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November 16, 2007
Eight Channel, RAID 5, SATA PM Controller
A Review of the HighPoint RocketRAID 2522 Dual mini-SAS PCI-Express SATA PM Host Adapter
HighPoint Technologies Inc. is shipping the RocketRAID 2522 SATA RAID controller ($399). The dual mini-SAS interface provided by the RocketRAID 2522 can support external SATA direct connect or SATA port multiplier enclosures. Apple Mac Pro users can utilize Disk Utility to create RAID sets or utilize the HighPoint web based RAID management software to create RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and JBOD configurations with the RocketRAID 2522. When configured with two external mini-SAS to eSATA data cables (model Ext-MS-1MES $54 each), the RocketRAID 2522 can support up to eight direct connect or thirty-two SATA PM configured external hard drives. The purpose of this review is to determine how the HighPoint RocketRAID 2522 will perform with an Apple Mac Pro.
System Requirements
Requires an empty PCI-Express slot.
Supports Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.
Supports up to 32 external SATA hard drives.
PCI-Express x8, compatible with x16 Interface.
SMTP support for email notification.
The HighPoint RocketRAID 2522 is the first eight channel Mac Pro compatible RAID controller that AMUG has reviewed with SATA PM enclosure support. Whether you want to use an 8-bay direct connect enclosure or eight 5-bay SATA PM enclosures the RocketRAID 2522 is ready for the task. The flexibility, performance, and awesome feature set provided by the RocketRAID 2522 makes it a great choice for power users that want a controller that can handle any SATA enclosure configuration.
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Contact Information:
HighPoint Technologies Inc.1161 Cadillac Court
Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: (408) 942-5800
Fax: (408) 942-5801
http://www.highpoint-tech.com
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