ESATA card for external ODD

Does anyone know of a card that is eSATA and supports an ODD? I have a rocket raid card for my external raid. I cannot hook my blu-ray burner up to it since it only accepts hard drives.
Thanks,
Toby

Sorry, forgot to mention I am running under Vista and does not recognize the two extra internal ports.
Sorry about that.
I actually just found the IOGear GICe711S3 card. Seems to be compatible
with Vista and a PCIe slot. It will give me one internal and one external.
Any thoughts?
Toby

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ESATA Card for 1.8GHz Single CPU (Late 2004) Power Mac G5 Tower

I have an unusual issue. I purchased the LaCie d2 quadra 500GB external hard drive. What attracted me to this drive is the ability to interface it by USB 2.0, Firewire 400, Firewire 800 or eSATA. Of course, eSATA looks like it would provide the best throughput. So, I asked the rep at MacMall to suggest a compatible eSATA card for my machine. He suggested LaCie part number 710372 which is a PCI card with two eSATA ports on it.
When it arrived, I checked the specs on the package and found that it requires a "PCI slot (32 bits 66Mhz; PCI 2.3 compliant interface)". When I checked Apple's web site it looks like my machine has the following caution "Warning: Do not use PCI cards that function only at 66 MHz in the 33 Mhz PCI slots. Damage to your equipment could result...". So, I called LaCie support to check this before I installed the card. LaCie support checked with their technicians and I was finally told that this card did have the ability to operate at 33 Mhz but it wasn't listed on the package.
So, I installed the card and then brought my machine up. It seemed to run normally. So, I attached the eSATA cable to the hard drive and then to one of the ports on the card. So far, so good. Then, I powered the drive up and it appeared on the desktop. I then fired up Disk Utility and erased the drive. That worked fine. Next, I tried to copy files to it and that worked.
As a matter of course, I always like to erase a new drive with the "write zeros to all sectors". This verifies that every sector on the drive can be written to without any problems. I don't know if this really accomplishes anything. But, it would seem to validate that the drive works fine.
So, I started this process knowing that it would take a long time for a drive this large (500 GB). This seemed to proceed normally as I checked it from time to time. But, after a number of hours (with only 13 minutes remaining), the entire system hung. I could not do anything except press the button on the front of the machine.
After the machine came back up, it seemed to run normally. But, as I started running applications, I could tell all was not well. The system hung from time to time. Each time, it took 10 or 15 minutes to become responsive.
Finally, I got disgusted and powered everything down and removed the suspect PCI card. Since I did that, the machine works fine.
The drive is now connected using the Firewire 800 cable and seems to work fine. But, it doesn't seem especially fast. I have other drives attached using Firewire 400. Is it possible to have drives attached to both Firewire busses and still get the performance advertised by Firewire 800?
Also, is there an eSATA card that will work in my machine and still provide the advertised eSATA performance (1.5Gbits per second/150MB/second)?
With the drive connected to the Firewire 800 port, it honestly doesn't seem any faster than any of the other Firewire 400 drives.

I didn't say what to do, only options and tried to point out WHY.
This is what I know, these are possible explanations. And alternatives.
most PCI cards are NOT a fixed 66MHz, very very small market. And most PCI slots are not 66MHz only. The Blue G3 and Xserve have used 66MHz PCI.
Your card should work. eSATA is slightly better than FW800. But you are going through a 'bridge' between the drive and the PCI card, usually Oxford 924 chipset.
A direct SATA case for $68 would let you use two drives and get the 75MB/sec writing speed, which is about as much as you can expect from most SATA drives and in G5 anyway.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MESATATBEK/
And here is a nice 500GB drive for $99
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Maxtor/7H500F0/
Connect it to one of the eSATA ports on your LaCie SATA PCI card.
And yes, you have the single drive now.
When installing cards and drives, reset-nvram - either zap the pram from cold startup or boot into Open Firmware and type the reset-nvram and reset-all from there.
I know lots of people use and are happy with LaCie and D2. I am not one of them (I use to buy LaCie when it was Quantum back in early 90s).

Which eSATA card for QX2 or G-Speed Q?

I'm about to pull the trigger on an OWC QX2 or a G-Speed Q from G-Technology (4-bay, Firmware RAID-5 boxes with Quad interfaces). I think they both use the Oxford 936 chip and therefore should perform identically with any given eSATA card for the Mac Pro.
So, which eSATA card will allow these boxes to perform very well with a 2006 vintage Mac Pro, which of course has the PCI 1.0 bus which has a limited bandwidth per PCI lane... Also, I will attach a 3 additional single spindle drives to the card since I have those drives lying around.
So, what card???
Thanks,
Robert

I wonder why the G-Speed Q (From G-Technology) which uses the same 936 chip is benchmarked at a much slower speed using there $300 RAID card. According to G-Tech "The G-SPEED Q write speeds are about 165MB/s, and the reads are about 215MB/s." with RAID 5.
Hi,
I have not tested the G-Speed Q.
I can tell you 936QS based enclosures tend to be very performance sensitive to the model of hard disk installed and the eSATA driver used. This is why performance results can be amazingly different when the 936QS is used with various drives and eSATA controllers.
Its not like a direct connect 4-bay enclosure where you see much less difference in hard disk performance when different 3.5" SATA hard disk models are used.
In my tests, the Hitachi 1TB provided some of the best 936QS performance I have recorded. In addition, FirmTek has optimized the SeriTek/2ME4-E driver version 6.0.0fc18 to enhance 936QS performance. This combination is able to maximize the performance available with the 936QS design.
I hope this information is helpful.
FirmTek Support

ESata card for Mac Pro (Early 2008)

I am looking for another two port eSata card for my Mac Pro (Early 2008) model. The card I ordered before Christmas from Amazon (UK) has just arrived but doesn't fit (Lacie eSATA PCI CARD)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-130823-eSATA-PCI-Card/dp/B001O9KEKM/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1294318895&sr=8-1
It's only for two drives I use from time to time to back up my HD Video (personal family stuff only).
Any recommendations?
Many thanks, Matt

I have the Sonnet E2P in my Mac Pro Early 2008. Also available in UK from here:
http://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/productinfo.php?productsid=421
And "Yes": that arrangement is the PCI-Express card connector - that's what you need.
!http://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/images/381-img-main.jpg!
It's definitely a Mac card - Sonnet product page here has latest drivers, etc.:
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/temposatae2p.html
(Currently = v 1.2.5)
Edit: you could always use one of these:
http://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/productinfo.php?productsid=511
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It extends the unused motherboard SATA ports to the back panel. Cheaper, but requires you to partially disassemble your Mac Pro to install it, and the drives thus attached are NOT swappable while your Mac Pro is powered on - necessitating a power-cycling of your Mac to mount/unmount drives connected to this card.
With the E2P you can mount/unmount drives without powering off your Mac. I'd go with the E2P!

ESATA card for T61

Hi,
I want to buy an eSATA card for my T61 7661-BF3 (14.1 inch) and I really appreciate your help because I don't know much about what type of slot my T61 has (ExpressCard/PC Card/Smart Card) and the physical characteristics.
There are some terms like 34mm, 54mm, ExpressCard, PC Card, Smart Card that I don't understand so don't know what eSATA card should I buy.
I've found these cards:
1. http://www.startech.com/item/ECESAT32-2-Port-SATA-6-Gbps-ExpressCard-eSATA-Controller-Card.aspx
2. http://www.startech.com/item/ECESATA254-2-Port-ExpressCard-54mm-eSATA-Controller-Adapter-Card.aspx
3. http://www.startech.com/item/CBESAT2-2-Port-eSATA-Cardbus-PCMCIA-PC-Controller-Adapter-Card.aspx
4. http://www.startech.com/item/ECESATA22-2-Port-eSATA-ExpressCard-Drive-Controller-Card.aspx
I don't know if my T61 supports cards above.
I would really appreciate your help to advise me on what will be the best eSATA card option for my T61?
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

according to your parts list, your T61 doesn't have the card reader or the security card reader, which means you should have the PCMCIA and the Expresscard slot.
But you should take a picture of the slots and post it here, so that i can confirm it for you.
Expresscard slot is a better option since it is faster.
Regards,
Jin Li
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Looking For PCI ESATA Card For G5

it will be running in both leopard and tiger
can anyone recommend one and where to buy?
i bought a rocstor 2ue drive and currently using it usb mode which is very slow.
thank you

since you don't say dual core G5 i assume you will need a PCI-X card (i'm pretty sure only dual core G5 use PCI-Express).
the firmTek is a nice card and has the ability to boot from attached drives. it does have the disadvantage of only supporting SATA I i.e. 1.5Gbs and is on the expensive side (approaching $200), where as many of the cheaper cards (~$80-90) almost all use Silicon Image chipset support SATA II i.e. 3Gbps but don't have ability to boot from attached drives..
so it kind of depends on your needs.. if you don't need to boot from the attached drives you can get a less expensive card, with faster SATA II capabilities for $80-90.
just do a google search for pci-x esata card... owc is a good place to start as well.. i can confirm that multi-interface externals can be a bad choice as well... i got slower than USB 2 speeds from a Seagate Free agent triple interface drive and got transfer speeds faster than my internal drive by taking same drive out of the Seagate enclosure and putting it into an OWC esata only enclosure (dual drive enclosure for $67).. i have a norco, 4 port, pci-x estat card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816133002
http://www.cooldrives.com/saii3g4espcc.html
http://pc.pcconnection.com/1/1/4316-addonics-technologies-esata-ii-pci-x-4-port- raid-controller-raid5-jbod-ads3gx4r5-e.html

128MB vs. 256MB Video Card for External Monitor?

I may want to run an external monitor for Final Cut Pro HD. Will getting the 2.16 Processor with its 256MB Video Card drive an external monitor any better than the 1.83 w/ 128MB Video Card? TIA
BTW, I won't be "gaming" at all. Just doing a little FCP HD...
20 G5 iMac/2 GB RAM/250 GB HD Mac OS X (10.4.2)

Randy, I believe you have great technical knowledge
(much more than me) and your math is unobjectionable.
But in my opinion 16% of the graphic card's capacity
just to light up the monitors is not a low figure.
Actually, for generic 2D stuff that doesn't involve OpenGL, Randy has it correct. You'll find that VRAM makes absolutely no difference to Photoshop, for instance. A couple of big screens will happily run on 64MB VRAM.
Once you start running pro applications on those
monitors, and expect real-time responsiveness and
lower and lower rendering times; you might come to
realize that 128MB of VRAM is enough, it's a lot...
but not excessive.
You only need the extra VRAM for apps that specifically use the graphic card, through OpenGL, Core Image, Core Video or similar. Of course, there are more and more apps which leverage the graphics card this way, so 256MB is going to be more future-proof, and is what I went for.

PCMCIA hardware: "Express Card" or "PC Card" (for external USB 2.0)

Can anyone advise how I might determine the external interface card hardware that is provided with my T43p Thinkpad? I've not used this feature on the machine previously, and do not recognize it from external view.
From the unit itself and original shipping documents, the T43p is model 2687DUU (shipped November 2005).
The packing list does not describe the hardware in detail.
The Service and Troubleshooting guide describes "ExpressCard/PC Card slots" but also says "Some models have the PC Card (Type II or Type III PC Card) slots only.
Device manager hardware report seems non-specific, and I can't tell whether it refers to the reader itself: "Ricoh R/RL/5C476(II) or Compatible CardBus Controller" under "PCMIA" adapters.
The slot has two ejector buttons and measures 54mm wide.
I need to buy an external USB 2.0 interface to support Western Digital external hard drive. An ExpressCard interface is inexpensive, but I would like to be sure that the T43p is built to support it.
Thanks for any help.
Robert
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Thanks very much for updates. The very slow throughput using the WD software is *extremely* slow. With only a 9.5 Gbyte backup to process, it was only about "80% done" after 7 hours. The problem seems to be with the WD software, since a simple Windows Explorer "copy" from internal hard disk to the WD drive completed a 11 Gbyte (sorry, I wrote 3 Gbyte originally) copy for a single file in about 5 minutes. The latter is indeed about what I would hope for from USB 2.0 (about half of the nominal 480 Mbps maximum).
I found various postings on the web relating to very slow USB backups to the My File product line. The product manual for my unit cites this as a FAQ, as follows:
Q: Why is the data transfer rate slow?
A: Your system may be operating at USB 1.1 speeds due to incorrect driver installation of the USB 2.0 adapter card or a system that does not support USB 2.0. If your system includes a PCI slot, you can achieve Hi-Speed USB transfer rates by installing a USB 2.0 PCI adapter card...
It seems clear that my native USB ports *can* move data to the disk at acceptable rates, but it's not happening in combination with the WD application software. A possible hint is that it seems that transfer rates really nosedive when lots of small files are being moved.
I agree it's a shot in the dark that new USB 2.0 interface will fix the problem - but it seems like an easy shot to take. The real problem might be in the design of the WD backup software, but I have no hope of fixing that. If new ports don't do the trick, I'll probably need to return the My File unit.
Since the WD external drive runs from an AC adapter, I'm not worried about a power shortage. I interpret this set up as not "portable", even though the My FIle is an external drive.

Best eSata card for use with G-Tech G-Raid mini2? weibetech no work

Hi there,
I recently purchased a brand new G-Tech 640GB G-raid mini2. I specifically purchased the drive to take advantage of the esata port. I edit video and need the throughput speeds for HD footage. Currently, I'm using the Weibetech Express/34 esata adapter to run the drive but it's not working. The information I received from the very helpful people at Weibetech, was that Silicon Image who makes the chip that runs the card, are not updating the drivers to work with my operating system. 10.5. Both apple and SI are aware of this issue.
Question I have is what card will work with the computer and the drive? Has anyone had the same or similar issue? Maybe the G-Raid drive isn't the way to go. Anyone have a better suggestion for speed when cutting video on a MBP?
Thanks

I wonder why the G-Speed Q (From G-Technology) which uses the same 936 chip is benchmarked at a much slower speed using there $300 RAID card. According to G-Tech "The G-SPEED Q write speeds are about 165MB/s, and the reads are about 215MB/s." with RAID 5.
Hi,
I have not tested the G-Speed Q.
I can tell you 936QS based enclosures tend to be very performance sensitive to the model of hard disk installed and the eSATA driver used. This is why performance results can be amazingly different when the 936QS is used with various drives and eSATA controllers.
Its not like a direct connect 4-bay enclosure where you see much less difference in hard disk performance when different 3.5" SATA hard disk models are used.
In my tests, the Hitachi 1TB provided some of the best 936QS performance I have recorded. In addition, FirmTek has optimized the SeriTek/2ME4-E driver version 6.0.0fc18 to enhance 936QS performance. This combination is able to maximize the performance available with the 936QS design.
I hope this information is helpful.
FirmTek Support

ESATA card in Interl XServer for external drive

Hello,
Which eSATA (PCIe) card will work in the the new Intel XServer?
Does anybody have used a eSATA card for external SATA drives already?
JO

Hi Ullrich and other forum folks.
Hmmm. I'm having the same problems... I'm trying one card in an Intel Mac Pro (with PCI Express also). I haven't put a head on the Intel Xserve, but I'm sure the problem is the same.
The card shows up in my Apple System Profile on the Intel Mac Pro as follows...
"Slot-2
PCI1095,3132:
Type: Other Mass Storage Controller
Bus: PCI
Slot: Slot-2
Vendor ID: 0x1095
Device ID: 0x3132
Subsystem Vendor ID: 0x1095
Subsystem ID: 0x3132
Revision ID: 0x0001"
Same details, as shown on this review website:
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/firmtek/2se2e/
The rebadged version of the same card appears to be this one:
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/addonics/adsa3gpx1-2em/
Yes, I tried the SiliconImage drivers too, from:
http://www.siliconimage.com/support/supportsearchresults.aspx?pid=32&cid=3&ctid= 2&osid=3&
But no joy either.
Time to contact Seritek support... I'll let everyone know if/when I get some joy from Seritek support, or if I have success via other means
Cheers,
Derek

ESATA Card

I have an 2009 MacPro 4,1, Quad-Core, 2.66 GHz. I would like to add an eSATA card for external hard drives and do not know what I should be considering for specs. I am looking for advice on whose cards, speeds, and any other considerations. I am assuming that it would be easy to install.

Start by doing a forum search since this is a popular topic. Then try searching via Google. Among other concerns you might look for a card that allows attached drives to boot the computer and come from a manufacturer that stipulates Mac compatibility. You might look at OWC, Sonnet, NewerTech, CalDrives, and LaCie for compatible ExpressCard/34 products.

Can two PCI-e eSATA cards work at the same time?

Hello,
I've been using a cheap, 2 ports sil3132 eSATA card for the past 8 months or so. I just bought a second one as I needed more ports, but the two cards are not working well together.
First: is there a solution?
Second: would an eSATA from another maker work better?
Thanks
Loa

Maybe they share the same driver and chipset and cause an issue?
I have 2 port Sonnet Tempo E2P and E4P but they are different chipset and drivers.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Sonnet%20Technology/TSATAIIE4P/
Yes you can. FirmTek 4-port is excellent and Newertech has SATA III 2-port (and no driver needed).
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXPCIE6GS2/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Firmtek/SATA2ME4E/
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Problem with SIIG eSATA card

I bought a Siig PCIe eSATA card for my new Mac Pro. When I plug my 1TB G-Drive into the machine it doesn't mount. Any ideas?

Hey Chanduu,
I had a few quick quesitons. Are you starting your PXI chassis first when you boot up your system? Are you able to see a screen that says "New hardware detected"? Can you go into Measurement and Automation Explorer, and go into the "Software folder" Can you see if NI-VISA, and NI-DAQmx are installed, and what version?
Regards,
Nick D.

Using an external HD with an eSATA card

I have a music library on an external HD connected to an eSATA card that I access many hours a day. I notice the difference in responsiveness when compared to the same drive connected with FIrewire 800. But it is idle many hours a day. And I notice that using eSATA the drive never spins down the way it does using Firewire.
Am I shortening the life of the drive by leaving it on and spinning all day every day and shut down at night? I don't think the computer goes to sleep naturally when it is connected and spinning. Without it the computer sleeps normally in non use.
If it's not costing too much in energy or wear I will enjoy the advantage of eSATA. But if there is gain by being frugal connecting it with Firewire I may like to do that.
Any thoughts please? I don't know if all drives spin constantly with eSATA. Is it universal or does it depend on the card design? Does an internal 2nd HD spin down when not in use? Does the main HD?

Hi,
It is not unusual for hard disks connected via eSATA NOT to spin down when inactive. However, the Mac Pro should still support sleep mode. You may want to verify the energy settings in System Preferences. I would also use the sleep menu under the Apple to verify the Mac Pro will sleep and wake from sleep with the SATA controller card installed.
I dismount and turn off my external eSATA hard disks when they are not needed. The latest Silicon Image driver allows the eSATA HD to enter a low power mode when inactive if the energy saver settings are set to put the HD to sleep when inactive.
The power used by a single 3.5" hard disk is minimal (5-8W). Hibernation mode usually drops the HD energy use to 2-4W. To put this into perspective, upgrading the Mac Pro video card or adding a second video card will probably use 10-20x more power.
The eSATA HD will last the longest if never turned on. However, I am not sure that sleep mode by itself will significantly lengthen the life of the HD. From my experience, most of the HDs I use daily tend to have a life span of approximately 2->3 years. I also find that by year 3, they are usually technologically obsolete.
I prefer the external eSATA HD stay active when turned on. This avoids delays from waking from disk hibernation mode and seems to provide a more stable HD operating environment. I would not trade the speed of eSATA for a FireWire 800 connection.
Have fun!

Using generic drivers in 64-bit mode for eSATA card with Marvell 88sx7042

Hello, all. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a way to plug the eSATA card's pnp info into, for example, one the plugins in the IOATAFamily kext so that it will mount in 64-bit mode. I've tried this, and simply inserting the supplied kext in the IOATAFamily kext -- the card is recognized in 32-bit mode, but in 64-bit mode, the card is recognized, but System Profiler reports that no drivers are installed. Of course, my generic JMicron card will load, but it is not Port-Multiplier aware, which renders it useless as the relevant external is a hardware RAID. TIA for any replies.

Does this help
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3443
It does not cover Mavericks but you may get some ideas.
Have you got AppleCare or had the machine less than 90 days, if so give Apple a call.

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