Key Features
Four eSATA ports
SATA II compliant, 1.5Gb/s and 3Gb/s auto-negotiation
FIS-based Port Multiplier-aware to support up to 20 disk drives*
Native PCI Express (PCIe) x4 host bus interface for high-performance applications
Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC) support for compatibility with all SATA drives
Supports Mac OS® X and Windows® XP RAID
Hot-swap drive support
Mac and Windows

*Support for 20 drives requires the use of drive enclosures employing port multipliers (like Sonnets Fusion 500P). When using an enclosure without a port multiplier (such as Sonnets Fusion 400), Tempo E4P will support up to 4 drives.

Compatibility
Any Mac or PC with PCI Express x4 slot


Technical Specificaions
Software
Operating System Requirements
•Mac OS X Version 10.2 or later
•Windows XP SP2

Hardware
Bus Type
•PCI Express x4
External Connectors
•Four eSATA
Drives Supported
•Up to 20 SATA I or SATA II
Data Transfer Rate
•Up to 300 MB per second per port
ATAPI Support
•No
Drive Types Supported
•Serial ATA I & II
Advanced Features
•Port Multiplier aware
•FIS-based switching controller
•True plug and play, no device drivers to install**
•Spread Spectrum Clocking for compatibility with all SATA drives and lower EMI emissions
•Bus Mastering frees CPU from data I/O handling
•48-bit LBA support for drives larger than 137 GB
Warranty
•3-year limited warranty

Firmware
•Flash-ROM upgradeable to latest firmware version

Package Contents:
•Quick Start Guide



Important Note:
Tempo SATA E4P requires eSATA data cables.