The SeriTek/2EN2 is a cutting-edge two-bay Serial ATA (SATA) external hard drive enclosure. It provides versatile hot-swap capabilities with virtually unlimited storage possibilities in a small form-factor package that sits neatly beside your notebook or desktop computer. SeriTek/2EN2 offers the latest eSATA shielded connectors and a whisper-quiet fan with three user-selectable speed settings.

The SeriTek/1eSE2 Host Adapter extends Serial ATA's 1.5Gbits/sec performance to the outside of the computer chassis, enabling users to take advantage of external Serial ATA enclosures. With the latest eSATA shielded connectors, the SeriTek/1eSE2 provides the high bandwidth necessary to meet the needs of performance-hungry applications while offering hot-swap flexibility similar to that of Universal Serial Bus (USB) and FireWire.

SeriTek/2EN2 External Enclosure Features

• Attractive, durable design with a professional appearance
• Brushed & anodized extruded aluminum case for maximum rigidity and heat dissipation
• Provides physical lock and key security
• Power and activity LEDs for each hard drive
• High-performance storage data transfer up to 3.0Gbps (300MB/sec) per drive
• Faster than USB 2.0 and FireWire 800
• Dual hot-swappable 3.5" Serial ATA drive bay enclosure with removable trays
• Additional trays are available separately for virtually unlimited storage possibilities
• Built-in quiet exhaust fan with three user-selectable speeds for cool-running hard drives
• 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 shielded Serial ATA ports running OS 8, OS 9, OS X, Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP/2003 and Linux
• External power adapter offloads computer’s power supply

SeriTek/1eSE2 External
SATA Host Adapter Features

• Two external eSATA ports with hot-swap capability
• Compatible with all PCI-based Power PC Macintosh computers and PC/Windows computers
• Boosts overall system performance with per-port data transfer rates of up to 150MBytes/sec or 1.5Gbits/sec
• Supports Mac OS 9.XX, and OS X version 10.1.5 or later, Windows 98/98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003
• Provides performance and protection: Supports native OS X RAID 0/1 (OS 9 RAID with 3rd party software), native Windows 2000/XP/2003 RAID
• User-upgradeable firmware
• 48-bit LBA support for drive sizes larger than 137GB
• Includes a "made for Macintosh" one-meter, fully shielded, thin and flexible 1-meter Serial ATA cable with 7-pin connector
• Perfect for upgrading and expanding legacy and G5 Macintosh computers
• 32-bit, 33 or 66 MHz PCI bus support
• Compliant with 32-bit PCI bus version 2.2
• 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
• Reduced settings on storage devices (no master/slave) means easier installation and replacement
• Ideal for a variety of Power Macintosh and PC/Windows applications: Desktop publishing, Audio/Video storage and editing, graphics manipulation/publishing, photo storage and editing, servers, and gaming.

Package Contents

• One SeriTek/2EN2 dual-bay external Serial ATA enclosure
• One SeriTek/1eSE2 External two port external SATA host adapter
• Two External shielded eSATA data cables, 1-meter each
• Two removable hard drive trays
• Two keys
• Eight hard drive countersink-style hard drive mounting screws
• Four clear rubber feet
• One universal power adapter
• One CD-ROM containing user manuals

Note: The bundled SeriTek/1eSE2 SATA PCI host adapter is not compatible with the latest G5 Macintosh computers with PCI Express slots