Firmtek Seritek/1s2 2-port Pci Sata Host Adapter For Mac
The SeriTek/1S2 Host Adapter provides an easy and affordable way for Macintosh users to take advantage of the latest in Serial ATA storage interface technology, also known as SATA. Macintosh users can achieve SCSI-like high-performance and data protection without the SCSI-like price. FirmTek, LLC, the leading developer of ATA host adapter solutions for Apple's Macintosh, announced today the immediate availability of their newest Serial ATA host adapter: the four-port SeriTek/1VE2+2 featuring external and internal ports.
This is for a new 4 port SATA card for a PowerMac G4. It adds 4 SATA ports to any PowerMac G4 with a PCI slot. It sill not work in a Quicksilver G4 due to a hardware compatibility issue.
(Union City, California-September 23, 2009) FirmTek, LLC, a pioneer and leader in Serial ATA (SATA) storage solutions announced today that the SeriTek/2SE2-E SeriTek/2SM2 storage adapters are fully Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x 'Snow Leopard' compatible. This is an industry first for SiI-3132 based Macintosh controllers and perfect timing for FirmTek customers who desire to upgrade to the latest Apple Snow Leopard operating system. 32-bit or 64-bit - FirmTek is Compatible!
FirmTek, LLC was the first company to provide Apple Macintosh drivers for Silicon Image SiI-3132 based products. This engineering achievement paved the way for the introduction of the popular FirmTek SeriTek/2SM2-E ExpressCard, which allows performance minded MacBook Pro owners to interface directly with external, high performance, eSATA hard disk enclosures. The FirmTek SeriTek/2SM2-E ExpressCard provides up to twice the performance of FireWire 800, while also supporting hot swap FirmTek enclosures for virtually unlimited hard disk storage capacity. FirmTek also offers the SeriTek/2SE2-E PCI-Express eSATA host adapter, which is compatible with all Apple Mac Pro models and the late 2005 PowerMac G5 (11,2). This 2-port SATA II controller enables Macintosh PCI-Express equipped desktop owners to add external, native, eSATA ports to their computer.
With the release of the new FirmTek 5.4.x driver the SeriTek/2SE2-E is fully Snow Leopard compatible with the Apple Mac Pro. Instant Delivery The release of the new 5.4.x series FirmTek driver enables both the SeriTek/2SM2-E ExpressCard and the SeriTek/2SE2-E PCI-Express eSATA host adapter to be fully compliant with Mac OS X Snow Leopard. 'FirmTek is happy to provide, free of charge, our upgraded Snow Leopard storage driver to our valued customers,' said Chi Kim Stanford Vice President of Business Development. The driver is available online at FirmTek's download page. Think SMART - Think FirmTek! The new FirmTek 5.4.x driver also includes S.M.A.R.T application support. This feature allows the FirmTek driver to deliver SMART data to third party utilities like Hardware Monitor.
Users can conveniently monitor hard disk temperatures and the health of hard disks attached to the FirmTek controller while using their favorite Macintosh SMART reporting application. In addition, Disk Utility can be used to verify the SMART status of hard disks. SMART application support can be a very useful tool for keeping an eye on the condition of your hard disks and determining if they are obtaining sufficient cooling.
FirmTek has released the which lets Mac user utilize new Serial ATA storage interface technology. The US$69.95 adapter boosts overall system performance with data transfer rates of up to 150MB/second or 1.5Gb/second, the company claims. The SeriTek/1S2 provides a 2-port host controller that provides support for up to two storage devices.
It offers 48-bit LBA support for drive sizes larger than 137GB; 32-bit, 33 or 66 MHz PCI bus support; and compliance with 32-bit PCI bus version 2.2. What's more, it supports thinner and longer insulated Serial ATA cables with smaller 7-pin connectors. Either end of Serial ATA cables with 7-ping connectors can be connected to Serial ATA devices or the SeriTek/1S2 host adapter. The SeriTek/1S2 works with all Power Macs that have a PCI slot.
Firmtek Seritek/1s2 2-port Pci Sata Host Adapter For Macbook Air
It supports Mac OS X RAID, Mac OS 9 Software RAID (third-party software) and other storage utilities. This story, 'Serial ATA adapter available for PCI-equipped Macs' was originally published.