This SATA II controller card from SYBA provides both an eSATA port as well as a traditional internal SATA header. That flexibility allows for an additional internal and external hard drive from the same card, or the internal port can be connected to a front eSATA port on select cases to provide hot-swappable eSATA functionality. That is especially helpful when paired with a motherboard that does not support hot-swap on its own, like the Intel S5520SC.
Model: Syba SD-SA2PEX-1E1I
Specifications
Card Specifications | |
| Manufacturer | SYBA |
| Type of Ports | SATA 3Gbps |
| Number of Ports | 3 |
| Port Location(s) | 1 internal, 1 external |
| Interface | PCI-Express x1 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
Controller Chip | |
| Brand | Sil |
| Model | 3132 |
* e-SATA 1-Port + SATA II 1-Port with 3.0Gb/s (1x External + 1x Internal SATA II Ports)
* 1-Lane (x1) PCI-Express with transfer rate 2.5 Gb/s Full Duplex channel
* Fully Plug & Play
* Hot plug of external SATA devices supported
* Compliant with PCI Express Specification Revision 1.0a
* Compliant with Serial ATA II Specification
* Compliant with Gen2i, Gen2m SATA II Electrical Specification Revision 1.0
* Data transfer rate up to 3.0Gb/s
* Backward compatible to SATA 1.0 Specification
* Support Native Command Queue (NCQ), FIS Based Switching with Port Multiplier
* Support 2-independent SATA channels
* All external ports are compatible to eSATA Specification
