Will a Sonnet Tempo-X eSata card work in a 2010 or 2009 Mac Pro?

Hi Folks,
I just bought a 2010 refurbed 12 core - very excited!
I'm going to probably sell my G5 and G4 which are used for video transfer.
In the G5, I have the Sonnet Tempo-X eSata PCI card 4 x 4 (I think it's PCI-X?) and I'm wondering if that will work in either of the Mac Pros:
2006 2 x 2.66
2009 quad 2.66
or the 2010 12 core 2.66?
I need a 4 slot eSata solution for the addonics esata enclosure. It's my main capture box.
Any help or suggestions would be great.
Cheers,
Keebler

Thanks Sir Winston. That's what I was afraid of.
I think I'll end up just keeping my G5 for the meantime. A new card is pretty much worth what I could sell the G5 for, but for now, I'll just keep my workflow the same.
Maybe in the future.

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