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February 10, 2006
The Ultimate Bootable SATA Host Adapter
A review of the FirmTek SeriTek/1eVE4 Four Port External Serial ATA PCI-X Host Adapter
FirmTek is shipping the SeriTek/1eVE4 four port external serial ATA PCI-X host adapter for PowerMac computers with an available PCI slot. The SeriTek/1eVE4 is PCI-X 1.0a, 64-bit compliant when operating at 133/100/ 66MHz bus speeds. The card is also backward compatible with standard 32/64-bit PCI slots at 33MHz and 66MHz bus speeds. This allows the SeriTek/1eVE4 host adapter to support a simple PowerMac 7300 up to a powerful PowerMac G5 Dual with PCI-X slots. The SeriTek/1eVE4 package includes a PCI-X host adapter and a manual on CD. With this card installed your PowerMac has four external eSATA ports ready for connections.
System Requirements
OS 9, OS X10.1.5 or later (works best with 10.2 or later).
Compatible with ALL PowerMac G3, G4 & G5 with PCI-X.
32/64 bit, 33/66MHz PCI
133/100/66MHz PCI-X
Compliant 32-bit PCI bus version 2.2
Compliant with PCI-X bus version 1.0a
Supports up to four external SATA 3.5" drives.
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Contact Information:
FirmTek, LLC
sales@firmtek.com
http://www.firmtek.com
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