Disk Controllers

The following list contains the list of disk controllers we tested under Windows. Under DOS or Linux some controllers may provide more or less information.

If you experience non-detected drives, the issue is most likely causing by a driver of the hard disk controller. Please check for updated driver(s) first and make sure you use the latest version of Hard Disk Sentinel. It is possible that an updated driver set can support the detection, especially under newer Windows releases (Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008). For more information, please check Frequently Asked Questions.

Disk Controller	Supported?	Comments
RAID Controllers
3Ware 7xxx RAID Controller		Provides details about all SATA disks (standalone and configured as RAID arrays)
3Ware 8xxx RAID Controller		Provides details about all SATA disks (standalone and configured as RAID arrays)
3Ware 9xxx RAID Controller		Provides details about all SATA disks (standalone and configured as RAID arrays)
Areca ARC-1210 RAID Controller		Provides details about all SATA disks (standalone and configured as RAID arrays)
Areca ARC-1220 RAID Controller		Provides details about all SATA disks (standalone and configured as RAID arrays)
Areca other models		Waiting for reports
DELL PERC 5/i		Provides details about all SATA and SAS disks (standalone and configured as RAID arrays)
DELL PERC 6/i		Provides details about all SATA and SAS disks (standalone and configured as RAID arrays)
HighPoint 1xxx RAID Controller		Provides details about all SATA disks (standalone and configured as RAID arrays)
HighPoint 2xxx RAID Controller		Provides details about all SATA and SAS disks (standalone and configured as RAID arrays)
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i		Provides details about all SATA and SAS disks (standalone and configured as RAID arrays)
LSI SAS 3000 RAID Controller		Provides details about all SATA and SAS disks (standalone and configured as RAID arrays)
LSI MegaRAID IDE, 150-4/6		Does not provide disk details
nForce RAID Controller		Provides details about all SATA disks (standalone and configured as RAID arrays) (8)
IDE/SATA Controllers
ALi M5229 IDE		Provides details about all disks
AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller		Does not provide disk details (7)
AMD SATA AHCI Controller (AHCI)		Does not provide disk details (7)
AMD SB750 IDE		Provides details about all disks (4)
ATI 4379 Serial ATA Controller		Does not provide disk details
ATI 437A Serial ATA Controller		Provides details about all disks
ATI IDE Controller		Provides details about all disks
ATI SB700		Provides details about all disks (4)
Dell SAS 5/iR		Provides details about all disks
Dell SAS 6/iR		Provides details about all disks
Gigabyte GBB36X		Provides details about all disks (6)
HighPoint HPT3xx		Does not provide disk details
Initio INIC 16xx		Does not provide disk details
Intel ICH2		Provides details about all disks
Intel ICH3		Provides details about all disks
Intel ICH4		Provides details about all disks
Intel ICH5		Provides details about all disks
Intel ICH6		Provides details about all disks
Intel ICH7		Provides details about all disks
Intel ICH8		Provides details about all disks
Intel ICH8M 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller (AHCI)		Provides details about all disks
Intel ICH9		Provides details about all disks
Intel ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller (AHCI)		Provides details about all disks
Intel ICH10		Provides details about all disks
IOI SATA2-PCIE02		Provides details about all disks
IOI SATA2-PCIE1X12		Provides details about all disks
IOI SATA2-PCIE1x21		Provides details about all disks
IOI SATA2-PCIX01		Provides details about all disks
ITE 8211 ATA/ATAPI		Provides details about all disks
ITE 8212F		Provides details about all disks (5)
JMicron JM36X		Provides details about all disks (6)
Marvell Serial ATA Gen 2 PCI X Adapter (PCI/CC_01000)		Does not provide disk details
NVidia MCP51		Provides details about all disks
NVidia MCP61 (6150/430)		Provides details about all disks (3)
NVidia nForce 2		Provides details about all disks (2)
NVidia nForce 3 250 SATA		Provides details about all disks
NVidia nForce 4		Provides details about all disks
NVidia nForce790i		Provides details about all disks (3)
Promise 5405		Does not provide disk details
Promise SATA150 TX		Provides details about all disks
Promise SATA300 TX2		Does not provide disk details
Promise SATA300 TX4		Does not provide disk details
Promise SATA300 TX4302		Waiting for reports
Promise TX4310		Does not provide disk details
Promise Ultra133 TX2		Provides details about all disks
Silicon Image SiI 0680		Provides details about all disks (1)
Silicon Image SiI 3112		Provides details about all disks (1)
Silicon Image SiI 3132		Provides details about all disks (1)
Silicon Image SiI 3114		Provides details about all disks (1)
Silicon Image SiI 3512		Provides details about all disks (1)
Silicon Image SiI 3532		Provides details about all disks (1)
SiS 180/181 RAID Controller (ATA)		Provides details about all disks
SiS 5513 IDE UDMA Controller		Provides details about all disks
VIA SATA RAID Controller (RAID)		Does not provide disk details
VIA VT6421		Provides details about all disks
SCSI Controllers
Adaptec AHA-2940AU SCSI		Provides details about all disks
Adaptec 39160 SCSI		Provides details about all disks
Adaptec 29160 SCSI		Provides details about all disks
Adaptec Embedded SCSI Controller		Provides details about all disks
Initio IOI-9100UW SCSI		Provides details about all disks
LSI Logic 53C810 SCSI		Provides details about all disks

(1) - Versions prior 2.90 could only display hard disk temperature, health for only one connected disk. Versions from 2.90 displays information about all connected disks. It is recommended to use SataLINK firmware as SataRAID firmware does not support proper information detection.
(2) - Supported of this controller is enhanced in version 2.90
(3) - Fully supported from version 2.70, recommended driver: 5.10.2600.692 (10-18-2006)
(4) - Supported in IDE mode only, NOT in AHCI mode
(5) - Supported by using ATA/ATAPI BIOS (not RAID BIOS). Support enhanced in version 2.90
(6) - Supported, but compatibility problems may occur, especially in AHCI mode. Recommended to connect only up to one device and disable AHCI mode. Recommended driver: WHQL 1.17.50.2 (8-11-2009)
(7) - the AHCI driver provided by the manufacturer does not support detection of any disk information. Using Microsoft standard AHCI driver instead may allow detection full disk information
(8) - required newer drivers for the NVRAID controller, recommended: 11.1.0.30, 6-30-2009

Disks connected to RAID controllers (other than the listed under RAID Controllers section) should be configured as standalone disks. Detection of information about RAID arrays is possible only if a controller supports the special commands (like the controllers listed above). So using a such controller allows Hard Disk Sentinel to detect full information about SATA disks in RAID arrays. This feature is missing from the rest of the controllers (for example, Intel, Silicon Image, Adaptec, Promise, etc.) that's why the detection of hard disk information is not possible about disks configured as RAID arrays and connected to such controllers.