FirmTek SeriTek/1VE2+2

2-Port External, 2-Port Internal Serial ATA PCI-X Host Adapter

The SeriTek/1VE2+2 Host Adapter provides a flexible way for Macintosh users to add inexpensive, high-speed storage. With two external eSATA Serial ATA ports, and two internal Serial ATA ports, each offering 1.5Gbits/sec performance, the SeriTek/1VE2+2 provides the high bandwidth to meet the needs of performance-hungry applications. The SeriTek/1VE2+2 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.

Key Features and Benefits

• Two external shielded eSATA Serial ATA ports with exclusive hot-swap capability
• Two internal Serial ATA ports
• 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
• Two Year Warranty

Package Contents

• SeriTek/1VE2+2 SATA host adapter board
• Two 60cm internal data cables (external data cables available separately)
• User Manual on CD-ROM

Compatible with:

• PowerMac G3 Blue & White Models
• All PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics/Sawtooth, Gigabit EtherNet, Digital Audio, Quicksilver, and Mirrored-Drive-Door Models
• All PowerMac G5 Models from 2003, 2004. 2005 Models that use PC3200 DDR Memory (Apple released new models in October 2005 that require PC4200 DDR2 Memory - these new 'DDR2' models do not have a compatible PCI Slot).