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HighPoint Announces 4-Channel RocketRAID 1540 Is Ready

HighPoint Technologies Inc, an ASIC and host adapter designer, is the first and only company to bring Serial ATA into the market. Following the recent release of the RocketRAID 1520, HighPoint's new RocketRAID 1540 Serial ATA 4-channel host adapter has entered mass production, and is available now.

Serial ATA Introduction

Serial ATA is a high performance interface for IDE storage devices, and is the evolutionary replacement for the longstanding ATA physical storage interface. It is a practical add-on solution that is compatible with today's leading operating systems, and can be utilized alongside the existing PC architecture without the need for physical modification. The smaller cable and connector significantly improve airflow within a computer's chassis -- this helps combat the risk of damage to vital PC components due to excessive heat retention.

HighPoint's RocketRAID 1540

RocketRAID 1540 is a four-channel Serial ATA RAID host adapter, which provides multi level RAID support, including RAID 0, 1, 0/1 (fastest RAID), JBOD, as well as powerful software management functions. RocketRAID 1540 host adapter supports most of today's popular OSs, such as Windows 9x/ME/NT4.0/2K/XP, Red Hat, SuSE, Turbo, Caldera Linux, and FreeBSD.

RocketRAID 1540 is well suited for nearly any corporate, industrial, or home environment application. It is ideal for small LAN servers, critical business data storage, PC gaming, and high-end personal storage needs. RocketRAID 1540 is not only able to connect with Serial ATA hard disks, but also can be utilized with any standard IDE hard disk drive, when used in combination with the RocketHead100 converters. It is absolutely fast, easy, and cool.

About HighPoint

HighPoint Technologies Inc is a designer of Ultra DMA/ATA and Serial ATA RAID Controllers for data storage within the PC industry. Since its incorporation in 1995, the company has successfully launched a series of data storage management products and has been recognized as a technology leader in the I/O area. For more information on HighPoint Technologies Inc or any of its products, contact through telephone at 510-623-0968, fax at 510-490-4578, or e-mail at sales@highpoint-tech.com. You can also visit the company Website at www.highpoint-tech.com.