Supermicro SATA Zero-Channel RAID Card - (AOC-2020SA)

Scan code: LN11662 Manufacturer code: AOC-2020SA

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Product Overview Device Support:
- 1 SATA Hard Disk Drive per Port (point to point)

Data Transfer Rate:
- Up to 150 MB/sec per port

RAID Levels:
- 0, 1, 10, 5, JBOD

Cache Memory:
- 64 MB onboard ECC DDR MEmory

Bus Type:
- 64-bit / 100MHz PCI-X

Key RAID Features:
- Online capacity expansion
- Background initialization
- S.M.A.R.T. support
- Enclosure management support
- Hot-swap disk drive support for easy replacement
- Hot-spare disk support with automatic rebuild
- Supports bootable arrays

NOTE: The AOC-2020SA is compatible ONLY with these motherboards
• X6DAL-TB2
• X6DAT-G
• X6DHT-G
• X6DHP-TG

NOTE: The AOC-2020SA is compatible ONLY with these SuperServers
• SS6014P-T
• SS6014P-TR
• SS6024H-T
• SS6024H-TR
• SS7044H-T
• SS7044H-TR

Features • Online capacity expansion.
• Background initialization.
• S.M.A.R.T. support.
• Enclosure management support.
• Hot-swap disk drive support for easy replacement.
• Hot-spare disk support with automatic rebuild.
• Supports bootable arrays.

Buying Guide

System Buses & Bandwidth
Date Issued: 21st Oct 2008

In computing terms, system buses are used to connect various components to the motherboard’s core logic and, often, to each other. Modern PCs run with a multitude of high-speed buses ranging from the interconnects between, say, the chipset and the CPU, graphics card, memory, and peripherals.

Setup XP with a RAID driver
Date Issued: 20th Oct 2008

When installing Windows XP, most of the time you’ll find that it has the basic drivers it needs to install itself. However, sometimes you might need to intervene. This tends to be the case if you have a special type of storage, such as Serial ATA or a RAID device.

PATA -vs- SATA
Date Issued: 2nd Jul 2008

Serial ATA, or SATA, is a relatively new storage technology that is now being adopted in computers. It is the successor to Parallel ATA. SATA allows for faster transfers between the hard disk and the system, uses thinner cables and is easier to physically install

RAID
Date Issued: 14th Jun 2008

In this guide we will be examining a popular method used for increasing the performance and reliability of your hard drives and data storage

Gigabytes and Gibibytes
Date Issued: 23rd Aug 2005

If you've used a computer for any duration of time you'll have come across the terms “kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte” and so on. Then there's “kilobit, megabit and gigabit” to add a bit of confusion and to top it all off you've maybe heard or read terms like “gibibyte” on occasion.