Syba Combo IDE(1)/SATA(2) PCI Card SY-VIA-150

by Syba

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.5 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002GHBVSA
• Item model number: SY-VIA-150
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 16, 2008

Product Description

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 drives

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A key fact is missing from this item's description, July 5, 2010

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Justin Playfair - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Syba Combo IDE(1)/SATA(2) PCI Card SY-VIA-150 (Personal Computers)

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.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product!!, December 31, 2009

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J. Dorsey "tattoo tom" (tattooland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Syba Combo IDE(1)/SATA(2) PCI Card SY-VIA-150 (Personal Computers)

The Syba Combo IDE/SATA PCI card installs without difficulty. The documentation is a bit sparse with a couple of errors, but I was able to complete the process without difficulty. Drivers supplied worked great with XP Service Pack 3. Works well with WD 1TB Caviar Green SATA HD

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great...just as advertised!, January 7, 2010

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Dan Tharp "Dan Tharp" (dantharpmusic.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Syba Combo IDE(1)/SATA(2) PCI Card SY-VIA-150 (Personal Computers)

I needed some more SATA connection in my PC and this card helped me out in a rough spot.
Worked exactly as advertized....connected the card into a spare slot, boom....instant additional IDE/SATA connections for drives, CD/DVD-ROMs, etc.
Thanks!