Tempo SATA E2P features two external 300 MB/s SATA (eSATA) ports and supports SATA drive enclosures with port multipliers (like Sonnet's Fusion 500P), which enable the use of up to 10 disk drives. Perfect for connecting mass storage, this card offers an affordable way to add external SATA connections. Tempo SATA E2P may be installed in any PCI Express slot, and is RoHS compliant.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
Works well in my G5, June 30, 2009
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S. Gresham (Seattle, WA United States)
Was not sure about this for an old g5 Quad, but worked well out of box
Good for some tasks, horrible for others., March 25, 2009
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A. NelsonFor some reason, USB 2.0 is faster than this card when it comes to moving large files to an external hard drive from a mac. Once the files are there, however, it does its job well (for example: HD footage in Final Cut Pro). Strange that it works well one way but not the other.
Be Careful When Buying for a Mac Pro Computer, March 19, 2009
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W. Cathryn HelmsI originally installed the Tempo Sata E2P Pcie Card with 2 External Esata ports in slot 2 of my new Mac Pro (Early 2008) computer. It did not work! By reading and calling the company, I learned that it will only work in slots 3 or 4. I switched a USB Pcie card with it. The USB card works in slot 2 just fine and the eSATA card works in slot 3. The eSATA card connects a short eSATA cable to a LaCie 500GB external hard drive to use with the Mac Pro's Time Machine backup system.
The LaCie was so easy to setup with the Mac. It asks if you want to use the Time Machine with it.
I also learned that this card will NOT work at all in the NEW 2009 Mac Pro.
simple & effective life-saver, November 15, 2008
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instantkarma (Watchung, NJ United States)
turns out there are very few eSATA cards compatible with the exact version of Mac (late 2005 G5 Mac PowerPC with a PCI Express 133 slot). Finding the right card was the hardest part. Installing it was a bit dicey as the PCI Express slot was blocked a bit by wires from the neighboring slot. But once I got it in, I only had to turn on the Mac again to see the card come alive. I used the install disc all the same to ensure the drivers got installed right. Now the card and the principal attached device (a Fantom 1TB Green Drive - see my other review on this) works like a charm. Transfer speeds are astounding me. Still, when I have to edit an HD movie I move it back over to the Mac. Editing movies live over eSATA i sstill a hairy proposition, unless you dont mind seeing the spinning wheel of death a few times and eating your nails down to the flesh hoping you dont lose the edits you just made. The Tempo cam highly rated, and I've given it top billing for good reason.
