The HighPoint RocketRAID 640L SATA III PCIe Adapterfrom HighPoint RocketRAID 640L SATA III PCIe Adapterprovides your Windows or Linux computer with four SATA III ports that can be use to connect to internal storage drives. This low-profile adapter occupies an available PCIe 2.0 x4 slot and comes with a RAID management suite. You can use this suite to configure your drives in a RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, or JBOD mode. Additionally, it has alarm/buzzer and activity/fail notifications.

PCIe 2.0 x4 Interface    4 x Internal SATA III Ports    RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD Modes    Port Multiplier    Activity/Failure LEDs    Alarm/Buzzer    Windows and Linux Compatible

• Up to 6 Gb/s per port
• Four SATA channels
• PCI-Express 2.0 x4/x1
• Industry standard SATA connectors
• Alarm Buzzer, Active/Fail LED support
• Directly supports 4 SATA devices / up to 20 with an optional port multiplier enclosure
• Backward compatible with HighPoint SATA RAID Host adapters
• Low-profile form factor

• Supports SMTP
• Supports event log

• BIOS configuration tool
• Browser-based management interface
• CLI (Command Line Interface) for Linux

• RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
• Redundant RAID configuration for array availability
• RAID initialization types - background, foreground, and quick
• OCE (Online Capacity Expansion)
• ORLM (Online RAID Level Migration)
• NCQ (Native Command Queuing)
• Staggered drive spin up
• Spin down idle disk
• S.M.A.R.T support
• Auto rebuild on spare drive
• Hot-plug and hot-swap support
• Larger than 2TB drive support
• Bootable RAID array support
• Write back or write through cache support

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What's the difference to HighPoint SSD7540?

A: In addition to RAID 0, the HighPoint SSD7540 can support RAID 1 and RAID 10.

Q: 2. Is this unit compatible with the BlackMagic Decklink Quad 2 Card?

A: Yes, the HighPoint RocketStor 6661A Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe 3.0 x16 Expansion Chassis technically will support the Blackmagic Decklink Quad 2. However, it has not been tested. We recommend the following chassis: Sonnet Echo Express SE I Thunderbolt 3 to Full-Height/Half-Length PCIe Card Expansion System BH #SOEEXPSE1T3 https://bhpho.to/3S7dWYx

Q: 3. Is this compatible with MACOS using M1 or M2 CPU?

A: Yes, the HighPoint RocketRAID 2722A External 8-Channel SAS-2 / SATA III PCIe 2.0 RAID Controller is compatible with MacOS being run on M1 and M2 chip computers.

Q: 4. Will this work with Mellanox Connect-X6 / Connect-X5 cars on Windows?

A: The RocketStor 6661A Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe 3.0 Expansion Chassis is only compatible with macOS/OS X systems.

Q: 5. I have one of these and the fan is really loud. Is there any way to make it quieter?

A: The fan speed of the HighPoint RocketStor 6661A Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe 3.0 x16 Expansion Chassis is not user adjustable.

Q: 6. What size HDD does this card support for RAID 1? I'm looking at using the IronWolf 10TB 7200 RPM NAS HDD.

A: On the datasheet for this product, the manufacture only states it supports larger HDD's than 2TB. It doesn't specify the maximum size. Sorry for any inconvenience. https://bit.ly/2yYp2rn As far as compatible HDD's, the manufacture doesn't list Seagate IronWork HDD as a compatible option. The compatible HDD's are shown below: https://bit.ly/2NblCKd

Q: 7. Can it run without an adapter, only on power provided by thunderbolt?

A: This HighPoint RocketStor 6661A Thunderbolt 3 PCI-e expansion chassis requires power from a wall outlet, using the included power adapter. It cannot operate on bus power provided through the Thunderbolt cable.

Q: 8. Does this support win-10 Out of the Box?

A: Windows 10 would see the HighPoint RocketRAID 3740C PCIe Host Bus Adapter as a generic adapter. It's strongly recommended that you download the latest drivers for this to function properly.

Q: 9. Would I be able to use a StarTech 3-Port 2b 1a 1394 Low Profile PCI Express FireWire Adapter Card with an M1 MacBook using this chassis?

A: Yes that setup would be compatible.

Q: 10. Once the drive in the docking bay is formatted/setup via the USB connection to a host computer and the Ethernet connection established, can the USB connection/cable be disconnected and the drive in the dock (along with any other devices connected to it via USB ports) be seen over the network by other computers/devices connected to the network via a wireless connection? In short, can the docking station be seen by devices connected to the network (wirelessly) if the station is not connected to a host computer via the USB connection?

A: Yes, this would be fine. As long as your computers/devices are on the same network as the RocketStor dock, they will see the drive and peripherals. Please note that if you want your computer to connect to the drive wirelessly, the dock must plugged directly to your wireless router's ethernet port.