SATA-2eVEN4 FIRMTEK SERITEK 4BAY ENCLOSURE 4PORT ADAPTER The SeriTek/2eVEN4 bundle includes one SeriTek/2eEN4 External Four-Bay Hot-Swap eSATA Serial ATA Enclosure and one SeriTek/1eVE4 Four-Port External PCI-X Serial ATA Host Adapter with eSATA connectors. The SeriTek/2eEN4 four-bay hot-swap enclosure features the latest Serial ATA storage technologies and delivers unprecedented performance with cross-platform Macintosh and PC support. Utilizing an innovative backplane design with no internal cabling, the SeriTek/2eEN4 supports all Serial ATA hard drives including the newest drives with 3.0Gbps transfer rates as well as original 1.5Gbps Serial ATA hard drives. The SeriTek/1eVE4 Host Adapter provides an easy and affordable way for Macintosh users to add inexpensive, high-speed storage. With four external shielded eSATA Serial ATA ports, each offering 1.5Gbits/sec performance, the SeriTek/1eVE4 provides the high bandwidth to meet the needs of performance-hungry applications. The SeriTek/1eVE4 is PCI-X compatible, permitting Power Mac G5 users to take advantage of the latest extended PCI technology while maintaining backward compatibility with older Power Macintosh systems. SeriTek/2eEN4 External Enclosure Features Innovative backplane design with no internal cabling Four hot-swappable 3.5" Serial ATA drive bay enclosure with removable trays Provides physical lock and key security for each hard drive Kensington Security Slot to secure chassis Power and activity LEDs for each hard drive Supports high-performance storage data transfer up to 3.0Gbps (300MB/sec) per drive Faster than USB 2.0 and FireWire 800 Additional trays are available separately for virtually unlimited storage possibilities Heat Management System for cool, reliable operation Surpasses rotational vibration and heat dissipation requirements of high RPM drives Fully RAID capable: Compatible with Operating System and host adapter based RAID solutions RAID arrays can span across multiple enclosures Works with PC and Macintosh computers with eSATA Serial ATA ports (Original-style SATA-1 "L-shape" ports supported with special SATA-1 to eSATA cables) SeriTek/1eVE4 External eSATA Serial ATA Host Adapter Features Four external eSATA ports with hot-swap capability; supports hot-swapping of independent and RAID volumes Plug-and-Play ease of use Completely self-contained booting functionality, no driver installation necessary Boosts overall system performance with per-port data transfer rates of up to 150MBytes/sec or 1.5Gbits/sec Supports Power Mac G5 PCI-X (Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended) bus Compatible with all PCI-based Power PC Macintosh computers Supports Mac OS 9, and OS X version 10.1.5 or later Provides performance and protection: Supports native OS X RAID 0/1; OS 9 RAID with 3rd party software User-upgradeable firmware 48-bit LBA support for drive sizes larger than 137GB Perfect for upgrading and expanding legacy and G5 Macintosh computers PCI-X 1.0a compliant 64-bit at 133/100/66MHz bus speeds Backward compatible with standard 32/64-bit PCI at 33MHz and 66MHz bus speeds Direct Port Access: Enhanced performance by allowing data transfer to all four drives simultaneously Bus master operation enhances multitasking during disk transfers and increases CPU efficiency: The CPU is free to handle other tasks during data transfers between the PCI Bus and system memory Data protection: Supports OS X RAID, OS 9 Software RAID (third party software), and other storage utilities Reduced setting on storage devices (no master/slave) means easier installation and replacement Ideal for a variety of Power Macintosh applications: Desktop publishing, Audio/Video storage and editing, photo/graphics storage and editing, servers, and gaming. Package Contents One SeriTek/2eEN4 four-bay external eSATA Serial ATA enclosure One SeriTek/1eVE4 External 4-Port eSATA Host Adapter Four external shielded eSATA data cables with "I-shape" connectors, 1-meter each Four removable hard drive trays Two keys Sixteen hard drive countersink-style hard drive mounting screws Four clear rubber feet (pre-installed) One power cord One CD-ROM containing the SeriTek/2eEN4 User Manual Note: The bundled SeriTek/1eVE4 SATA PCI host adapter is not compatible with the latest G5 Macintosh computers with PCI Express slots |