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    Mercury Accelsior™ M
    PCI Express Solid State Drive

    No drivers are required making AccelsiorM a simple
    Plug and Play bootable solution.
    3 Year OWC SSD Limited Warranty
    If you can install a memory module, you'll find adding the Mercury AccelsiorM high-performance PCIe card into your desktop/tower machine a breeze. By utilizing the fastest data interface available in a Apple® Mac Pro® or PC-the PCIe slot-Mercury AccelsiorM offers speeds up to 380MB/s read & write performance... that's faster than a 3Gb/s SSD! Now you can stop waiting for I/O-intensive apps like Photoshop®, Final Cut Pro®, or Avid Pro Tools® to render, capture or process; give an instant boost to business critical applications; and even dramatically reduces game level-loading, object streaming, and save times for more play time and less waiting.
    Mac® and PC Bootable with No Driver Setup
    As the industry's first both Mac and PC-bootable, fully supported PCIe card, Mercury AccelsiorM lets you install the mSATA SSD of your choice for near instant startup and app launching. With a driverless setup, it's truly a Plug and Play, high-performance solution.
    Future-Ready for Growing Needs
    By adding a higher capacity mSATA SSD, you'll be able to meet expanding storage needs while extending the useful life of your investment.

    *varies based on installed mSATA SSD
    Mercury Accelsior M SSD
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    Highlights
    • Up to 380MB/s read & write performance*
    • Works with any standard mSATA SSD
    • Mac & PC bootable
    • Plug and Play
    • Keeps drive bay open
    • 3 Year OWC SSD Limited Warranty

    Includes

    • Mercury AccelsiorM PCIe card
    • Two mSATA drive mounting screws (drive not included)
    Note about compatibility and throughput:
    • Compatibility:
      • Fully compatible with Mac Pros and PCs offering an available PCIe 2.0 x1 slot or better.
    • For full throughput on PCs:
      • PCIe 2.0 x1 slot or better is required. Use of a PCIe 1.0 x1 slot will reduce performance.
    • For full throughput on Mac Pros:
      • 2010 & 2009: Use either x4 or x16 as all will provide full throughput.
      • 2008: Use x16 slot for full throughput. Use of the PCIe 1.0 x1 slot will reduce performance.
      • 2007 & 2006: All slots are compatible, but are PCIe 1.0 slots and will deliver reduced performance.


    This OWC SSD is compatible with: Learn how to find your Mac's model ID
    Mac Pro
    Mac Pro (Mid 2010 Quad-Core)
    (July, 2010)
    Model ID: MacPro5,1
    2.8GHz, 3.2GHz, 3.33GHz
    Detailed specs 2010
    Install Videos
    Mac Pro
    Mac Pro 6-Core
    (Mid 2010-2012)
    (July, 2010 / June 2012)
    Model ID: MacPro5,1
    3.33GHz
    Detailed specs 2010
    Detailed specs 2012
    Install Videos
    Mac Pro
    Mac Pro 8-Core (Mid 2010)
    (July, 2010)
    Model ID: MacPro5,1
    2.4GHz
    Detailed specs
    Install Videos
    Mac Pro
    Mac Pro 12-Core
    (Mid 2010-2012)
    (July, 2010 / June 2012)
    Model ID: MacPro5,1
    2.40GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.06GHz
    Detailed specs 2010
    Detailed specs 2012
    Install Videos
    Mac Pro
    Mac Pro (Early 2009 Quad-Core)
    (March, 2009)
    Model ID: MacPro4,1
    2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.33GHz
    Detailed specs
    Install Videos
    Mac Pro
    Mac Pro (Early 2009 8-Core)
    (March, 2009)
    Model ID: MacPro4,1
    2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz
    Detailed specs
    Install Videos
    Mac Pro
    Mac Pro (Early 2008)
    (January, 2008)
    Model ID: MacPro3,1
    2.8GHz, 3.0GHz, 3.2GHz
    Detailed specs 4-core
    Detailed specs 8-core
    Install Videos
    Mac Pro
    Mac Pro (8-core)
    (April, 2007)
    Model ID: MacPro2,1
    3.0GHz
    Detailed specs
    Install Videos
    Mac Pro
    Mac Pro
    (August, 2006)
    Model ID: MacPro1,1
    2.0GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.0GHz
    Detailed specs
    Install Videos
    Xserve Intel
    Xserve (Late 2006)
    (August, 2006)
    Model ID: Xserve1,1
    dual 2.0GHz, dual 2.66GHz, dual 3.0GHz
    Detailed specs
    Xserve Intel
    Xserve (Early 2008)
    (January, 2008)
    Model ID: Xserve2,1
    2.8GHz, dual 2.8GHz, dual 3.0GHz
    Detailed specs
    Xserve Intel
    Xserve Quad-Core (Early 2009)
    (April, 2009)
    Model ID: Xserve3,1
    2.26GHz
    Detailed specs
    Xserve Intel
    Xserve 8-Core (Early 2009)
    (April, 2009)
    Model ID: Xserve3,1
    2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz
    Detailed specs
    PC Desktop
    PC Desktops
    Compatible with Intel / AMD Process based PCs capable with the specifications listed above.
    PC Servers
    PCIe capable servers
    Compatible with PCIe expandable servers with the specifications listed above.
    OWC Helios
    OWC Mercury Helios
    Thunderbolt PCIe
    expansion chassis
    More info

    Release Candidate (RC) firmware set

    There are two kinds of firmware for SSDs Mass Production (MP) and Release Candidate (RC). Prior to an MP firmware release, there are beta firmware releases and an RC firmware release. Often, the RC is the same as the MP release, however there can be small changes and bug fixes made between the two. OWC has evaluated the RC for the 6Gb/s SandForce 2281 Processor and found it to be stable with no issues reported during our testing. However, as with any evolutionary product, issues may surface as different usages and configurations are employed and it is important to understand that there will be further updates and revisions.

    Since no firmware update is currently offered for the OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD, no update page exists. To see the typical steps involved with a self performed field firmware update, please visit our 3Gb/s product update page at: http://eshop.macsales.com/Customized_Pages/Framework.cfm?page=sf_firmware.html

    It is important to note that the current firmware update tool requires the use of Windows XP/Vista/7. OWC is currently working on a Mac OS based update tool, but we do not have an exact availability date.

    Mercury AccelsiorM mSATA PCIe Controller Specifications:

    Specifications

    PCIe-SATA Bridge
    Asmedia 1061
    Drive Supported
    One 50mm MO-300B mSATA SSD
    Form Factor
    Low Profile PCI Express
    Interface
    PCIe 2.0 x1
    AHCI Compliant
    Plug and Play installation, no drivers required
    Manufacturer Model Number
    PCIEACCELM
    RoHS Compliant
    Yes
    Format
    Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

    Physical

    Height (max)
    120mm (4.74″)
    Width (max)
    21.7mm (0.85″)
    Length (max)
    76.7mm (3.01″)
    Weight
    39 grams +/- 6 grams
    0.08 lbs +/- 1.4 oz

    Reliability3

    Warranty
    3 Year OWC Warranty
    (Standard return policy applies.)

    Performance4

    Sustained Reads (up to)
    380MB/s
    Sustained Writes (up to)
    380MB/s

    Environmental (Operating)

    Temperature (°F)
    32°F to 158°F
    Temperature (°C)
    0°C to 70°C

    Environmental (Non-Operating)

    Temperature (°F)
    −40°F to 185°F
    Temperature (°C)
    −40°C to 85°C

    Operating System Compatibility5

    Windows
    Vista and higher
    Server 2008 and higher
    Mac OS X
    10.6 and higher
    Mac OS X Server
    10.6 and higher
    Ubuntu Linux
    9.04 and higher
    Fedora Linux
    14 and higher
    1. 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences. 
    2. In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.
    3. Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability.
    4. Performance may vary by machine or the SSD installed - see compatibility tab for details.
    5. Accelsior may be used with Bootcamp only if the entire formatted capacity of the Accelsior model is completely dedicated to the Windows partition.
           

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    Customer Ratings

    Write a Review 5 / 5 3 out of 4 (75%) reviewers would recommend this product
    Verified Buyer
    Reviewer: Davidlean Location: Bloomington, IN Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month
    Rating: 5/5 Plug and play June 15, 2017 I recently tried to do a SSD m.2 pci-e update for my old Mac Pro 5.1. I couldn't get it to work. Now I tried this mSATA controller solution. It worked perfectly without any issue. It may not be as fast as the m.2, but it works well.

    I would recommend this item to a friend! Customer Videos:

    Verified Buyer
    Reviewer: tnthlmnt Location: Toronto, ON Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: less than a month
    Rating: 5/5 Mercury AccelsiorM mSATA PCIe Controller May 16, 2017 Works exactly as advertised. Truly plug and play! Instantly recognized my 250GB mSATA drive right away upon first boot. Using in a PC at the moment, hoping to move it to a Mac Pro soon. Appears to perform at the advertised read/write speeds as well. Very happy with my purchase!

    I would recommend this item to a friend! Customer Videos:

    Verified Buyer
    Reviewer: StevevonKettering Location: Dayton Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Hobbiest Owned Product: over 6 months
    Rating: 5/5 Excellent piece of kit September 2, 2016 I bought two of these cards to put two hand-me-down M-Sata drives (256gb and 128gb) into my 1,1 Mac Pro. The speed up over the 7200 rpm WD drive was immediately evident as start up went from thirty seconds to about ten seconds. Having a suite of Adobe aps as well as Toast Titanium 14, I was rewarded with fast loan and render times. I went from about thirty minutes to compress and burn a dvd to about fourteen minutes.

    The drives mounted easily with the included screws securing the drives. The cards were easy to add, being reliable PCIe cards. I can think of no negatives with these cards, save for my own inability to initially clone the original host drive onto the card and have it recognized as the new start up drive. I used a trial of SuperDuper to clone the drive, then used the option command upon hearing the start up chime to select the new drive.

    I would recommend this item to a friend! Customer Videos:

    Verified Buyer
    Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Tampa, FL Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month
    Rating: 5/5 Easy install works, no hassle. November 27, 2014 Plugged this into a 12 core Mac Pro mid-2010 along with a 500GB msata SSD. No problems whatsoever.

    OWC 0GB Mercury Accelsior™ M mSATA PCIe Controller Mfr P/N: PCIEACCELM OWC SKU: OWCPCIEACCELM mSATA PCIe Controller 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty Ships: Same Day
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