Masscool PCIe IDE SATA RAID Controller Card XWT-PCIE11 40-Pin Blister Pack New NOS
Critical Item Specifics
• Condition: New Other (see details)
• Brand: Masscool (Fanner Tech USA) [image_6XdyMZ.png]
• Model Number: XWT-PCIE11 [image__kT6kV.png]
• Type: PCI Express (PCIe x1) Storage Interface Expansion Card [image_6XdyMZ.png]
• Drive Interface Ports: 1 x 40-Pin Ultra ATA IDE PATA Channel + 2 x Internal SATA II Ports [image_6XdyMZ.png]
• Controller Chipset: JMicron JMB363 Controller Core [image_6XdyMZ.png]
• RAID Array Support: Hardware RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD, and Standard Non-RAID [image_6XdyMZ.png]
• UPC: 955993711511 [image__kT6kV.png]
• Country of Manufacture: Made in China [image__kT6kV.png]
🌟 Heritage Warehouse Stock:
This item is part of a large batch of legacy inventory inherited from an old computer storefront that closed its doors years ago. It has been safely stored in a climate-controlled, smoke-free backroom environment for decades.
📦 Item Condition & Factory Package Note:
Genuine Masscool PCI Express Storage Expansion Card (Model: XWT-PCIE11) [image_6XdyMZ.png, image__kT6kV.png]. This is a pristine piece of mid-2000s bridge storage hardware preserved as a New Old Stock (NOS) factory kit [image_r23ApU.png].
• 100% Unopened Factory Sealed Blister Pack: The heavy clear plastic perimeter thermo-seals on the retail clamshell display remain completely unbroken, un-sliced, and factory-fused [image_r23ApU.png]. The internal black PCB substrate card remains completely untouched, zero-hour, and shielded from warehouse dust [image_6XdyMZ.png].
• ⚠️ CRITICAL PACKAGING TEXT VARIATION NOTICE: Please note that Masscool utilized a universal cardboard backing insert sheet across their entire controller lineup to minimize manufacturing overhead [image__kT6kV.png]. While the printed rear card graphics detail generic specifications for Firewire, USB 2.0, or Serial options, the official factory barcode product label correctly flags this as Model # XWT-PCIE11 [image__kT6kV.png]. The physical hardware sealed inside is an IDE / SATA RAID storage expansion card, as noted by the clear handwritten inventory text on the clear plastic front casing face [image_6XdyMZ.png].
• Warehouse Sorting Markings: The outer plastic hanger loop features a clean green inventory sorting tracking sticker reading "G43" placed on the upper boundary by the warehouse logistics team [image_r23ApU.png].
⚙️ Core Hardware Features:
• Legacy PATA Integration: Provides an essential, native 40-pin IDE connector ribbon interface, allowing retro-builders to connect vintage internal hard drives or optical CD/DVD-ROM drives to modern PCIe slots [image_6XdyMZ.png].
• Dual-Port SATA Extensions: Flanked by twin high-speed internal Serial ATA storage channels to blend modern high-capacity solid-state or mechanical drives with legacy IDE equipment [image_60L9A-.png].
• PCIe x1 Lane Configuration: Universally compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a footprints, adjusting smoothly into x1, x4, x8, or x16 physical desktop motherboard layout channels [image__kT6kV.png].
⚠️ RETRO COMPUTER COMPATIBILITY WARNING — PLEASE READ:
• Legacy Storage Driver Mapping: This controller card utilizes mid-2000s storage microcode structures. While it is natively recognized by legacy environments (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and vintage Linux kernels), modern operating systems (such as Windows 11) may require manual installation of legacy JMicron chip family drivers to engage full hardware RAID configuration trees.
• Value Retention Note: Because this hardware holds its primary premium value to retro computing preservationists due to its pristine, sealed status, returns cannot be accepted if the clear outer blister packaging is cut, sliced, popped open, or pried apart by the buyer [image_r23ApU.png].
• Fraud Prevention: To safeguard transactions against component swapping or accessory harvesting schemes, the specific retail barcode configuration details (Model # XWT-PCIE11 / UPC: 955993711511), component batch prints, and internal board substrate traces have been thoroughly logged, photographed, and recorded prior to shipping [image__kT6kV.png].
