2-Port eSATA 1.5Gb/s PC Card Adapter
Mac | PC | Up to 2 eSATA devices
   
This card adds:
- Two External eSATA 1.5Gb/s Ports (up to 2 devices)
Requires:
- Available 32-bit Cardbus PC Card (PCMCIA) Type II Slot
See Specifiactions below for system and/or OS compatibility information |
The SeriTek/1SM2 PC Card is a Type II 32-bit Cardbus compatible host adapter which brings superior Serial ATA 1.5Gbps storage transfer performance to notebook computers. The SeriTek/1SM2 shares many advanced features with FirmTek's popular line of SeriTek host adapters such as best-in-class performance, the ability to hot-swap hard disk drives without having to power down the notebook (even drives which are configured as part of a RAID array), ease-of-use comparable to USB and FireWire, and the incorporation of FirmTek's expertise in providing quality products with extreme compatibility and reliability. |
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Key Features and Benefits
- Supports two 3.5" SATA hard disk drives
- Enables effortless transport of high-capacity and high-performance Serial ATA hard drives
- Supports Macintosh RAID configurations or any operating system with JBOD
- Disk activity LEDs for each hard drive
- Hot-swappable flexibility in switching drives
- Compatible with FirmTek's full line of hard drive enclosures
- Allows exchanging of Serial ATA hard drives between multiple desktop and notebook computers
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- Designed as a native Serial ATA solution; no Parallel
- ATA/USB/Firewire to Serial ATA bridge chips that might impact performance and reliability
- Features new eSATA external connectors which offer maximum insertion/removal dependability
- Platform independent; compatible with G4+ Macintosh and PC notebooks with PC Card 32-bit Cardbus II slots
- Supports Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux
- Works with original style shielded SATA-I or the latest eSATA enclosure ports (original style shielded SATA-I to eSATA data cables available separately)
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| Specifications |
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| RAID |
- Supports Mac OS RAID 0, 1.
- Supports Any OS as JBOD.
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| External Connectivity |
- 2-port external Serial ATA (eSATA) interface connectors support up to 2 external connections
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| Operating System Support |
- Mac OS 9.xx
- Mac OS X Version 10.2 or later
- Windows XP/2000/2003 (non-RAID)
- Linux drivers available
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| Hardware Requirements |
- Apple PowerBook or Power Macintosh with available 32-bit Cardbus PC Card expansion slot
- PC notebook with an available 32-bit Cardbus PC Card expansion slot
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| Drive Types Supported |
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| Advanced Data Features |
- Fully compliant with Serial ATA 2.5 specification
- 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
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| Cables Supported |
- 7-pin shielded SATA cable, up to 2 meters in length
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| Agency Approvals & Compliance |
- EN55022/1998, EN55024/1998 (European Community)
- FCC Part 15 Class B (US)
- RoHS Compliant
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| Noted |
- You will be unable to boot from a SATA drive attached to this card.
- Firmtek does not recommend Maxtor hard drives with this card
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| Physical |
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| Dimensions |
- 5.0mm x 85.6mm x 54.0mm
- PCMCIA Type II Compliant
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| Relative Humidity |
- Operating: 20% to 80%
- Non-Operating: 15% to 90%
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| Click here to get your Model Identifier number |
| This is compatible with the following models: |
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook5,9
PowerBook G4 (17-inch DL Super Drive, 1.67GHz)
(October, 2005)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook5,7
PowerBook G4 (17-inch, 1.67GHz)
(January, 2005)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook5,5
PowerBook G4 (17-inch, 1.5GHz)
(April, 2004)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook5,3
PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHz)
(September, 2003)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook5,1
PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.0GHz)
(January, 2003)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook5,8
PowerBook G4 (15-inch DL Super Drive, 1.67GHz)
(October, 2005)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook5,6
PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5GHz)
(January, 2005)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook5,4
PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33GHz)
(April, 2004)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook5,2
PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800, 1.0GHz, 1.25GHz)
(September, 2003)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook3,5
PowerBook G4 (1GHz, 867MHz)
(November, 2002)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook3,4
PowerBook G4 (DVI, 667MHz, 800MHz)
(April, 2002)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook3,3
PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet, 550MHz, 667MHz)
(October, 2001)
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Machines Have Model Identifier PowerBook3,2
PowerBook G4 (400MHz, 500MHz)
(January, 2001)
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