Apricorn esata ii expresscard Data Sheet

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Two SATA2  Ports (eSATA) 

Easily add two external SATA (eSATA II) ports to your notebook 

computer for external hard drive connections

48 bits LBA breaks capacity-Limit to 

support HDD larger than 137GB 

Works with large capacity Serial ATA hard disks  

Supports 1-lane 2.5Gbps 

ExpressCard/34 

The  34 form factor works in both ExpressCard 34 and 54 slots making 

it compatible with any notebook with an ExpressCard Slot.

Hot-plug capability 

Supports hot swapping SATA hard drives

Supports SATA II transfer rate of 

3.0Gbps 

This allows for lighting fast data transfer speeds

Cross Platform Compatible

Works with both PC & Mac

Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 

specifications

Compatible with all eSATA devices

Supports two independent Serial ATA 

channels 

No reduction in data transfer rates when two drives are plugged in 

at the same time

Windows & Mac drivers provided

Drivers CD provided for easy installation.

Two LEDs indicate for HDD access

Give visual indication of hard drive activity

Additional Technical Feature

Independent Link, Transport, and data FIFO

Additional Technical Feature

Supports Out of order data delivery NCQ

Additional Technical Feature

31 Commands and Scatter/Gather Tables per Port

Additional Technical Feature

Supports FIS-based switching with Port Multipliers

Additional Technical Feature

Supports Non-zero offsets NCQ

Additional Technical Feature

Independent command fetch, scatter/gather, and command 

execution

Additional Technical Feature

Supports Legacy Command Queuing (LCQ)

Additional Technical Feature

Supports Native Command Queuing (NCQ)

Warranty 

1 year limited

Approvals

FCC, CE 

System Requirements 

Hardware: 

Notebook PC with an available ExpressCard slot

MacBook Pro (or newer) with an available ExpressCard slot

Mac: Mac OS X 10.4.6 or newer

PC: Windows XP or Vista

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