AEC-6885 User’s Manual
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
ACARD AEC-6885 is a PCI 64-bit, 4-channel, high-performance PCI PnP ATA 133
RAID card. It supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD as well as Hot Swap, and is fit for
servers and high-class workstations.
1.2 Features
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A standalone PCI-to-IDE controller
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Data transfer rate up to 533/266MB/s
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Supports up to 8 IDE hard drives
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Supports Hot Swap (with an optional mobile rack)
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Hardware RAID 0, 1, 0+1, and JBOD
1.3 Specifications
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Power requirement ---
Voltage: 3.3V +/
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2%
5V +/
–
2%
Current: 0.5A Max.
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Environment ---
Operating temperature: 0
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C to 70
o
C
Storage temperature:
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20
o
C to 85
o
C
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Humidity ---
15% to 90%
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Dimensions ---
Width: 17.46cm
Height: 8.26cm
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Connectors ---
Four 40-pin IDE internal connectors
NOTICE: When applying Hot Swap, you can only connect a hard drive to
each channel, and set as the same mode (Master). Please refer to 3.2.
