Introduction

FWBU2DSATA01P is dual Mode Bridge Board.

Device Mode: FireWire800 (IEEE 1394b) & USB 2.0 ComBo to Dual SATA Bridge Board
Host Mode: eSATA, FireWire800 (IEEE 1394b) & USB 2.0 ComBo to SATA Bridge Board

FWBU2DSATA01P is a selectable hardware RAID Bridge Board for two SATA HDDs. A true hardware solution, FWBU2DSATA01P requires no software to be installed on your machine.

It provides 4 hardware RAID mode:

  • RAID 1 (Mirroring): for two disks with same capacity.
  • RAID 0 (Striping): for two disks with same capacity.
  • Spanning: for two disks with different capacity.
  • Non-RAID (JBOD).

RAID 1 (Mirroring):
By mirroring technique, FWBU2DSATA01P maintains data in two disk drives simultaneously and securely. If one drive fails, FWBU2DSATA01P automatically switches operations to the functional drive and alert the failure. Once a new HDD is installed to replace the defective drive, the FWBU2DSATA01P will automatic rebuild the entire HDD image in the background, while providing the un-interrupt data connection to the system

RAID 0 (Striping) and Spanning:
By striping/ spanning technique, FWBU2DSATA01P integrates two HDDs into a big drive.

 

Technical Specifications

Device Mode: FireWire800 (IEEE 1394b) & USB 2.0 ComBo to Dual SATA RAID Bridge Board:

  • DC Power Connector: Mini 4-pin Floppy Disk Drive like power connector.
  • USB 2.0 Port: One USB B-Type connector
  • USB Bus Transfer Rate: High Speed (480 Mbit) And Full Speed (12 Mbit)
  • USB Bus Power: Self Powered Mode Operation
  • FireWire Port:: Two Bilingual-9pin (IEEE 1394b) Connectors
  • 1394b PHY: Ti's TSB81BA3
  • 1394 Bus Transfer Rate: 100/200/400/800 Mbps
  • SATA Port: Two SATA Signal 7pin Connectors
  • SATA Transfer Rate: 150Mbytes/s
  • RAID
    • RAID 0 (Striping) for two disks.
    • Disk Spanning for two disks.
  • Provide pin header for Power indicator LED and SATA status (Access & Error) LEDs
  • PCI Bracket Form Factor
    (Fit to most standard PC Case)
Physical Dimensions
  • 8.45cm (W) x 1.97cm (H) x 5.22cm(D)
Hardware Requirements
  • Desktop PC: with either a built-in FireWire800 (IEEE 1394b) controller or a FireWire800 (IEEE 1394b) to PCI Host Adapter equipped with a external FireWire800 (IEEE 1394b) port.
  • Desktop PC: with either a built-in USB (1.0 or 2.0) controller or an USB (1.0 or 2.0) to PCI Host Adapter equipped with a external USB port.
  • Desktop PC: with either a built-in SATA controller or an SATA to PCI Host Adapter equipped with a external SATA port.
  • Laptop PC: with either a built-in FireWire800 (IEEE 1394b) controller or a FireWire800 (IEEE 1394b) to CardBus PC Card equipped with a external FireWire800 (IEEE 1394b) port.
  • Laptop PC: with either a built-in USB (1.0 or 2.0) controller or an USB (1.0 or 2.0) to CardBus PC Card equipped with a external USB port.
  • Laptop PC: with either a built-in SATA controller or an SATA to CardBus PC Card equipped with a external SATA port.
Operating System Requirements
  • WindowsME/2000/XP/2003/7; MacOS 9.1 or higher; Linux
  • Driver Requirements
    • USB:
      • No driver installation for Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7, Mac OS and Linux.
    • FireWire:
      • No driver installation for Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003, 7, Mac OS and Linux
Kit includes
  • FWBU2DSATA01P bridge board.
  • Two CB-00280 - SATA plug to SATA plug Signal Cable in length of 50cm
  • CB-00072--- Y-Shape DC Power Cable (Red, Black, Black, Yellow) with three power connectors
    one FDD like mini 4pin, one IDE big 4pin male plug and one IDE big 4pin female plug
  • CB-00277 --- Beta -to- Beta FireWire 800 Cable (L = 2m)
  • CB-00136 --- USB A plug -to- B plug Cable (L = 1.5m)
  • CB-00385 --- IDE big 4pin male to two SATA 15 pin power Connector (L=15 cm).
  • User's Manual