Sonnet Technologies Tempo SSD
Simple SSD Upgrade Solution
Mfr P/N: TSATA6-SSD-E2 OWC SKU: STITSATA6SSDE
Highlights
- Mounts one or two high-performance 6 Gb/s SSDs (sold separately) in your Mac Pro's, desktop PC's, or Thunderbolt expansion chassis' PCIe slot
- PCI Express 2.0 x2 host bus interface for high-performance applications
- Great performance with data transfers speeds up to 660 MB/sec
- Unique modular design enables installation of a single SSD in half length card spaces, two SSDs in full length card space when extension plate is attached to the card
- Optimized for maximum performance over Thunderbolt-perfect for use in OWC's Mercury Helios, Sonnet's Echo Express, and xMac mini Server Thunderbolt expansion products
- Supports OS X and Windows RAID features
- Included optional PCIe bracket supports installation of BNC connectors like those used with the RED Rocket
- Supports booting from attached drives under Microsoft Windows 7, and Mac OS X
- AHCI compliant-no drivers required
- Supports S.M.A.R.T. data reporting
- Sonnet Technologies 2 Year Limited Warranty
One SSD or Two?
If you've been thinking about storage, you've read the stories and seen the reviews; SSDs are hot right now. Not only do they offer tremendous performance and easily outperform hard disk drives, they are more reliable, their prices are dropping and you can get more capacity than ever. If you've got a Mac Pro® or Windows® desktop computer, you could just get a couple of 2.5" SSDs (plus necessary adapters) and install them in some empty drive bays (if there are any) and be done with it-but the 3Gb/s SATA interface in your computer won't support fast 6Gb/s SSDs at full speed. You could also get a 6Gb/s eSATA adapter plus external mount SSD storage, but they come with the excess baggage of power adapters and cable clutter. Sonnet engineered a great alternative — the Tempo™ SSD. It is a fast 6Gb/s SATA PCI Express adapter cards that enables you to attach readily available 2.5" SSDs and install the assembly neatly into a single PCIe slot, no cables or drivers necessary.
Unlike other PCI Express SSD cards that rely on proprietary, premium priced SSD modules, Tempo SSD uses standard 2.5" SATA drives that you choose. This allows you to select from the widest variety of SSDs, and buy the ones that best suit your capacity and performance needs while working within your budget.
Optimized for Thunderbolt™, RED Rocket Companions
Tempo SSD's unique modular design enables installation of a single SSD in half length card spaces, or expand to two SSDs in a full length card space when the included extension plate is attached to the card. Got a Thunderbolt connection, but no PCIe slot? Tempo SSD is ideal for use in one of OWC's Mercury Helios, Sonnet's Echo Express, or the xMac mini Server-the combo enables you to add high-speed SSDs to iMac®, Mac® mini, MacBook® Air, and MacBook Pro computers!
If you're a RED Rocket user, you already know that the card takes up two PCIe slots; one for the card itself and another for the HD-SDI bracket with two BNC connectors. The Tempo SSD card includes an optional PCIe bracket with openings that supports the installation of the BNC connectors. Just move the BNC connectors to the optional bracket, swap the Tempo SSD card's attached bracket with the optional bracket, and then you can use both the Rocket and Tempo SSD card without requiring a third slot. With this combination of cards plus the Echo Express Pro chassis, you'll have a high-performance transcoding station, with fast mezzanine storage in a single, compact and portable package. Tempo SSD offers a fresh twist on high-performance storage connectivity.
Includes
Back to top- (1) Tempo SSD 6Gb/s SATA PCIe 2.0 Drive Card for SSDs
- (1) Extension plate (for mounting second SSD)
- (1) Plate and drive mounting screws
- (1) Optional PCIe bracket
- (1) Documentation
- Sonnet Technologies 2 Year Limited Warranty
Specs
Back to topBoot Support
- Single SSD only for:
- MacPro3,1 through MacPro5,1
- Any Thunderbolt 3 Mac
- Windows 10, 8, 7, or Server 2019, 2016, 2012 PCs
S.M.A.R.T. Attributes
- Standard attributes supported
RAID Features
- OS dependent
Internal Connectivity
- (2) SATA 6.0Gb/s
Card Interface
- PCIe
Card Form Factor
- Full Height, Full Length
PCIe Bus Interface
- PCI Express 2.0 x2
Mac OS Compatibility
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- macOS 10.12 Sierra
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
PC OS Compatibility
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows 10 32-bit Edition
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows 11
Certifications
- RoHS
RoHS Compliant
- Yes
- SSDs sold separately.
- Cards with a serial number starting with "B" or later support booting OS X from attached SSDs out of the box. A card with a serial number starting with "A" may be upgraded to support booting OS X from attached SSDs by updating its firmware using the firmware updater.
- Does not currently boot a Mac with Thunderbolt 2. Sonnet is working to identify the issue.
Compatibility & Installation Videos
Back to topPower Mac
Power Mac G5 (Late 2005)
Late 2005
Model ID: PowerMac11,2
2.0GHz & 2.3GHz & 2.5GHz PowerPC G5
Mac Pro
Mac Pro (Mid 2023)
Mid 2023
Model ID: Mac14,8
Apple M2 Ultra
Mac Pro Rack (Mid 2023)
Mid 2023
Model ID: Mac14,8
Apple M2 Ultra
Mac Pro Rack (Late 2019)
Late 2019
Model ID: MacPro7,1
3.5GHz 8-Core Xeon
Mac Pro Rack (Late 2019)
Late 2019
Model ID: MacPro7,1
3.3GHz 12-Core Xeon
Mac Pro Rack (Late 2019)
Late 2019
Model ID: MacPro7,1
3.2GHz 16-Core Xeon
Mac Pro Rack (Late 2019)
Late 2019
Model ID: MacPro7,1
2.7GHz 24-Core Xeon
Mac Pro Rack (Late 2019)
Late 2019
Model ID: MacPro7,1
2.5GHz 28-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
Mid 2012
Model ID: MacPro5,1
3.2GHz 4-Core Xeon & 3.3GHz 6-Core Xeon & 2.4GHz & 2.7GHz & 3.1GHz 12-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacPro5,1
2.8GHz & 3.2GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.7GHz & 2.9GHz & 3.3GHz & 3.5GHz 6-Core Xeon & 2.4GHz 8-Core Xeon & 2.7GHz & 2.9GHz & 3.1GHz & 3.3GHz & 3.5GHz 12-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: MacPro4,1
2.7GHz & 2.9GHz & 3.3GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.3GHz & 2.7GHz & 2.9GHz & 3.3GHz 8-Core Xeon
Mac Pro (Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: MacPro3,1
2.8GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.8GHz & 3.0GHz & 3.2GHz 8-Core Xeon
Xserve Xeon (Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: Xserve3,1
2.3GHz Xeon E5520 & 2.7GHz Xeon X5550 & 2.9GHz Xeon X5570
Xserve Xeon (Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: Xserve2,1
2.8GHz Xeon E5462 & 3.0GHz Xeon E5472
Xserve Xeon (Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: Xserve1,1
2.0GHz Xeon 5130 & 2.7GHz Xeon 5150 & 3.0GHz Xeon 5160
PC Compatible
PC Compatible