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Name: FirmTek SeriTek/2SM2-E Serial ATA ExpressCard/34 Adapter 2-Port eSATA for MacBook Pro, PC Notebooks
Brand: Firmtek
SKU: FTKSATA2SM2E
Price: 109.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.00 (1 reviews)

SeriTek/2SM2-E
2-Port eSATA 3Gb/s ExpressCard/34 Adapter

Mac / PC / PCIe / eSATA

Connect up to 2 eSATA devices to your laptop

The SeriTek/2SM2-E extends SATA's astounding performance beyond the desktop, enabling content producers to capture, develop, edit and create content in almost any environment when using Apple's new MacBook Pro notebook computers. With transfer rates up to 3 gigabits per second per port, this breakthrough solution sets a new standard for handling data in a remote setting. FirmTek's established hot-swap compatibility also makes it easy for users to move entire drives and arrays from the MacBook Pro to any FirmTek-equipped desktop system in seconds.

Supports two SATA hard disk drives
Supports Sil-3726 based Port Multiplier (PM) enclosures
Provides 1.5Gbps and 3.0Gbps data transfer rates; compatible with SATA-I/1.5Gbps or SATA-II/3.0Gbps hard disk drives
Enables effortless transport of high-capacity and high-performance Serial ATA hard drives
Supports operating system and software-based RAID or JBOD configurations
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
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 MacBook Pro and PC notebooks with ExpressCard/34 slots
Supports Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux
Works with original style shielded SATA-I or the latest eSATA enclosure ports (original style shielded SATA-to eSATA data cables available separately)

This Card Adds:

Two External eSATA 3Gb/s Ports
(up to 2 devices)

Requires:

Available ExpressCard/34 Slot

See specifications below for system and/or OS compatibility information

Product Specifications:

FirmTek Part Number

2SM2-E

Form Factor

ExpressCard/34

RAID Functionality

Supports Disk Utility RAID 0, 1 and JBOD configurations

External Connectivity

2-port external Serial ATA (eSATA) interface connectors support up to 2 external connections (port multiplier or individual drive connections)

Internal Connectivity

None

Data Transfer Rate

Up to 300MB/s

Mac System Requirements

Mac OS 10.9.x
Mac OS 10.8.x
Mac OS 10.7.x
Mac OS 10.6.x
Mac OS 10.5.x
Mac OS 10.4.11

PC System Requirements

Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows XP

Cables Supported

7-pin shielded SATA cable, up to 2 meters in length

Hot Plug Support

Hot Swap Support

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% ~ 90% non condensing

Dimensions

4.4" x 1.3" x 0.2" (113 x 34 x 4 mm)

Weight

0.45 lbs (204 g)

Warranty

FirmTek 1 Year Limited Warranty

Notes:

This card is not able to boot external devices. Also, you do have to load drivers off of the included CD for this card to function properly.
If your adapter is not recognizing your eSATA device, please make sure you have updated to the latest firmware available.

Manufacturer provided specifications for Firmtek p/n 2SM2-E

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MacBook Pro (17-inch 2011)

(October, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,3

2.4GHz, 2.5GHz

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MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011)

(February, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,3

2.2GHz, 2.3GHz

Detailed specs

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MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2010)

(April, 2010)

Model ID: MacBookPro6,1

2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz

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MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2009)

(June, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,2

2.8GHz, 3.06GHz

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MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2009)

(January, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,2

2.66GHz, 2.93GHz

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MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2008)

(February, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookPro4,1

2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

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MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid/Late 2007)

(June, 2007)

Model ID: MacBookPro3,1

2.4GHz, 2.6GHz

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MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo)

(October, 2006)

Model ID: MacBookPro2,1

2.33GHz

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MacBook Pro (17-inch)

(April, 2006)

Model ID: MacBookPro1,2

2.16GHz

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MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2008)

(October, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,1

2.4GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz 2.8GHz

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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008)

(February, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookPro4,1

2.4GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

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MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid/Late 2007)

(June, 2007)

Model ID: MacBookPro3,1

2.2GHz, 2.4GHz, 2.6GHz

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MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo)

(October, 2006)

Model ID: MacBookPro2,2

2.16GHz, 2.33GHz

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MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy)

(May, 2006)

Model ID: MacBookPro1,1

2.0GHz, 2.16GHz

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MacBook Pro (15-inch)

(January, 2006)

Model ID: MacBookPro1,1

1.83GHz, 2.0GHz, 2.16GHz

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PC/intel Laptops

Running Windows XP or Windows 7 with available ExpressCard/34 slot

Includes

SeriTek/2SM2-E ExpressCard/34 adapter
CD-ROM with user manual and drivers
Don't forget to order external shielded Serial ATA Cables! (not included)

Customer Ratings

Write a Review 4 / 5 1 out of 1 (100%) reviewers would recommend this product

Reviewer: Anonymous Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 4/5 Thank you FirmTek, finally a decent solution to bootable external drives on a MBP July 31, 2013 I recently bought this card for my 2011 MBP in order to have the ability to run multiple bootable eternal drives for audio and video projects. You really should buy the dual drive bay that Firm Tek offers to get the hotswapability that they claim because that is not the case with most drives that may work with this card. If you check out the Firm Tek web site they do tell you that this card does not work with all esata drives, and I did not realize that when I had bought this. I use this card with OWC's Mercury Elite 2.5" 6g esata drives. Although they do work, they do not quite work flawlessly, at least not for me. That could be due to the fact that I did buy one of the two Mercury Elite drives from an "as is" condition "garage sale" listing that OWC had sent me. After quite a bit of frustration the enclosure failed and OWC did send back a replacement after I had set up an exchange. Now all is well, but my advice to anyone wanting to do this: Install your drive that will live in the Mercury Elite into the MBP and install from your Mac OS X install DVD instead of doing your install directly from the card to the external esata drive, you will save yourself the awful headache of failed attempts of getting it to work properly. At least this is what I can say works 100% for sure, now the other drive that I had installed OSX from the card work properly, so who knows? Just my $.02 FWIW.

Also, a quick note, be sure to do plenty of disk utility checks and use the "verify disk" command often after running multiple OSX from your card. Also, the PR ram will need to be reset from time to time as well.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

FirmTek SeriTek/2SM2-E 2-Port eSATA 3Gb/s ExpressCard/34 Adapter Mfr P/N: 2SM2-E OWC SKU: FTKSATA2SM2E For MacBook Pro and PC Notebooks. Connect up to 2 eSATA devices to your laptop. Firmtek 1 Year Limited Warranty

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