With two external Serial ATA ports and two internal Serial ATA ports, each offering 1.5Gbits/sec performance, the SeriTek/1eVE2+2 host adapter provides unparalled storage flexibility. The SeriTek/1eVE2+2 is PCI-X compatible, permitting Power Mac G5 users to take advantage of the latest extended PCI-X technology while maintaining backward compatibility with older Power Macintosh systems.
SeriTek/1eVE2+2 works with all Power Macintosh computers with an available PCI slot. Compatible with the latest high-performance Power Mac G5 PCI-X slots.
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Two external shielded Serial ATA eSATA ports with hot-swap capability
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Two internal Serial ATA ports
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Plug-and-Play ease of use
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Completely self-contained booting functionality, no driver installation necessary
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Boosts overall system performance with per-port data transfer rates of up to 150MBytes/sec or 1.5Gbits/sec
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Supports Power Mac G5 PCI-X (Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended) bus
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Compatible with all PCI-based Power PC Macintosh computers
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Supports Mac OS 9, and OS X version 10.1.5 or later
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Provides performance and protection: Supports native OS X RAID 0/1; OS 9 RAID with 3rd party software
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User-upgradeable firmware
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48-bit LBA support for drive sizes larger than 137GB
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Perfect for upgrading and expanding legacy and G5 Macintosh computers
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PCI-X 1.0a compliant 64-bit at 133/100/ 66MHz bus speeds
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Backward compatible with standard 32/64-bit PCI at 33MHz and 66MHz bus speeds
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Direct Port Access: Enhanced performance by allowing data transfer to all four drives simultaneously
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Bus master operation enhances multitasking during disk transfers and increases CPU efficiency: The CPU is free to handle other tasks during data transfers between the PCI Bus and system memory
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Data protection: Supports OS X RAID, OS 9 Software RAID (third party software), and other storage utilities
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Reduced setting on storage devices (no master/slave) means easier installation and replacement
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Ideal for a variety of Power Macintosh applications: Desktop publishing, Audio/Video storage and editing, photo/graphics storage and editing, servers, and gaming
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SeriTek/1eVE2+2 SATA host adapter board
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Two 60cm internal data cables (external data cables available separately)
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User Manual on CD-ROM
Note: Some Hitachi Serial ATA hard drives are incompatible with the SeriTek/1eVE2+2 Host Adapter. This is due to a seldom-used Serial ATA feature called SSC, which is enabled on these hard drives. The SeriTek/1eVE2+2 does not support this feature. Newer model Hitachi Serial ATA hard drives should be compatible with SeriTek/1eVE2+2.
At this time, the following Hitachi Deskstar hard drives have the SSC feature disabled, and are compatible with the SeriTek/1eVE2+2 host adapter:
- Model 7K500 (500GB) - Part Number HDS725050KLA360
- Model 7K400 (400GB) - Part Numbers 0A30984 and 0A30985
- Model 7K250 (250GB) - Part Number 0A30340
- Model T7K250 (250GB) - Part Number HDT722525DLA380
- Model 7K250 (160GB) - Part Number 0A30339
- Model T7K250 (160GB) - Part Number HDT722516DLA380
- Model 7K250 (120GB) - Part Number 0A30338
- Model 7K250 (80GB) - Part Number 0A30337
- Model 7K80 (80GB) - Part Number HDS728080PLA380
- Model 7K80 (40GB) - Part Number HDS728040PLA320
Other Serial ATA hard drives from manufacturers such as Maxtor, Seagate, and Western Digital do not have this feature enabled by default and are therefore compatible.
This 2-Port External, 2-Port Internal Serial ATA Host Adapter includes two internal cables. Please order the appropriate number of external shielded SATA cables for your application.
The SeriTek/1eVE2+2 Host Adapter is also available bundled with FirmTek's popular SeriTek/2EN2 two-bay external Serial ATA enclosure. Click here for details.
Note: The SeriTek/1eVE2+2 SATA PCI host adapter is not compatible with late 2005 G5 (11,2) Macintosh computers which utilize PCI-Express (PCIe) slots. The SeriTek/2ME4-E provides PCI-Express support for later systems, including the Mac Pro series.
