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Specifications

Hardware Requirements	Compatible with all Apple Mac Pro models with an available PCI-Express slot Compatible with PC's with an available 4x PCI-Express slot Supports Thunderbolt PCIe Expansion Chassis
Operating Systems Supported	Mac OS X 10.6.x and later Microsoft Windows 7 Offers additional storage with Apple Bootcamp/Windows 7
Bus Type	PCI-Express 2.0 2x (Best Performance with PCIe 2.0 4x slot or higher) Backward compatible with PCI-Express 1.0
External Connectors	4-port external Serial ATA (eSATA) interface connectors support up to 4 external connections
Drive Types Supported	Serial ATA Hard Drive (HDD) Solid State Drive (SSD)
Enclosures Supported	Mac OS X - Direct connect enclosures like the miniSwap/ES, SiI-3726 based port multiplier enclosures like the SeriTek/5PM and Oxford 936 enclosures Windows 7 - Direct connect enclosures like the miniSwap/ES and Oxford 936
Data Transfer Rates	Up to 600 MBytes/second or 6.0 Gbits/second burst data transfer rates
Drive Modes Supported	Serial ATA
Advanced Data Features	SATA 6Gb/s compliant Four high performance eSATA ports Bootable - Requires Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later AND a PCIe 2.0 slot PCI-Express Base 2.0 spec. (2.5 Gbps and 5.0 Gbps) Supports SATA 6.0G, 3.0G and 1.5G Hard Disks Fully compliant with Serial ATA Revision 3.0 specification Supports PCI-e communication S.M.A.R.T application support for third party Macintosh utilities Supports Apple Disk Utility RAID and JBOD hard disk configurations Mac OS PM support: Connect up to 20 drives using SeriTek/5PM enclosures Direct connect support: Connect up to 4 drives with dual miniSwap/ES Complete CRC error checking, for all bits transmitted (command, data, and status), offers enhanced data protection for high-speed Serial ATA drives Four independent data channels allow for separate device timing Bus Mastering off-loads data I/O handling from CPU Automatically identifies and configures drive types Low power consumption and agressive power management Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
Onboard Flash ROM	Allows easy upgrades to the latest firmware
Cables Supported	7-pin shielded SATA cable, up to 2 meters in length
Warranty	One year limited parts & labor
Physical Dimensions	69.31mm"(L) x 7mm(W) x 103mm(H) (not including bracket)
Power Requirements	5V ± 5%
Environmental	Temperature: +5°C to +55°C (Operating), -25°C to +70°C (Non-Operating) Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (Operating), 15% to 90% (Non-Operating)
EMC Compliance	EN55022/1998, EN55024/1998 (European Community) FCC Part 15 Class B (US)