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Green PCI add-in card with four SATA ports and SIL3114 chip

Corn Electronics

Corn Electronics 4-Port PCI SATA RAID Controller SIL3114

SKU CH-DM9M-R1V4J

Adds four SATA ports to a PCI slot with SIL3114 chipset supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1 and JBOD at 150 MB/s

  • Add four SATA drives via a single PCI slot
  • SIL3114 chipset enables RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1 and JBOD
  • 150 MB/s transfer rate per SATA-I port
  • PCI 2.3 compliant with 32-bit 66 MHz or 64-bit 133 MHz modes
  • 48-bit addressing and 256-byte FIFOs for large-volume storage

Four-Port SATA RAID Controller for PCI Slots

This Corn Electronics add-on card adds four independent SATA-I ports to any desktop with a free PCI slot. It uses the SIL3114 chipset and supports software RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 0+1 and JBOD for speed or redundancy. The card is PCI specification revision 2.3 compliant and works with hard drives, SSDs and ATAPI optical drives.

Passive Cooling and Low Power Draw

The controller operates without a fan, relying on the case airflow for silent operation. Power consumption stays modest because the Silicon Image chipset draws little current from the 32-bit 33/66 MHz PCI bus. No auxiliary power connector is required, so installation is a simple plug-and-play affair.

SATA-I 1.5 Gbps Maximum Throughput

Each of the four channels tops out at 150 MB/s (1.5 Gbps) per the Serial ATA revision 1.0 specification. This bandwidth ceiling makes the card unsuitable for modern SSDs that can saturate faster links, but it remains adequate for mechanical drives or legacy storage arrays.

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Questions about this item

How do I install the Corn Electronics 4-Port PCI SATA RAID Controller SIL3114 into a desktop PC?

Insert the card into a free 32-bit PCI slot on the motherboard, then connect up to four SATA drives using standard SATA cables. The common mistake is trying to fit it into a PCIe slot, which is physically incompatible with this PCI 2.3 card.

What maintenance or replacement will the controller need over time?

The SIL3114 chipset and onboard EEPROM or FLASH require no scheduled maintenance. If a connected drive fails, replace the drive and rebuild the RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1 or JBOD array using the included software.

What is the throughput limit that appears first during sustained transfers?

The SATA 1.0 interface caps each of the four channels at 150 MB/s (1.5 Gbps), so sustained reads or writes cannot exceed that per-drive ceiling regardless of the 64-bit 133 MHz PCI bus headroom.

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