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MAXPower 4-port eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0

Name: NewerTech MAXPower PCIe 4-Port eSATA 6G RAID 0/1/5/10/JBOD Controller Card
SKU: NWTMXPCIE6GRS4E
Price: 49.75 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)

High-Performance RAID 0/1/5/10/JBOD Controller Card

Adds 4 x 6G eSATA Ports to Apple Mac Pro 2006-2012, PC with PCIe Slot, or via Thunderbolt PCIe Carrier.

From faster backups and file transfers to high-end Audio/Video editing, connecting an eSATA interface equipped device to the MAXPower 4-Port eSATA RAID Card can take data transfer performance to an entirely new level. Optimally compatible with Mac Pro models and PCs with an available PCIe 2.0 slot, the MAXPower 4-Port eSATA RAID Card works with ANY eSATA interfaced equipped external hard drive to deliver significantly faster data transfer rates over the fastest factory equipped Mac Pro interface of FireWire 800. Look at how 6Gb/s eSATA compares even to USB 3.0:

The Power of Choice in RAID

RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Drives. Put simply, this means taking multiple matching drives and arranging them together to achieve large storage space, speed, data protection, or any combination of the three. The MAXPower 4-Port eSATA RAID Card supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 levels; as well as supporting JBOD (SPAN and individual drive modes). You can learn more about RAID modes at this link here.

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This Card Adds:

Four external eSATA ports

Requires:

Available PCIe Slot

See specifications below for system and/or OS compatibility information

Port Multiplier Support for Up to 20 Drives

In addition to supporting up to four single or dual eSATA enclosure, the MAXPower 4-Port eSATA RAID Card supports port multiplier enclosures to connect up to 5 drives into a single eSATA port. By supporting port multiplier enclosures, the MAXPower 4-Port eSATA RAID Card can provide massive storage and increased data protection by utilizing up to 20 drives for protective RAID arrays such as RAID 1, 10, & 5.

Maximum Bandwidth for Multiple eSATA Storage Solutions

With its PCIe 2.0 interface, the MAXPower 4-Port eSATA RAID Card provides two 500MB/s data lanes for a total card bandwidth of 1000MB/s. Now you can connect up to four 1.5Gb/s, 3Gb/s, and/or 6Gb/s external drives via eSATA and experience maximum data transfer rate throughput from each.

Manage Drives Easily Via Management Utility

The NewerTech RAID Web Management Utility is an easy-to-use web browser-based application to set up RAID arrays, manage connected drives, view storage health status, and view information about the connected storage devices. (See screenshot)

Future Ready Yet Fully Backward Compatible

The MAXPower 4-Port eSATA RAID Card is like a "performance assurance policy" as conventional hard disk drives and SSDs migrate to the SATA 6Gb/s standard. Installing the card now offers immediate speeds gains while making a Mac Pro or PC future ready for even greater speed gains. Like all good upgrades, the card doesn't leave the past behind. The MAXPower 4-Port eSATA RAID Card is fully backward compatible with PCIe 1.0 slots as well as previous generations of SATA 1.5Gb/s and 3Gb/s drives.

Don't Have An Available PCIe Slot?

That's no problem for the MAXPower 4-Port eSATA RAID Card. By utilizing an external PCIe expansion chassis, such as the OWC Helios, you can use this card with any Mac or PC...even laptops. And if you do pair it with the OWC Helios, you can experience the power of Thunderbolt with the latest machines.

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Product Specifications:

Chipset

Marvell 9235

Connector Type

Four eSATA 6Gb/s ports

Interface

PCI-Express 2.0 x2 bandwidth (Hardware Interface PCI-Express x4)

Form Factor

Full-height card

Data Transfer Rate*

Up to 1000MB/s total card bandwidth under optimal conditions.

Mac Requirements

OS X 10.6.8 to 10.11.5
macOS 10.12 to 10.13
Hardware: Intel-based Mac with available PCIe 2.0 or 1.0 slot* or Thunderbolt equipped Mac utilizing a Thunderbolt PCIe expansion unit.

PC Requirements¹

Operating System: Windows Vista and later
If more than one MAXPower 4-port eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 Controller Card is installed in a PC, the computer will not boot.

Hot Plug/Hot Swap Support

PC and Mac

Compatible External Storage

Compatibility

Backward compatible with SATA Revision 1.x (1.5Gb/s) and 2.x (3Gb/s) hard drives and solid state drives.
Compatible with OWC Helios Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis.

Port Multiplier

Cables

Uses the same connecting cables utilized by earlier SATA 1.5Gb/s and 3Gb/s devices.
SATA 6Gb/s cables highly recommended for optimal performance when connecting SATA 6Gb/s devices.

RAID Support

Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 & JBOD

1. Multiple copies of NWTMXPCIE6GRS4E are not supported in a PC. If more than one is installed in a PC, the computer will not boot.

*SATA 6Gb/s speeds (600MB/s) will be limited by the PCIe x2 bandwidth (1000MB/s total for PCIe 2.0 x2 or 500MB/s total for PCIe 1.0 x2)

Manufacturer provided specifications for Newer Technology p/n MXPCIE6GRS4E UPC#: 811643012905

Learn how to find your Mac's model IDThe MAXPower 4-Port eSATA RAID Card is compatible with...

Mac Pro 12-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.4GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.06GHz

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