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 E4P, you get the best of both worlds! This card offer unprecedented scalability through its support of port multipliers—it can handle up to twenty drives!(1)(2) 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 E4P delivers performance previously unattainable with mainstream technologies. The PCI Express x4 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 20 drives individually and hot-swap them out as needed.(3) 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 E4P—it'll give you room to grow and blazing performance for the most demanding applications.
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Key Benefits |
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Affordable solution for adding four high performance eSATA 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) Native PCI Express (PCIe) x4 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(3) |
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Mac Compatibility |
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Mac Pro Xserve Late 2006 or higher (with PCIe Express slot)(5) Power Mac G5 (with PCI Express slots) Mac OS® X Version 10.3+ Snow Leopard compatible Mac OS X Server Version 10.3+ |
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Windows Compatibility |
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PC (with PCI Express slot) Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP |
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Technical Specifications |
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Specifications subject to change without notice. |
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![]() ![]() For uncompromising storage needs, up to four Fusion D500Ps can be ganged on a Tempo SATA X4P or E4P for double, triple, or even quadruple the performance. |
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| • Storage with eSATA alone |
Compatible
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| • Storage with triple interfaces |
Compatible
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| • Storage with quad interfaces |
Compatible
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| • Storage with eSATA plus Firewire 400 and/or 800 |
Compatible
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| • Storage with port multiplier support (multiple drives) |
Compatible
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| • Storage with RAID 0, 1, or 5 (multiple drives) |
Compatible
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| • Storage with eSATA plus USB (based on JMicron 20366) |
Compatible
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| These compatible drives include, but are not limited to: - OWC Mercury On-the-Go USB 2.0/eSATA 2.5" portable |
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| • Storage with eSATA plus USB (based on Oxford OXU931DS) |
Not compatible
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| These incompatible drives include, but are not limited to: - Western Digital My Book™ Premium ES Edition™ - Seagate Technology FreeAgent™ Pro |
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