Mister Price, you price comparaison shopping site

Example: iPhone, pda gps, xbox 360

What does this mean ?

The disk controller (or "hard disk controller") is the circuit which allows the CPU to communicate with a hard disk, floppy disk or other kind of disk drive.

Early disk controllers were identified by their storage methods and data encoding. They were typically implemented on a separate controller card. Modified frequency modulation (MFM) controllers were the most common type in small computers, used for both floppy disk and hard disk drives. Run length limited (RLL) controllers used data compression to increase storage capacity by about 50%. Priam created a proprietary storage algorithm that could double the disk storage. Shugart Associates Systems Interface, (SASI) was a predecessor to SCSI.

Main article: Hard drive

Modern disk controllers are integrated into the disk drive. For example, disks called "SCSI disks" have built-in SCSI controllers. In the past, before most SCSI controller functionality was implemented in a single chip, separate SCSI controllers interfaced disks to the SCSI bus.

The most common types of interfaces provided nowadays by a disk controllers are ATA (IDE) and Serial ATA for home use. High-end disks use SCSI, Fibre Channel or Serial Attached SCSI.
 

Home > Computers & Software > Computer Components > Controller Cards > startech


Controller Cards

Compare controller cards prices from a wide range of UK shops on Mister-Price UK. Browse through the controller cards offers below, showing the best controller cards from Adaptec, HP, Belkin and more.

Find more in Controller Cards :

Startech.Com 1 Port 16950 ExpressCard Serial...

Startech.Com 1 Port 16950 ExpressCard Serial...

Connect serial devices to any notebook ExpressCard slot! Featuring 128-byte FIFO communication, and a high performance 16C950 UART, EC1S950 offers up to 921.6Kbps ...

 Dell Business
£62.32
+ more choices
Startech.Com PCI2PECP Parallel adapter

Startech.Com PCI2PECP Parallel adapter

StarTech.com's PCI2PECP is a high performance PCI Parallel Port add-in card giving users 2 additional Parallel IEEE 1284 EPP/ECP ports that allows to connect printers, ...

 Dell Home
£29.48
+ more choices
Startech.Com CB1394 FireWire adapter

Startech.Com CB1394 FireWire adapter

Need to connect that iPod to your laptop computer? Connect FireWire/i.LINK devices such as iPods, MP3 players, portable drives, digital camcorders and more to your ...

 Dell Home
£26.33
+ more choices
Startech.Com 2 Port Serial ATA and 1 Port ATA/133...

Startech.Com 2 Port Serial ATA and 1 Port ATA/133...

Not quite ready for complete Serial ATA dedication? No problem, StarTech.com's PCISAT2IDE1 slot-saver PCI is the perfect way to upgrade to high-speed Serial ATA ...

 Dell Business
£27.32
+ more choices
Startech.Com CardBus to ExpressCard Adapter -...

Startech.Com CardBus to ExpressCard Adapter -...

StarTech.com CardBus to ExpressCard Adapter offers the versatility of being able to use your CardBus cards with the ExpressCard interface, in turn providing access ...

 Dell Business
£55.04
+ more choices
Startech.Com 2 Port eSATA Cardbus PC Card Adapter...

Startech.Com 2 Port eSATA Cardbus PC Card Adapter...

The perfect external storage solution, this 2-port, eSATA CardBus Adapter allows notebook users to experience the high performance capability of eSATA. Ideal for ...

 Dell Home
£25.18
+ more choices
Startech.Com 2 Port ExpressCard IEEE-1394 Firewire...

Startech.Com 2 Port ExpressCard IEEE-1394 Firewire...

Providing a versatile FireWire solution, EC13942 offers data transfer rates of up to 400Mbps, providing a stable platform for virtually any FireWire peripheral ...

 Dell Business
£45.54
+ more choices
Startech.Com 1 Port EPP/ECP PCIExpress Parallel Card

Startech.Com 1 Port EPP/ECP PCIExpress Parallel Card

Get more out of your parallel peripherals! StarTech.com's PEX1PECP helps your old parallel devices perform like never before! This high performance EPP/ECP parallel ...

 Dell Home
£36.61
+ more choices
Startech.Com CBUSB220 USB adapter

Startech.Com CBUSB220 USB adapter

Easily add two 480 Mbits/sec USB 2.0 ports to your laptop computer with the StarTech.com CBUSB220. With the card's Plug and Play and hot-swap capabilities, you'll ...

 Dell Home
£27.04
+ more choices
Startech.Com 1 Port 16950 ExpressCard Serial...

Startech.Com 1 Port 16950 ExpressCard Serial...

Connect serial devices to any notebook ExpressCard slot! Featuring 128-byte FIFO communication, and a high performance 16C950 UART, EC1S950 offers up to 921.6Kbps ...

 Dell Home
£53.04
+ more choices
Startech.Com CB330USB2 - USB adapter - CardBus -...

Startech.Com CB330USB2 - USB adapter - CardBus -...

Want to plug into today's most advanced USB peripherals? With speeds up to 40 times faster than USB 1.1, StarTech.com's CB330USB2 is your ticket to high-speed action. ...

 Dell Business
£31.18
+ more choices
Startech.Com USB adapter - PCI - Hi-Speed USB - 4...

Startech.Com USB adapter - PCI - Hi-Speed USB - 4...

Want to plug into today's most advanced USB peripherals? With speeds up to 40 times faster than USB 1.1, StarTech.com's PCI420USB is your ticket to high-speed action. ...

 Dell Business
£25.00
+ more choices
Startech.Com PCISATA4R1 Storage controller (RAID)

Startech.Com PCISATA4R1 Storage controller (RAID)

Make the jump to Serial ATA performance with a four-port RAID card from StarTech.com. You get four RAID-ready internal Serial ATA ports for your high performance ...

 Dell Home
£35.37
+ more choices
Startech.Com Storage controller - Ultra Wide SCSI -...

Startech.Com Storage controller - Ultra Wide SCSI -...

Control up to 15 Wide SCSI devices using a single PCI card with the PCISCSIUW from StarTech.com. Equipped with a dedicated on-board processor, the card provides ...

 Dell Business
£63.58
+ more choices
Startech.Com 2 Port PCI 16950 RS-232 Dual Voltage /...

Startech.Com 2 Port PCI 16950 RS-232 Dual Voltage /...

StarTech.com's PCI2S950DV offers high performance 16C950 serial UART channels/ports for connecting any new or old serial peripheral, with data transfer rates of ...

 Dell Business
£29.05
+ more choices
155 results | Showing page 1 of 10 | next page