StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering PEXMSATA343 User Manual
Product codes
PEXMSATA343
3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering
StarTech ID: PEXMSATA343
The PEXMSATA343 3-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA Card with HyperDuo adds an internal mSATA SSD (Solid
State Drive) slot plus three internal SATA III ports to your computer through a PCIe x2 slot, adding multiple 6
Gbps internal connections that enable you to improve the overall speed and storage capacity of your computer
by connecting high-performance SSDs and hard drives.
State Drive) slot plus three internal SATA III ports to your computer through a PCIe x2 slot, adding multiple 6
Gbps internal connections that enable you to improve the overall speed and storage capacity of your computer
by connecting high-performance SSDs and hard drives.
Featuring HyperDuo technology, the SATA card offers SSD auto-tiering which lets you balance the performance
advantages of SSD storage with the cost-effectiveness and large capacity of standard hard drives. By combining
SSD and HDD drives into a single volume (up to 3 SSD + 1 HDD), HyperDuo discreetly works in the background
to identify and move frequently accessed files to the faster SSD drive(s) for improved data throughput – up to
80% of SSD performance! (Note: The HyperDuo automatic storage tiering feature is compatible with Windows®
XP, Vista, 7 and 8 only)
advantages of SSD storage with the cost-effectiveness and large capacity of standard hard drives. By combining
SSD and HDD drives into a single volume (up to 3 SSD + 1 HDD), HyperDuo discreetly works in the background
to identify and move frequently accessed files to the faster SSD drive(s) for improved data throughput – up to
80% of SSD performance! (Note: The HyperDuo automatic storage tiering feature is compatible with Windows®
XP, Vista, 7 and 8 only)
The PCIe SATA controller card offers Port Multiplier (PM) support, so multiple SATA drives can be connected
over a single cable, for a total of 7 drives (Up to 4 drives through PM on one port, and a single drive to the
remaining 2 ports and mSATA slot). Plus, the SATA controller card offers an effective hardware RAID solution,
with native RAID (0, 1, 1+0) support.
over a single cable, for a total of 7 drives (Up to 4 drives through PM on one port, and a single drive to the
remaining 2 ports and mSATA slot). Plus, the SATA controller card offers an effective hardware RAID solution,
with native RAID (0, 1, 1+0) support.
Throughput Benchmark
Drive configuration
Throughput Drive size
1 x HDD
112.81 MB/s 2 TB
1 x SSD
490.28 MB/S 120 GB
1 x HDD + 1 x SSD HyperDuo (Safe Mode) 489.28 MB/s 2 TB
1 x HDD + 2 x SSD HyperDuo (Safe Mode) 715.13 MB/s 2 TB
Drives Used:
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 Series 2.5” 120 GB (VTX3-25SAT3-120G)
1 x HDD + 2 x SSD HyperDuo (Safe Mode) 715.13 MB/s 2 TB
Drives Used:
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 Series 2.5” 120 GB (VTX3-25SAT3-120G)
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