Lycom PCIe SATAII Host Card
4 eSATA External Ports

RAID and Port Multiplier capable!
Supports up to 20 External Hard Drives
Windows XP, 2000, 2003 server, Vista and Linux

Mac OS-10.4 and 10.5 - PCIe MacPro and PCIe Mac G5

  Lycom’s Port Multiplier capable host cards are THE choice of cards for your PCIe equipped Mac or PC. This card mounts up to 4 drives directly or up to 20 drives when attached to enclosures with Port Multipliers such as the Burly Port Multiplier Enclosures available here in 4, 5 and 8 Bay versions as well as Rack Mount. This card is the perfect card for use in all MacPro Towers including the 2008 8 Core Models. Works in Dual Core G5s as well, these are the last model G5s that had Dual Ethernet ports and PC4200 RAM.

   Capable of mounting the drives each independently or in any combination of software RAID. You can even create huge and incredibly fast arrays across multiple port multiplier systems for never before seen speeds and certainly never before seen capacities on a direct connected host card. Very versatile with great performance combined with the cost benefit of being able to attach less expensive smaller capacity drives in greater numbers for a huge per GB savings. The throughput from drives attached to these cards is exceptional giving full 300 MB/sec access to each of the four SATAII specification eSATA ports.

This is an 8 Lane PCIe card. Can also operate at full speed utilitizing only 4 Lanes. Has a built in cooling fan that in our experience is VERY low noise output. This is a really 'cool' fan that impressed us with its quiet effectiveness and high tech design.

Compatible with:

• Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5 in MacPro and PCIe G5s
• Windows XP, 95, NT, 98SE, ME, 2000, 2003 Server, DOS and Vista
• Linux 32 and 64 bit versions

     
         
  
This host card has eSATA Ports:

   eSATA, an external connection method for the SATA specification, is used on this card. More robust and better grounded, these connectors are the choice for external connected storage. Be aware though, confusion is also going to be common as the eSATA connectors are VERY similar in appearance to the older SATA Type A connectors. Use of an eSATA to eSATA external cable is currently needed to connect to the MacGurus Burly Enclosure. Be sure to select eSATA cables when ordering a companion Burly to go with your Lycom host card.

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

Features and Compatibility

• Mac OSX 10.4 and 10.5 Leopard *Mac drivers available (see note below).
• Supports Windows NT, 2000, 2003, XP. Linux
• 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
• PCIe for all MacPro and PCIe Dual Core G5 (identify this PCIe G5 by the fact it has PC4200 RAM)
• Supports full Hotswap capability
• Silicon Image 3124 chipset
• Built in RAID functions include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 1+0, JBOD for Windows
• RAID 5 Capable with the Windows Platform
• 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
• FIS-based Port Multiplier capable
• 1 Year Warranty

 

  *Note: Mac users must download a driver available here for the card to be recognized. Download driver version 2.0.3. Unzip the file and run the Sil3124 version 2.0.3 Mac OS X installer.

Lycom PCIe SATAII PM host for PC and Macs LYCeSATA-4e $184.00 Highest performance PCIe card for MacPro and Dual Core G5.

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Made to work with the Lycom eSATA Card

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

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