The SeriTek/1SEN2 bundle includes the SeriTek/1EN2 External Dual-Bay Hot-Swap Enclosure and the SeriTek/1SE2 Two-Port External Serial ATA Adapter. The SeriTek/1EN2 is a rugged, dual-bay Serial ATA (SATA) external hard drive enclosure. It provides versatile hot-swap capabilities with virtually unlimited storage possibilities in a small form-factor package. Built from the ground-up as a true Serial ATA solution, SeriTek/1EN2 features a case made of aluminum for maximum durability and heat dissipation. The SeriTek/1SE2 Host Adapter extends Serial ATA's 1.5Gbits/sec performance to the outside of the Macintosh computer chassis, enabling users to take advantage of external Serial ATA enclosures such as the SeriTek/1EN2. With two external ports, the SeriTek/1SE2 provides the high bandwidth necessary to meet the needs of performance-hungry applications while offering hot-swap flexibility similar to that of Universal Serial Bus (USB) and FireWire. SeriTek/1EN2 External Enclosure Features Provides physical lock and key security Power and activity LEDs for each hard drive High-performance storage data transfer up to 1.5Gbps (150MB/sec) per drive Faster than USB 2.0 and FireWire 800 Dual hot-swappable 3.5" Serial ATA drive bay enclosure with removable trays Additional trays are available separately for virtually unlimited storage possibilities Built-in quiet exhaust fan for cool-running hard drives Surpasses rotational vibration and heat dissipation requirements of high RPM drives Fully RAID capable: Compatible with Operating System and host adapter based RAID solutions RAID arrays can span across multiple enclosures Works with PC and Macintosh computers with shielded Serial ATA ports running OS 8, OS 9, OSX, Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP/2003 and Linux External power adapter offloads computer’s power supply, keeps heat and electromagnetic interference away from hard drives SeriTek/1SE2 External SATA Host Adapter Features Two external ports with hot-swap capability. Compatible with all PCI-based Power PC Macintosh computers and PC/Windows computers. Boosts overall system performance with per-port data transfer rates of up to 150MBytes/sec or 1.5Gbits/sec Supports Mac OS 9.XX, and OS X version 10.1.5 or later, Windows 98/98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Provides performance and protection: Supports native OS X RAID 0/1 (OS 9 RAID with 3rd party software), native Windows 2000/XP/2003 RAID User-upgradeable firmware 48-bit LBA support for drive sizes larger than 137GB Includes a "made for Macintosh" one-meter, fully shielded, thin and flexible 1-meter Serial ATA cable with 7-pin connector Perfect for upgrading and expanding legacy and G5 Macintosh computers 32-bit, 33 or 66 MHz PCI bus support Compliant with 32-bit PCI bus version 2.2 Bus master operation enhances multitasking during disk transfers and increases CPU efficiency: The CPU is free to handle other tasks during data transfers between the PCI Bus and system memory Reduced settings on storage devices (no master/slave) means easier installation and replacement Ideal for a variety of Power Macintosh and PC/Windows applications: Desktop publishing, Audio/Video storage and editing, graphics manipulation/publishing, photo storage and editing, servers, and gaming. Package Contents One SeriTek/1EN2 dual-bay external Serial ATA enclosure One SeriTek/1SE2 two-port external Serial ATA adapter Two external shielded Serial ATA data cables, 1-meter each Two removable hard drive trays One enclosure stand Two keys Eight hard drive countersink-style hard drive mounting screws Four clear rubber feet One universal power adapter One CD-ROM containing Macintosh and PC/Windows user manuals Note: The bundled SeriTek/1SE2 SATA PCI host adapter is not compatible with the latest G5 Macintosh computers with PCI Express slots |