FASTA-4x 4 port PCI-X SATAII Host Adapter




All PCI-X Macs and PCs
PCI Macs, PCI-X G5s and PCs

Port Multiplier capable!
Supports up to 20 External Hard Drives
For Mac OS10.4 or 10.5 and Windows 2k, XP and Vista

     CalDigit's new PCI-X SATA Host Card has every feature we look for in a host bus adapter: Reliability, the highest speeds we have seen and Port Multiplier capability. Compatible with all of Apple's PCI and PCI-X equipped Macs running Tiger. Compatible with any PCI equipped PC running Windows 2000, XP and Vista. This card is perfect companion to the MacGurus Burly Port Multiplier Enclosures.

   Requires a driver install from included CD. Installation is a snap. Uses Disk Utility, SoftRAID LLC, Windows Disk manager or other software to create RAID volumes.

   Performance is superb! Depending on drive model and number of drives attached, you will enjoy the highest possible speeds. We tested using current Hitachi, Seagate and Western Digital SATAII drives. We have no problems with drives that had SSC enabled or disabled.


Compatible with

      -Macs with open PCI or PCI-X slot
            OSX 10.4 or 10.5

      -Windows PCs
            running 2000, XP or Vista with PCIe slot

For all your storage needs!

  
eSATA Ports:

   eSATA, a new external connection method for the SATA specification, is used on this card. More robust and better grounded, these connectors are the wave of the future. Be aware though, confusion is also going to be common as the eSATA connectors are VERY similar in appearance to the current SATA Type A connectors more commonly being used. Use of an eSATA to eSATA external cable is currently needed to connect to the MacGurus Burly. Be sure to select eSATA cables when ordering a companion Burly to go with your FASTA-4x host card.

Port Multiplication:
  Please check out our Guide to Port Multipliers for a better description of how this super technology works.

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This is it. Video storage for the Mac!

  Video users and HD Video users in particular will find this to be the real answer to their storage needs. Able to grow capacities and speeds with the ability to attach more and more drives. Added to that is getting performance well in excess of the speed requirements for HD is icing on the cake. In real use an 8 drive RAID0 array or even better a 10 drive array can handle any of the typical needs of the High Def video workstation. These arrays can be built either in a pair of enclosures like 2 x Four Bay Burlys or 2 x Five Bay Burlys or by using the massive 8 Bay unit with 2 Port Multipliers. We recommend the multiple enclosures over the larger 8 Bay only because they are easier to move around and work on in the event of a drive failure.

  Great System for photo storage! You can add multiple drives, bays, arrays and enclosures, up to almost any combination of capacity and great speed. All can be accomplished giving you the versatility to create a storage system AND a high speed backup, all off of one host card in small discreet packages. The Port Multiplier capabilities give you the control you need to configure a working high speed system matched exactly to your studio’s needs. You have never seen photo storage fly until you have your saves happening at over 200 MB/sec on a simple 4 drive RAID0.

  Compatibility in just about any PCIe capable platform. Able to run in Macs and PCs running OS10.4 or newer and Windows 2000, XP and even Vista. You need an open PCI Express slot. Hotswap capability is of course built in so no rebooting just to fire up your external storage. Hotplug is also included for drives in RAID arrays. Compatible with OSX Disk Utility RAID software, SoftRAID and Windows RAID Manager. This card is not bootable in OSX at this time.


Features and Compatibility

• Each port can support single direct connected drive or Port Multiplier with up to 5 drives
• SATAII bus compliance -- 300 MB/sec burst transfers! Auto switch 150/300 MB/sec auto negotiation
• PCI-X 133, 100 Mhz, backwards compatble with PCI slots
• Supports full Hotswap capability
• Supported in All Macs and PCs with open PCI or PCI-X slot
• Windows® XP, 2000 and Vista, Mac OSX 10.4 or later
• 4 External eSATA Ports
• 48 Bit LBA support - any drive capacity is supported
• Spread Spectrum Clocking compatibility with all SATA drives
• Firmware is upgradable via future updates
• Port Multiplier capable
• Compatible with a variety of capture cards, like AJA, BMD, Matrox
• 3-year warranty

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Made to work with the FASTA-4x

 MacGurus Burly Port Multiplier Enclosures are made for the maximum in reliability, capacity and speed. These interface perfectly with the FASTA-4x giving you the best of all storage worlds. Click the image to see the full line up.

The Gurus Certify This Host Card Seriously Rules