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Sonnet 4 Port Tempo SATA Pro 6 Gb PCI Express 2.0 Card
- Price: $218.99
- Free Shipping (USA)
- In Stock
- B&H # SOTSATA6PRE4
- Mfr# TSATA6-PRO-E4
Product Highlights
- 6 Gbps eSATA Interface
- PCIe 2.0 x4 Host Bus Interface
- Supports ATAPI (DVD-ROM) Drives
- AHCI Compliant
- S.M.A.R.T. Data Reporting
- RoHS Compliant
The 4 Port Tempo SATA Pro 6 Gb PCI Express 2.0 Card from Sonnet is a cost-effective solution for adding four high-performance 6 Gbps eSATA ports to your Mac Pro, desktop PC or Thunderbolt expansion chassis with PCIe 2.0 slots. Featuring dual SATA controllers and four ports, this card enables you to connect multiple systems for fast transfers between them. It also allows you to improve performance by creating RAID sets from two or more systems. Whether you connect single or multi-drive systems or a combination of both, Tempo SATA Pro Card supports them at maximum performance levels.
The Tempo SATA Card's 6 Gbps eSATA interface easily handles the increased bandwidth requirements of 6 Gbps SSDs. It is also capable of transferring files from a single SSD at up to 500 MBps. Even greater performance of up to 1,300 MBps is possible when four SSDs are connected as a RAID 0 set. The combination of Tempo SATA Card and Sonnet's Echo Express Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis enables you to add 4 eSATA ports of connectivity to iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro computers.- Cost-effective solution for adding high-performance 6 Gbps eSATA ports to your Mac Pro, desktop PC or Thunderbolt expansion chassis with PCIe 2.0 slots
- PCIe 2.0 x4 host bus interfaces and high-performance SATA controller
- Superior performance with aggregate data transfer speeds of up to 1300 MBps
- Optimized to maximize performance over Thunderbolt. Perfect for use in Sonnet's Echo Express Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis for PCIe cards
- Supports OS X and Windows RAID features
- Supports drive hot-swapping under Mac OS X and boots from attached drives under Microsoft Windows 7
- Supports ATAPI (DVD-ROM) drives and Sonnet-exclusive locking eSATA data cables
- AHCI compliant-no drivers required
- Supports S.M.A.R.T. data reporting
Go To
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Bus Interface | 4x PCIe 2.0 |
| External Connectors | 4x eSATA |
| Data Transfer Rate | 1x SSD: 500 MBps 2x SSDs: 900 MBps 4x SSDs 1,300 MBps |
| Support | |
|---|---|
| Drives Supported |
No. of Drives: Up to 16*
Drive Types: SATA 6 Gbps, SATA 3 Gbps and SATA 1.5 Gbps
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Please Note:*Support for up to 16 drives requires the use of drive enclosures employing a hardware RAID controller such as Sonnet Fusion D400QR5 or R400QR5 close |
| AHCI Support | System: Boot Support Mac OS X: No Windows 7: Yes Windows Vista: No System: Port Multiplier Aware Mac OS X: No Windows 7: Yes Windows Vista: Yes System: Hot Plug Drive Mac OS X: Yes Windows 7: Yes Windows Vista: Yes |
| Advanced Features | Supports booting from attached drives under Windows 7 Supports drive hot-swapping under Mac OS X Supports ATAPI (CD/DVD) drives Supports port multipliers under Windows 7 and Vista Supports S.M.A.R.T. status data reporting Supports Spread Spectrum Clocking for compatibility with all SATA drives and for lower EMI emissions |
| Certifications | |
|---|---|
| Green Compliance Certificate/Authority | RoHS |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Compatibility | Mac: Mac Pro Power Mac G5 with PCIe slots Mac OS X 10.5+ OS X Mountain Lion compatible Windows: PC with PCIe slots Windows 7 Windows Vista Thunderbolt: Any computer with a Thunderbolt port via Sonnet's Echo Express Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis for PCIe cards Sonnet's xMac mini Server |
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