Sonnet Tango 800 FireWire 800/USB2 PCI-Express Card

SONNET TANGO EXPRESS FIREWIRE 800 + USB 2.0 PCIe
Add More Ports for High-Speed Peripherals Can your computer harness the performance offered by today’s fastest multimedia peripherals? Sonnet’s Tango™ Express 800 provides a quick way to add (or add more) high-speed connections to your setup and delivers maximum data transfer speeds for the fastest FireWire and USB devices. Featuring three external FireWire 800 (1394b) and two external USB 2.0 ports, Tango 800 PCIe satisfies the demands of video and pro-audio applications, where high-speed and high-bandwidth data throughput are essential, and enables you to extract every ounce of performance from fast external drives, DV camcorders, and more. Each of the Tango 800 PCIe’s ports is independently powered and capable of supporting bus-powered peripherals (devices that can work without a separate power supply, including some external drives and scanners). Plus, each port provides independent bandwidth for its connected device and superior performance when compared to daisy-chaining devices. Best of all, Tango 800 PCIe offers simple plug and play(1) installation—you'll have more high-speed connections in minutes. Key Benefits Simple way to add more high-speed FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 ports to any compatible computer Provides fast interface to download videos from your digital camcorder, transfer files to external drives, and more Easy installation—plug and play Backward-compatible with all FireWire 400 and USB 1.1 devices Supports hot-swappable device connection—plug in and disconnect peripherals without shutting off your computer Supports Macintosh FireWire Target Disk Mode	Satisfies the demands of video and pro-audio applications, where high-speed and high-bandwidth data throughput are essential, and enables you to extract every ounce of performance from fast external drives, DV camcorders, and more. Simple way to add more high-speed FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 ports to any compatible computer.

Compatibility
Mac Compatibility Mac Pro, Mac OS® X 10.4+ Xserve® (with PCI Express slot), Mac OS X Server 10.4+ Snow Leopard tested Windows Compatibility PC with PCI Express slot Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP

Technical Specifications

Part No.	FW8USB2A-E
Hardware
Warranty	1-year limited warranty
RoHS Compliant	Yes
Bus Interface	PCI Express x1
Peripherals Supported	Supports all industry standard USB 1.1/2.0 and FireWire 400/800 peripherals
Cables Supported	9-pin male FireWire 800 cables; USB cables with "A"-type connector
FireWire Support
Number of Ports	3 external
Standard	IEEE 1394b compliant
Data Transfer Rate	100/200/400/800 Mbits/s
Number of Devices Supported	Up to 63 (data only)
Hot Plug	Supports hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection
Target Disk Mode	Supported
USB Support
Number of Ports	2 external
Standard	USB Specification v. 1.0/1.1/2.0 compatible. Complies with OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) and EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface)
Data Transfer Rate	USB 2.0: 480 Mbits/s; USB 1.1: 12 Mbits/s
Number of Devices Supported	Up to 127
Hot Plug	Supports hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection

Technical Notes
(1) Windows requires installation of driver for FireWire 800 support

Specifications and appearance are given as guidelines and may change without notice.