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SeriTek/1eVE2+2
4 Port 1.5Gb/s eSATA PCI / PCI-X Host Adapter
Up to 4 SATA devices | Fully Bootable
The SeriTek/1eVE2+2 Host Adapter provides a flexible way for Macintosh users to add inexpensive, high-speed storage. With two external Serial ATA ports, and two internal Serial ATA ports, each offering 1.5Gbits/sec performance, the SeriTek/1eVE2+2 provides the high bandwidth to meet the needs of performance-hungry applications. The SeriTek/1eVE2+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.
This Card Adds:
- Two Internal eSATA 1.5Gb/s Ports
(1 drive per port) - Two 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
Features
- Two external shielded 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
Product Specifications
Manufacturer Part Number
- SATA1EVE22
Ports
- Two External SATA 1.5Gb/s Ports
- Two Internal SATA 1.5Gb/s Ports
Connections
- External - 2 Devices
- Internal - 2 Devices
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
Form Factor
- Standard PCI
RAID Functionality
- Native OS X RAID 0/1
Operating System Support
- Mac OS 9.xx
- Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later (works best with 10.2 or later)
External Connectivity
- x2 SATA connector
Internal Connectivity
- x2 SATA connector
Power Requirements
- 5V =/- 5%
Compliances
- EN55022/1998, EN55024/1998 (European Community)
- FCC Part 15 Class B (US)
- RoHS Compliant
Note1
- 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.
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 6/5/4/3/2/1/01
Temperature
- Operating: +5°C to +55°C
- Non-Operating: -25°C to +70°C
Relative humidity
- Operating: 20% to 80%
- Non-Operating: 15% to 90%
Dimensions
- 163mm(L) x 1.6mm(W) x 64.4mm(H) (not including bracket)
Weight
- 3.7 oz. (105g)
Warranty
Includes
- SeriTek/1eVE2+2 SATA host adapter board
- Two 60cm internal data cables
- User Manual on CD-ROM
- Don't forget to order external shielded Serial ATA Cables! (not included)
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This product is compatible with...
Learn how to find your Mac's model ID
Power Mac G5 (Early 2005)
(April, 2005)
Model ID: PowerMac7,2
dual 2.0GHz
Power Mac G5 (June 2004)
(June, 2004)
Model ID: PowerMac7,3
dual 1.8GHz, dual 2.0GHz, dual 2.5GHz
Power Mac G5
(June, 2003)
Model ID: PowerMac7,2
1.6GHz, 1.8GHz, dual 1.8GHz, dual 2.0GHz
Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003)
(June, 2003)
Model ID: PowerMac3,6
1.25GHz, dual 1.25GHz
Power Mac G4 (FW 800)
(January, 2003)
Model ID: PowerMac3,6
1.0GHz, dual 1.25GHz, dual 1.42GHz
Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)
(August, 2002)
Model ID: PowerMac3,6
dual 867MHz, dual 1.0GHz, dual 1.25GHz
Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)
(August, 2002)
Model ID: PowerMac3,6
dual 867MHz ONLY
Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002)
(January, 2002)
Model ID: PowerMac3,5
733MHz, 800MHz, 933MHz, dual 1.0GHz
Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)
(January, 2001)
Model ID: PowerMac3,4
466MHz, 533MHz, dual 533MHz, 667MHz, 733MHz
Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
(July, 2000)
Model ID: PowerMac3,3
400GHz, dual 450MHz, dual 500GHz
Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)
(September, 1999)
Model ID: PowerMac3,1
350MHz, 400MHz, 450GHz, 500GHz
Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics)
(August, 1999)
Model ID: PowerMac1,2
350MHz, 400MHz
Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White)
(January, 1999)
Model ID: PowerMac1,1
300MHz, 350MHz, 400MHz, 450MHz
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