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SeriTek/1S2 Macintosh Serial ATA Adapter Now Shipping

FirmTek Announces the Immediate Availability of the World's First Serial ATA Host Adapter for the Macintosh

UNION CITY, CA (September 17, 2003) -- FirmTek, LLC, pioneer of the world's first Macintosh™ Parallel ATA/EIDE host adapter solution, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of their new SeriTek/1S2 Serial ATA PCI host adapter. The SeriTek/1S2 Serial ATA host adapter provides an easy and affordable way for Power Macintosh users to take advantage of the market's latest offerings in Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) storage technologies. SeriTek/1S2 boosts overall system performance offering data transfer rates of up to 150MBytes/sec or 1.5Gbits/sec, resulting in high SCSI-like performance and data protection, without the SCSI price.

Included in the SeriTek/1S2 package is the SeriTek Serial ATA Host Adapter, a Serial ATA data interface cable with a special "L" connector on one end to ease installation in the Power Macintosh chassis, and a detailed User's Manual.

Supporting Serial ATA's longer, thinner, fully insulated cables and smaller 7-pin connectors, SeriTek/1S2 promotes simplified installation and improved airflow, resulting in a cooler Macintosh operating environment when compared to solutions using standard Parallel ATA cables. The adapter's dual-port internal host controller economically provides high performance support for up to two storage devices, while the 48-bit LBA capability assures unimpeded support for drives beyond the 137 GB limit of many host adapters. As a result, the SeriTek/1S2 is an ideal solution for graphics, publishing, broadband Internet, and multimedia intensive Macintosh applications.

The standards-based SeriTek line of Serial ATA host adapters feature fully self-contained Macintosh booting functionality, OS 8/OS 9, native OS X 10.2 and later support, and zero driver installation overhead for highly compatible plug-and-play functionality.

Availability

SeriTek/1S2 is available to order via FirmTek's online store or through the company's worldwide distribution channel. For more information, visit www.firmtek.com.

About FirmTek

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, FirmTek is a leading hardware and firmware research and development company focusing on storage technologies. The company takes pride in developing the most reliable and most compatible high performance enhancement solutions offered through FirmTek's OEM and worldwide distribution channels. For information on how FirmTek helps users deploy, and organizations develop, advanced interface solutions, visit FirmTek's website at www.firmtek.com, or email info@firmtek.com.