Sonnet - Tango 800 PCIe: FireWire 800/USB 2.0 PCI Express Card

Add More Ports for High-Speed
Peripherals
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 400and 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

Mac Compatibility

Mac Pro

Power Mac® G5 (with PCI Express slots)

Xserve® (with PCI Express slots)

Mac OS® X Version 10.5+

Windows Compatibility

PC (with PCI Express slot)

Windows XP SP2

Windows Vista

Technical Specifications

Part No.	FWUSB2A-E
Hardware
Warranty	1-year limited warranty
RoHS Complaint	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

Specifications subject to change without notice.

FireWire 800/USB 2.0 PCI Express Card for Mac & Windows

Simple way to add more high-speed FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 ports to any compatible computer.

a Fusion D400Q, a camcorder, and an external single hard drive.

a Fusion D400Q, a camcorder, and an external single hard drive.

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.

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

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