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Tempo SATA ExpressCard|34
Mac Book Pro and Windows XP PCs with an Express Card Slot (supports up to 10 external SATA drives). NOTE: This controller does not support SATA DVD drives.

List Price: $99.95
Our Price: $86.99

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Tempo SATA ExpressCard|34

CATEGORY: Harddrive Controllers PARTNUMBER: SNTN5250006
MANUFACTURER: Sonnet Technologies, Inc PLATFORM(S): Apple Mac   &   Windows Win
ON THE WEB: www.sonnettech.com AVAILABILITY: Usually ships in 2-business days or less.
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Tempo SATA ExpressCard|34 Specifications

Sonnet's Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34 ushers in a new level of higher disk performance capability for the mobile professional. Whether you capture and edit video content in the field, the studio, or home, Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34 sets the bar high for mobile storage products.

The Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34 controller has two external, 3Gb/s, SATA II ports, and plugs directly into a MacBook Pro (15" or 17") or Windows notebooks with an ExpressCard/54 or ExpressCard/34 slot.

Imagine connecting up to 10 drives(1) for high-performance applications, such as Apple's Final Cut Pro. With two external SATA drives attached in a RAID 0 array, the Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34 can typically achive sustained disk write and read speeds of 100 and 110 MB/sec, respectively, which is about three times as fast as USB 2.0 or FireWire connections to the same drive setup.

Offering native SATA speed in a compact mobile package, Sonnet's Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34 redefines the definition of disk speed for the creative person on-the-go.

Key Features

  • Two eSATA ports
  • 1-year warranty

Specifications:

  • 3 Gb/s per SATA II controller port
  • FIS-based Port Mulitplier-aware to support up to 10 disk drives
  • Supports Mac OS® X and Windows XP RAID
  • Drive activity LEDs

What's Included:

  • Tempo SATA Express 34 controller card
  • User's Guide
Requirements:
  • MacBook Pro (15" and 17") and any Windows notebook with an ExpressCard/54 or ExpressCard/34 slot.
  • Universal Express 34 card slot.

Tempo SATA ExpressCard|34 Frequently-Asked Questions

1. HOW DO I TERMINATE A SCSI BUS?

When a SCSI controller issues a command to one of the devices on the SCSI bus, it does not expect to have that command come back to it. Instead, it expects to hear just the response from the drive it issued a command to. Properly terminating the SCSI bus prevents signal reflection on the cables, essentially absorbing commands when they reach the end of the cable. On an improperly terminated SCSI bus, it is common to have the controller software issue error messages caused by unexpected activities on the bus or to experience complete failure of the bus.

The "golden" rule for SCSI termination is that each end of a SCSI bus must be terminated and no terminator can exist anywhere in between these ends. When you add or remove drives from a SCSI bus, you must comply with this rule.

Each SCSI bus starts with a controller. The controller is terminated. Even if there are no drives attached to it, the controller can still issue commands to search for drives without having those commands reflect. Typically, you will add at least one SCSI drive to the bus. You will do so by connecting a ribbon cable from the controller to the drive. Note that one end of the ribbon must plug into the controller and the other end must plug into the drive. In this case, the drive must also be terminated so that both ends of the bus are terminated according to the rule! If you then add additional drives, you can install the drives anywhere along the cable, providing only the drive on the end is terminated.

The termination rule gets complicated when you try to add both internal and external SCSI drives to a system. Since the rule states that the ends of the SCSI bus must be terminated, obviously the drive connected to the end of the internal cable must be terminated and the drive connected to the end of the external cable must be terminated. Unfortunately, this leaves the controller somewhere in the middle of the bus and it too is terminated. If the controller does not provide automatic termination enable/disable, you must manually disable termination on the SCSI controller.

Note that termination violations might sometimes appear to work. However, it is better to be safe than sorry. Follow the rule!

Terminating a drive usually involves installing or removing a jumper on the drive. Check your drive manual for this jumper setting. If the drive does not provide built-in termination, you can purchase a stand-alone terminator. Terminators are available to plug into most SCSI connectors and come in a whole host of shapes and sizes so get the one designed for your application. Note that most new SCSI drives do not provide a built-in terminator and termination is provide by a separate terminator plugged into the end of the SCSI cable.

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