SONNET Tempo -X SATA-II PCI-X Card (4 external port multiplier ports)

Pure Performance, Pure SATAsfaction!

When it comes to data storage capabilities, which do you prefer, raw storage capacity or scorching performance? With Sonnet's Tempo SATA X4P, you get the best of both worlds! This card offers unprecedented scalability through its support of port multipliers - it can handle up to twenty drives!(1)(2) Used with high-performance drive enclosures like Sonnet's Fusion D400QR5, port multipliers manage the data flow of up to five drives in one enclosure through a single cable. Using today's highest-capacity drives, you can connect an astounding 20 Terabytes (20,000 Gigabytes!) of storage!

Tempo SATA X4P delivers performance previously unattainable with mainstream technologies. The PCI-X interface offers huge bandwidth for data throughput, so the card never slows you down. For the utmost performance, you can create multiple RAID sets to capture and process uncompressed high definition video, or conquer other high-bandwidth applications. For fantastic flexibility, you can work with 20 drives individually and hot-swap (3) them out as needed. You can even work with a combination of RAID sets and individual drives - your choices aren't limited. When your storage needs have outgrown standard solutions, get a Tempo SATA X4P, - it'll give you room to grow and blazing performance for the most demanding applications.

• Affordable solution for adding four external SATA ports to your computer
• SATA II compliant, 1.5 Gb/s and 3 Gb/s auto-negotiation
• FIS-based Port Multiplier-aware to support up to 20 disk drives (1)
• PCI-X host bus interface for high-performance applications
• Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC) support for compatibility with all SATA drives
• Supports Mac OS-X, Windows XP Pro, and Windows Vista RAID features
• Hot-swap drive support (3)

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