Marvell 88SE9128/9120/9125/9111/9110
APPLICATIONS
The Marvell 88SE91xx SATA RAID controllers are ideal solutions for RAID on motherboards (ROMB) and cost-
effective host bus adapters (HBA). It allows PCIe-based host systems to control up to two SATA 6Gb/s drives and
one PATA device. Embedded with a Marvell Sheeva, ARM instruction set compliant CPU ,this product is a hardware
RAID controller and enables inbox driver support without additional driver installation. The included Marvell RAID
Utility (MRU) provides a user-friendly interface to end users while the Marvell RAID driver allows the drives to
be used in RAID 5 or 10 configurations with SATA port multiplier for increased system performance, high data
integrity and capacity.
For embedded applications, the Marvell 88SE9125 is available with a complete software development kit, including
a programming specification and an open source Linux driver.
Fully programmable on-chip transceivers support SATA, eSATA, and xSATA at 6 Gb/s and are backward compatible
to 1.5 and 3 Gb/s. Built-in support for SATA Port Multipliers with FIS-based switching ensures maximum
performance.
Chipset
Two SATA
6 Gb/s ports
Marvell
88SE91xx
Optical Drive
Device (ODD)
Flash
ROM
Two internal
or external
SATA HDDs/SSDs
South
Bridge
Marvell
88SE91xx
PCIe 2.0 x 1
Fig 3. SATA RAID HBA Application
Fig 2. RAID-On-Motherboard Application
THE MARVELL ADVANTAGE: Marvell chipsets come with complete reference designs which include board layout designs, software,
manufacturing diagnostic tools, documentation, and other items to assist customers with product evaluation and production. Marvell’s
worldwide field application engineers collaborate closely with end customers to develop and deliver new leading-edge products for quick
time-to-market. Marvell utilizes world-leading semiconductor foundry and packaging services to reliably deliver high-volume and low-cost
total solutions.
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switching, transceiver, communications controller, processor, wireless, power management, and storage solutions that power the entire
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