Port Multiplier Support
In addition to supporting any single or dual eSATA enclosure, the NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 RAID Capable Controller Card supports port multiplier enclosures to connect up to 5 drives into a single eSATA port. By supporting port multiplier enclosures, the NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 RAID Capable Controller Card can provide massive storage and increased data protection by connecting enough drives for protective RAID arrays such as RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (SPAN and individual drive modes).

Adds Faster Than Factory Interface To Mac Pros
From faster backups and file transfers to high-end Audio/Video editing, connecting an eSATA interface equipped device to the NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 RAID Capable Controller Card can take data transfer performance to an entirely new level. Optimally compatible with Mac Pro models and PCs with an available PCIe 2.0 slot, the NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 RAID Capable Controller Card works with ANY eSATA interfaced equipped external hard drive to deliver significantly faster data transfer rates over the fastest factory equipped Mac Pro interface of FireWire 800.

Future Ready Yet Fully Backward Compatible
NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 RAID Capable Controller Card is like a "performance assurance policy" as conventional hard disk drives and SSDs migrate to the SATA 6Gb/s standard. Installing the card now offers immediate speeds gains while making a Mac Pro or PC future ready for even greater speed gains. Like all good upgrades, the card doesn't leave the past behind. The NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 RAID Capable Controller Card is fully backward compatible with PCIe 1.0 slots as well as previous generations of SATA 1.5Gb/s and 3Gb/s drives.

What is eSATA 6Gb/s?

eSATA stands for External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment.
eSATA 6Gb/s is the latest SATA standard to provide data transfer
rates up to 6Gb/s (600 MB/s) for external storage devices.

Chipset: Marvell 88SE9128

Type: SATA 6Gb/s

External: Ports 2 x eSATA

RAID levels supported: 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD (SPAN and individual drive modes)

Interface: PCI-Express 2.0 x1

Form Factor: Low Profile Ready

Data Transfer Rate: Up to 500MB/s total card bandwidth under optimal conditions.

Operating Systems:

Mac
• Hardware: Intel-based Mac with available PCIe 2.0 or 1.0 slot*
• Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 and later

PC
• Hardware: Any computer with available PCIe 2.0 or 1.0 slot*
• Operating System: Windows® 2000/XP/2003 and later

Booting: Supports booting in Windows (Vista & Window 7) with AHCI mode enabled in the BIOS. Does NOT support booting on any Macintosh platform..

Warranty: 3 year warranty Register

*SATA 6Gb/s speeds (600MB/s) will be limited by the PCIe x1 bandwidth (500MB/s total for x1 PCIe 2.0 or 250MB/s total for x1 PCIe 1.0)

NewerTech RAID Web Management Utility
The NewerTech RAID Web Management Utility is an easy-to-use web browser-based application to set up RAID arrays, manage connected drives, view storage health status, and view information about the connected storage devices.

Drivers

• Card Drivers (OS X) - DMG - 3.0MB
  
• Controller Card Drivers (Windows) - ZIP - 2.5MB