ASM1061
PCI Express 2.0 to SATA 6Gbps Controller
Overview
PCI Express ASM1061 SATA Gen III 6Gb/s 2- channels host controller that brings server-class features to the desktop. This board enables the use of the industry's newest and fastest hard drives at 6Gb/s while providing backward compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s drives. It uses the same cable and connectors as previous SATA generations to ease integration. Besides, PCI Express 2.0 double the bandwidth of the existing PCI Express bus for faster data throughput. It will enhance system performance for every type of computer user. Each PCI-Express 2.0 lane provides up to 500MB/s of throughput. It also backward compatible with previous generation of PCI Express 1.0 technology.
▪ PCI Express Features
- 1- lane PCI Express for 2.5 and 5GHz signaling
- Single virtual channel
- SSC support
- ECRC and Advanced Error Reporting capability
- 100MHz differential PCI Express reference clock in
- Maximum Payload up to 128 bytes
▪ Serial ATA Features
- 2 ports Serial ATA PHY for 1.5, 3.0 and 6.0GHz signaling
- Support IDE/AHCI mode
- Support Native Command Queue (NCQ)
- Support Gen 1m and Gen 2m SATA PHY
- Support Port Multiplier