VIA IDE Falcon Storage Driver 2.00A Windows 2000/XP/XP x64/2003 x64 Download

The VIA IDE Flacon Storage Device driver supports eSATA (External SATA) technology and control of devices connected to the SATA controller via this technology, on VIA VT8237, VT8237R and VT8251 South Bridges as well as the CX700 and VX700 single chip solutions. eSATA allows SATA drives to be externally connected to a system. Some new motherboards now feature an eSATA connector. Other motherboards can support eSATA with an eSATA HBA or bracket. eSATA is up to six times faster than USB 2.0 or 1394. eSATA is hot-pluggable (meaning that it is auto-detected, just like a USB HDD).

The VIA V-RAID driver is required for all systems featuring a VIA SATA controller. This driver does not support any of the RAID functions provided by VIA SATA controllers. The VIA PATA/SATA IDE Driver is also required for the Hot-plug feature to be supported. By the end of 2006, the IDE PATA/SATA Driver and the IDE Falcon Storage Device Driver will have merged into one package.

The IDE Falcon Storage Device Driver supports:--the SATA controllers featured in the VT8237, VT8237R, VT8237R Plus, VT8237A, VT8251 South Bridges;--the SATA controllers featured in the VX700 and CX700 single chip solutions;--the SATA controllers featured in the VT6421 and VT6410 discrete solutions.--eSATA is only supported with the VIA VT8237, VT8237R and VT8251 South Bridges as well as the CX700 and VX700 single chip solutions.

VIA IDE Falcon Storage Driver 2.00A Windows 2000/XP/XP x64/2003 x64