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August 15, 2008
16 Channel, RAID 6, Bootable, SAS Controller
A Review of the Areca ARC-1680ix-12 PCI-Express to SAS/SATA RAID Controller
easy configuration. The controller also features an alarm and SMTP email notification should a hard disk failure occur. The purpose of this article is to determine how the Areca ARC-1680ix-12 will perform with the Apple Mac Pro.System Requirements
Requires an available PCI-Express slot.
Supports Mac OS X 10.4.x or higher, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.
Requires SAS or SATA 3.5" hard drives.
External mini-SAS connector not included.
PCI-Express x8 interface.
SMTP support for email notification.
Optional SAS expander required for use with more than 16 hard disks.
What's Included?
The Areca ARC-1680ix-12 PCI-Express to SAS RAID controller includes an eight lane PCI-Express host adapter with 512MB of memory, three 29" mini-SAS (SSF-8087) cables, RS232 cable, 170 page printed users guide and a CD with software drivers, firmware and documentation.
The Areca ARC-1680ix-12 provides amazing RAID 6 performance and first class SAS expander support. The ability to connect a SAS expander to the external mini-SAS port and instantly configure an 11TB RAID 6 volume with a hot spare is very cool. The powerful 1200 MHz Intel IOP348 I/O processor combined with Areca's superior RAID software makes this controller a top pick for performance minded RAID users.
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Contact Information:
Areca8F., No.22, Lane 35, Ji-Hu Rd.,
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Phone: 886-2-87974060
Fax: 886-2-87975970
email: support@areca.com.tw
Web: http://www.areca.us
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