Sonnet Tempo SATA X4P - PCI-X
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Sonnet Tempo SATA X4P - PCI-X
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PCI-X | 4 External eSATA Ports | RAID 0,1,10 & JBOD | Supports Port Multiplier/SSC/Hot Swap | Mac OS X/Linux/Windows/FreeBSD More details... |
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SKU: TSATAII-X4P
RRP: $479.00 Our Price: $429.00 You Save: $50.00 
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Product Details
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| SONNET TEMPO SATA X4P - 4x eSATA Ports PCI/PCI-X CARD |
Pure Performance. Pure Satasfaction! Pure Performance, Pure SATAsfaction! When it comes to data storage capabilities, which do you prefer, raw storage capacity or scorching performance? With Sonnet's Tempo™ SATA X4P, you get the best of both worlds! This card offers unprecedented scalability through its support of port multipliers—it can handle up to twenty drives!(1) Used with high-performance drive enclosures like Sonnet's Fusion™ D500P, port multipliers manage the data flow of up to five drives in one enclosure through a single cable. Using today's highest-capacity drives, you can connect an astounding 40 Terabytes of storage!
Tempo SATA X4P delivers performance previously unattainable with mainstream technologies. The PCI-X® interface offers huge bandwidth for data throughput, so the card never slows you down. For the utmost performance, you can create multiple RAID sets to capture and process uncompressed high definition video, or conquer other high-bandwidth applications. For fantastic flexibility, you can work with 40 drives individually and hot-swap(2) them out as needed. You can even work with a combination of RAID sets and individual drives—your choices aren't limited. When your storage needs have outgrown standard solutions, get a Tempo SATA X4P—it'll give you room to grow and blazing performance for the most demanding applications. |
For uncompromising storage needs, up to four external RAID storage devices, such as the Sonnet Fusion D500Ps picured here, can be ganged on a Tempo SATA X4P for double, triple, or even quadruple the performance. | | Overview |
Key Benefits
- Affordable solution for adding four external SATA ports to your computer
- SATA II compliant, 3 Gb/s and 1.5 Gb/s auto-negotiation
- FIS-based Port Multiplier-aware to support up to 20 disk drives(1)
- PCI-X host bus interface for high-performance applications
- Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC) support for compatibility with all SATA drives
- Supports Mac OS® X, Windows Vista (Enterprise or Ultimate), Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP Pro RAID features
- Hot-swap drive support(2)
Mac Compatibility - Power Mac G5 (with PCI slots(3) or PCI-X slots)
- Power Mac G4 (with PCI slots)
- Xserve G4, G5 or Intel (with PCI or PCI-X slot)(5)
- Mac OS X Version 10.5, 10.4.11, or 10.3
- Mac OS X Server Version 10.5, 10.4.11, or 10.3
Windows Compatibility
- PC (with PCI(4) or PCI-X slots)
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows XP SP2
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| | Technical Specifications | | Part No. | TSATAII-X4P | | Hardware | | Warranty | 1-year limited warranty | | RoHS Compliant | Yes | | Bus Interface | PCI-X, 64-bit 133 MHz; 32-bit PCI bus 2.2 Compliant, works in any PCI or PCI-X slot | | External Connectors | Four eSATA | | Drives Supported | Up to 40(1) | | Data Transfer Rate | Up to 266 MB per second per port | | ATAPI Support | No | | Drives Type Supported | Serial ATA I & II | | Firmware | Flash-ROM upgradeable to latest firmware version | | Bootability | Not Supported | | Package Contents | Tempo SATA X4P host adapter card, quick start guide, Software C | | Advanced Features | - Port multiplier aware
- FIS-based switching controller
- Spread Spectrum Clocking for compatibility with all SATA drivers and lower EMI emissions
- Bus Mastering frees CPU from data I/O handling
- 48-bit LBA support for drives larger than 137 GB
| | | Technical Notes | (1) Support for up to 20 drives requires the use of drive enclosures employing either an FIS-based port multiplier (like Sonnet's Fusion D500P) or a hardware RAID controller (like Sonnet's Fusion D400QR5 or R400QR5). Otherwise, Tempo SATA X4P will support up to 4 drives. (2) SATA drive hot swapping is not supported in a desktop or server PC running Windows XP, Server 2003 or Vista. A SATA drive appears to the system as a not-removable hard drive and there is no mechanism in Windows to prepare the drive for removal.
(3) Performance will be lower in PCI-only machines.
(4) Sonnet Tempo cards are compatible with most external SATA storage. However, external hard drives with USB 2.0/eSATA dual interface based on the Oxford Semiconductor OXU931DS storage controller chip may not be compatible with Mac OS X when connected via SATA. Known issues are kernel panics occurring when the drive is connected, or the drive not being recognized by the operating system.
| Summary of external SATA storage: | | Storage with eSATA alone | Compatible | | Storage with triple interfaces | Compatible | | Storage with eSATA plus Firewire 400 and/or 800 | Compatible | | Storage with port multiplier support (multiple drives) | Compatible | | Storage with RAID 0, 1, or 5 (multiple drives) | Compatible | Storage with eSATA plus USB (based on JMicron 20366)
These compatible drives include, but are not limited to:
- OWC Mercury On-the-Go USB 2.0/eSATA 2.5" portable | Compatible | Storage with eSATA plus USB (based on Oxford OXU931DS)
these incompatible drives include, but are not limited to:
- Western Digital My Book™ Premium ES Edition™ - Seagate Technology FreeAgent™ Pro | Not compatible |
(5) Xserve not compatible with Sonnet SATA cable locking feature. |
Specifications and appearance are given as guidelines and may change without notice.
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