Gb/s drive support for motherboards with a PCI interface.
Cost-effective SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 PCI Adapter
As the next generation of the FastTrak TX4300, the Promise FastTrak TX4310 4-port SATA RAID PCI adapter continues to offer a low-cost solution for implementing a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and now RAID 5 storage system with up to four high-performance Serial ATA disk drives. In addition, the FastTrak TX4310 comes with improved software feature sets such as WebPAM. Promise Technology is the leading provider of Serial ATA interface solutions, and with the FastTrak TX4310, users can benefit from Promise's experience in maximizing Serial ATA storage system performance.
Promise's Proven FastTrak RAID Engine
The FastTrak TX4310 leverages Promise's proven RAID 0/1/5/10 software engine for fast, efficient, and reliable RAID. Use RAID 0 for massive capacity and maximum performance, RAID 1 for data protection, RAID 5 for striped data with rotational parity and four-drive RAID 10 for data protection and performance enhancement. Promise's RAID engine also offers performance enhancing technology like elevator seek and load balancing for efficient performance. For maximum uptime, the FastTrak supports features like transparent data recovery and drive rebuilds performed in the background.
SATA 3Gb/s Support
The controller supports SATA 3Gb/s drives and conforms to Serial ATA II, Extensions to SATA 1.0a specification with Native Command Queuing and Disk Activity LED headers support. In addition to Native Command Queuing, the controller also supports Tagged Command Queuing with drives that can take advantage of this capability. Command Queuing increases I/O performance by intelligently reordering data requests so that the data can be more quickly accessed than if the commands weren't ordered.
Advanced HBA Features
The low-profile form factor FastTrak TX4310 PCI adapter incorporates many of Promise Technology's advanced host bus adapter features. The 66MHz PCI bus supports up to 266MB/sec burst data transfer rate. The FastTrak TX4310 also includes large LBA support for drives above 137GB, and its onboard BIOS automatically identifies and configures drive type.
