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Name: FirmTek SeriTek/1EVE4 Four-Port External PCI-X Host Adapter
Brand: Firmtek
SKU: FTKSATA1EVE4
Price: 137.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

SeriTek/1eVE4 4-Port 1.5Gb/s eSATA PCI / PCI-X Host Adapter

Up to 4 SATA devices | Fully Bootable

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.

Latest 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

This Card Adds:

Four (4) External eSATA 1.5Gb/s Ports (1 drive per port)

Requires:

Available PCI or PCI-X Slot

See specifications below for system and/or OS compatibility information

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

SPECS
COMPATIBILITY
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Product Specifications:

FirmTek Part Number

SATA1EVE4

Form Factor

Standard PCI

External Connectivity

x4 SATA connector

Internal Connectivity

None

Advanced Data Features

Onboard Flash ROM allows easy upgrades to the latest firmware
Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0a specification
Bus Mastering off-loads data I/O handling from CPU
Complete 32-bit CRC error checking, for all bits transmitted (command, data, and status), offers enhanced data protection for high-speed Serial ATA drives
Dual independent data channels allows for separate device timings
Automatically identifies and configures drive types¹
Automatically detects and supports devices utilizing many transfer modes including UltraDMA 6/5/4/3/2/1/0²

Data Transfer Rate

Up to 1.5Gb/s

Mac System Requirements

Mac OS X version 10.4.11 to 10.5.8
Mac OS 9.x

PC System Requirements

Not compatible

Power

5V =/- 5%

Hot Plug Support

Hot Swap Support

Bus Specifications

32/64 bit, 33/66MHz PCI
133/100/66MHz PCI-X
Compliant 32-bit PCI bus version 2.2
Compliant with PCI-X bus version 1.0a

Agency Approvals & Compliance

EN55022/1998, EN55024/1998 (European Community)
FCC Part 15 Class B (US)
RoHS Compliant

Operating Temperature

5°C ~ 55°C (41°F ~ 131°F)

Non-Operating Temperature

-25°C~ 70°C (-77°F ~ 158°F)

Relative Humidity

15% ~ 95% non condensing

Dimensions

6.42" x 0.63" x 2.54" (16.3 x 0.16 x 6.44 cm)

Weight

3.7 oz. (105g)

Warranty

FirmTek 2 Year Limited Warranty

Notes:

IDE to Serial ATA converter module required for Parallel ATA and Ultra ATA133/100/66 drives
Early Hitachi Serial ATA hard drives are incompatible with the SeriTek/1V4 Host Adapter. This is due to a seldom-used Serial ATA feature called SSC, which is enabled on these hard drives. The SeriTek/1V4 does not support this feature. Newer model Hitachi Serial ATA hard drives should be compatible with SeriTek/1V4.
At this time, the following Hitachi Deskstar hard drives have the SSC feature disabled, and are compatible with the SeriTek/1V4 host adapter:
- Model 7K400 (400GB) - Part Numbers 0A30984 and 0A30985
- Model 7K250 (250GB) - Part Number 0A30340
- Model 7K250 (160GB) - Part Number 0A30339
- Model 7K250 (120GB) - Part Number 0A30338
- Model 7K250 (80GB) - Part Number 0A30337
- All of the Hitachi SATA drives offered by OWC comply with this SSC specification.
Other Serial ATA hard drives from manufacturers such as Maxtor, Seagate, and Western Digital do not have this feature enabled by default and are therefore compatible.

Manufacturer provided specifications for Firmtek p/n SATA1EVE4

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Power Mac G5 (Early 2005)

(April, 2005)

Model ID: PowerMac7,2

dual 2.0GHz

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Power Mac G5 (Late 2004)

(October, 2004)

Model ID: PowerMac9,1

1.8GHz

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Power Mac G5 (June 2004)

(June, 2004)

Model ID: PowerMac7,3

dual 1.8GHz, dual 2.0GHz, dual 2.5GHz

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Power Mac G5

(June, 2003)

Model ID: PowerMac7,2

1.6GHz, 1.8GHz, dual 1.8GHz, dual 2.0GHz

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Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003)

(June, 2003)

Model ID: PowerMac3,6

1.25GHz, dual 1.25GHz

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Power Mac G4 (FW 800)

(January, 2003)

Model ID: PowerMac3,6

1.0GHz, dual 1.25GHz, dual 1.42GHz

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Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)

(August, 2002)

Model ID: PowerMac3,6

dual 867MHz, dual 1.0GHz, dual 1.25GHz

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Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)

(August, 2002)

Model ID: PowerMac3,6

dual 867MHz ONLY

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Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002)

(January, 2002)

Model ID: PowerMac3,5

733MHz, 800MHz, 933MHz, dual 1.0GHz

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Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)

(January, 2001)

Model ID: PowerMac3,4

466MHz, 533MHz, dual 533MHz, 667MHz, 733MHz

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Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)

(July, 2000)

Model ID: PowerMac3,3

400GHz, dual 450MHz, dual 500GHz

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Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)

(September, 1999)

Model ID: PowerMac3,1

350MHz, 400MHz, 450GHz, 500GHz

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Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics)

(August, 1999)

Model ID: PowerMac1,2

350MHz, 400MHz

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Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White)

(January, 1999)

Model ID: PowerMac1,1

300MHz, 350MHz, 400MHz, 450MHz

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Includes

SeriTek/1eVE4 PCI-X Serial ATA controller with four external SATA connectors
User's manual
Don't forget to order external shielded Serial ATA Cables! (not included)

FirmTek SeriTek/1eVE4 4-Port 1.5Gb/s eSATA PCI / PCI-X Host Adapter Mfr P/N: SATA1EVE4 OWC SKU: FTKSATA1EVE4 4-Port External PCI-X Host Adapter. (Not for Dual Core G5 systems). Firmtek 2 Year Limited Warranty

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