Syba Combo IDE(1)/SATA(2) PCI Card SY-VIA-150
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Manufacturer: SybaModel: SY-VIA-150
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Customer Review: A key fact is missing from this item's description
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this in order to replace the older IDE drive on one of my PC's but noticed something odd when I tried to use it. Specifically, I COULD get an SATA drive to function just fine with this card as a second drive but I COULD NOT boot to that drive. Looking around a bit, I managed to find documentation on the manufacturer (IOcrest) web site that reads, "Can not boot from this card. There is no BIOS on card." In fact, it's the very first bullet item in the list of specs so apparently even the manufacturer thinks that's a pretty important fact. I've submitted a request to Amazon to update the description for this product so hopefully the omission will be corrected soon.
The bottom line is this: if you want to buy this card to use an SATA drive (or two) IN ADDITION TO the IDE drive(s) you already have then this card will work fine. However, if you intended to use this to REPLACE the IDE drives you have with SATA drives then you need to look elsewhere. As of this writing there is at least one alternative available for about the same price that does include BIOS (i.e., that will allow you to boot / completely replace IDE with SATA). Search for "Rosewill RC-215 VIA PCI SATA 1.5G" and you'll find it.
Description of Syba Combo IDE(1)/SATA(2) PCI Card SY-VIA-150
Combo IDE(1)/SATA(2) PCI Card VIA VT6421. 2x SATA and 1x IDE ports. None RAID. Thisl Serial-ATA (SATA) controller card is designed for adding 2 SATA hard drive and 2 IDE hard drive. Chipset: VIA VT6421A. 2/1/0, and PIO mode 4/3/2/1/0. Supports PCI Plug and Play. PCI interrupt sharing and coexists with main board IDE controller. Supports ATA 133 high performance hard disk drives. Supports IDE bus master operation. Supports Ultra DMA mode 6/5/4/3/2/1/0, DMA mode. Supports hard disk drive larger than 137 GB (48-bits LBA). Supports 2 SATA hard disk drives. Supports up to 2 internal SATA hard drivesDigital Cameras & Photo Categories
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