SpyderHUB: USB/FireWire to eSATA Converter

Provide Boot Capability to External Direct Connect SATA Enclosures and Share Data with any Computer!

FirmTek provides versatile & cutting-edge SATA enclosures and host adapters for computer users looking for high performance data storage solutions. These SATA enclosures provide extremely high data transfer rates with JBOD or RAID configurations. The only issue holding back the adoption of SATA enclosures with all computers has been that many models do not provide the ability to add SATA host adapters.

No drivers necessary. The SpyderHUB is an eSATA converter that allows up to two external eSATA hard drives to interface with a USB or FireWire computer port while supporting hardware RAID or JBOD modes. The SpyderHUB also provides Macintosh boot capabilities for external eSATA enclosures. An ultra-small, 4-ounce/110-gram device, the SpyderHUB offers users the ability to connect external eSATA hard drives and enclosures to their computers, even when their computers do not natively support eSATA. The SpyderHUB does this by providing USB 2.0 & FireWire to eSATA connectivity capabilities.

The SpyderHUB supports three types of RAID modes: RAID 0 (Striping), SPAN (Concatenate), and JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks).

Key Features and Benefits

Provides Mac OS boot capability to external eSATA enclosures
Allows content to be shared between different Macintosh and/or PC
Provides FireWire daisy-chaining capability
Operates using computer USB or FireWire bus power (external power adapter optional)
No special driver installation required
Expands eSATA direct connect enclosure connectivity to include FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0 host interfaces (FireWire 400 requires optional 400/800 adapter)
Features dual external eSATA ports and a FireWire daisy-chain device port
Includes FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 host input ports

Activity LED for each hard drive
Supports JBOD and hardware RAID 0/stripe and SPAN/concatenate modes
SATA II compliant; auto-negotiates support for the latest 3Gb/s and legacy 1.5Gb/s Serial ATA drives
Attractive design
Features Kensington Security Slot
Easy to set up, easy to transport, compact, lightweight and portable
Platform and Operating system independent; compatible with all Macintosh and PC computers running Mac OS X, Windows and Linux

Specifications

Requires Macintosh or PC with a FireWire 800, 400 or USB 2.0 port
Supports up to two external SATA HDD, up to 2TB each
Supports External eSATA direct connect enclosure (SeriTek/2EN2)
Does not support SATA Port Multiplier (PM) enclosures
Offers RAID 0/Striping, SPAN/concatenate, and JBOD modes
Operating system independent
One year limited parts & labor warranty

Package Contents

One SeriTek/SpyderHUB Converter
User Manual on CD-ROM