Introduction

U2DSATA01 RAID Kit is a cost-effective Serial ATA to USB Bridge RAID kit.

It provides 4 hardware RAID mode:

  • RAID 1 (Mirroring): for two disks with same capacity.
  • RAID 0 (Striping): for two disks with same capacity.
  • Spanning: for two disks with different capacity.
  • Non-RAID (JBOD).

RAID 1 (Mirroring):
By mirroring technique, U2DSATA01 maintains data in two disk drives simultaneously and securely. If one drive fails, U2DSATA01automatically switches operations to the functional drive and alert the failure. Once a new HDD is installed to replace the defective drive, the U2DSATA01 will automatic rebuild the entire HDD image in the background, while providing the un-interrupt data connection to the system

RAID 0 (Striping) and Spanning:
By striping/ spanning technique, U2DSATA01 integrates two HDDs into a big drive.

Technical Specifications

    USB 2.0 to dual SATA RAID Bridge Board:

  • DC Power Connector: Mini 4-pin Floppy Disk Drive like power connector.
  • USB 2.0 Port: One USB B-Type connector
  • USB Bus Transfer Rate: High Speed (480 Mbit) And Full Speed (12 Mbit)
  • USB Bus Power: Self Powered Mode Operation
  • SATA Port: Two SATA Signal 7pin Latch Connectors
  • SATA Transfer Rate: 150Mbytes/s
  • RAID
    • RAID 0 (Striping) for two disks.
    • Disk Spanning for two disks.
  • Provide pin header for Power indicator LED and SATA status (Access & Error) LEDs
  • There are two model for option.
    • U2DSATA01P
      With PCI Form Factor Bracket
      (Fit to most standard PC Case)
    • U2DSATA01
      With SCSI I 50pin Low Density Centronics Connector Form Factor Bracket
      (Fit to most standard SCSI enclosure)

SATA Mobile Rack:

SATAMR01

  • Frame is designed to fit the standard dimension of 5.25" device bay of a computer case.
  • Inner HDD tray provide the screw hole for 3.5" SATA HDD.
  • Direct connect to Serial ATA cable (no converting P.C.B required)
  • Support both SATA 1(1.5 Gbit/sec) and SATA 2(3.0 Gbit/sec)
  • Keylock + power switch make SATA HDD hot swappable
  • One Built-in 40x40 mm cooling fan
  • Power indicator LED and HDD Status (Error and Access) dual color (Red & Green) LED
Operating System Requirements
  • Windows ME/2000/XP/2003/7; MacOS 9.1 or higher; Linux
  • Driver Requirements
    • USB:
      • No driver installation for Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7Mac OS and Linux.
    • FireWire:
      • No driver installation for Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003, 7, Mac OS and Linux
Kit includes

    U2DSATA01P RAID Kit

  • U2DSATA01P bridge board.
  • Two SATAMR01 SATA Mobile Rack
  • CB-00072--- Y-Shape DC Power Cable (Red, Black, Black, Yellow) with three power connectors
    one FDD like mini 4pin, one IDE big 4pin male plug and one IDE big 4pin female plug
  • CB-00136--- USB 2.0 A to B Type Cable with Ferrite Core in length of 1.5m
  • User's Manual

    U2DSATA01S RAID Kit

  • U2DSATA01 bridge board.
  • Two SATAMR01 SATA Mobile Rack
  • CB-00072--- Y-Shape DC Power Cable (Red, Black, Black, Yellow) with three power connectors
    one FDD like mini 4pin, one IDE big 4pin male plug and one IDE big 4pin female plug
  • CB-00136--- USB 2.0 A to B Type Cable with Ferrite Core in length of 1.5m
  • User's Manual