Sata Card for Dual 2.5 External Drives

Loking for a four port card that works with my G5 and have no idea what I need PCIX etc.
Looking to buy it here.
http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/Search.cfm?Criteria=SATA%20High%2DSpeed%20Contr oller%20Mac%20Cards&sort=a&pg=2
Thanks in advance, tried to search but could not find an answer.

Hi Michele
If you have the first generation of dual 2.5GHz G5s, you have PCI-X. If you have the later model, you have PCIe (PCI Express). You can check which you have by launching System Profiler (from the Apple menu - About This Mac - More Info).
Check the "machine model".
PowerMac 7,3 - early G5 - PCI-X
PowerMac 11.2 - late G5 - PCIe
MacGurus has more information on SATA card compatibility here.
I've used two SATA cards - the Seritek 1VE4 was okay, and supports external booting, but has problems with some Seagate drives. I'm now using a Lycom 4-port card, which supports port multiplication (so you can hook up to 5 drives per port with enclosures that support the feature).
Good luck!
Matt

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