The SeriTek/5PM-2ME4 bundle includes the SeriTek/5PM
five-bay hot-swap enclosure, and one SeriTek/2ME4-E 4-Port
Port Multiplier eSATA PCI-Express Host Adapter
The SeriTek/5PM five-bay hot-swap enclosure provides a
high quality SATA port multiplier (PM) enclosure design that
delivers unprecedented performance and durability. This new SATA PM
enclosure utilizes an innovative backplane design with no internal
cabling which helps to reduce EMI. It supports all Serial ATA hard
drives including the newest 1TB drives with 3.0Gbps transfer rates
as well as original 1.5Gbps Serial ATA hard drives.
The SeriTek/2ME4-E port-multiplier host adapter is
compatible with all Apple Mac Pro computers and the late 2005
PowerMac G5 (11,2) model with an available PCI-Express slot. Mac OS
X 10.6.x (Snow Leopard) 32-bit and 64-bit modes are supported with
direct connect enclosures like the SeriTek/2eEN4 and port
multiplier enclosures like the SeriTek/5PM. In addition, the
FirmTek driver is backward compatible with Mac OS X 10.4.6 and
higher. The new FirmTek 64-bit SeriTek/2ME4-E driver is built from
the ground up to support the latest Snow Leopard features while
also providing backward compatibility for earlier versions of Mac
OS X.
- Innovative backplane design with no internal cabling
- Five hot-swappable 3.5" Serial ATA drive bay enclosure with
removable trays
- Provides physical lock and key security for each hard
drive
- Kensington Security Slot to secure chassis
- Power and activity LEDs for each hard drive
- Supports high-performance storage data transfer up to 3.0Gbps
(300MB/sec) per drive
- Faster than USB 2.0 and FireWire 800
- Additional trays are available separately for virtually
unlimited storage possibilities
- Enhanced Heat Management System for cool, reliable operation
with any size hard drive
- User selectable 3-speed fan control provides user with custom
acoutical/cooling options
- Front-panel power switch with multi-second delay to prevent
accidental power-down
- Surpasses rotational vibration and heat dissipation
requirements of high RPM drives
- Fully RAID capable: Compatible with Operating System and host
adapter based RAID solutions
- RAID arrays can span across multiple enclosures
- Supports Mac OS X 10.6.x "Snow Leopard" 64-bit and 32-bit
modes
- Backward compatible with Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later
- Compatible with all Apple Mac Pro models and the late 2005
PowerMac G5 (11,2)
- PCI-Express 4x bandwidth (Compatible with 4x, 8x and 16x PCIe
slots)
- Four independent data channels with external Serial ATA (eSATA)
connectors
- Supports Apple Disk Utility RAID and JBOD hard disk
configurations
- SATA II 3Gb/sec backward compatible with SATA I 1.5Gb/sec hard
disks
- S.M.A.R.T application support for third party Macintosh
utilities
- Self-contained PowerMac G5 boot functionality
- Not bootable with the Apple Mac Pro (provides additional
storage)
- Bus Mastering off-loads data I/O handling from CPU
- Complete CRC error checking for all bits transmitted, offers
enhanced data protection
- SATA II Native Command Queuing and Spread Spectrum Clocking
(SSC)
- Low Power Consumption Environmentally Sensitive Design
- Onboard Flash ROM for easy firmware updates
- Port multiplier support: Connect up to 20 drives using
SeriTek/5PM enclosures
- Direct connect support: Connect up to 4 drives with a
SeriTek/2eEN4 enclosure
- Simple to install, easy to use, built solely for Mac OS X
- One SeriTek/5PM five-bay external SATA PM enclosure
with integrated 220W universal power supply (Supports 100-230
volts, 50/60Hz)
- One SeriTek/2ME4-E PCI-Express adapter with four external
eSATA I-Type connectors for Macintosh computers
- One external shielded eSATA data cable with "I-shape"
connectors, 1-meter
- Five removable hard drive trays
- Two keys
- Twenty hard drive countersink-style hard drive mounting
screws
- Four clear rubber feet (pre-installed)
- One power cord
- One CD-ROM containing user manuals
