The Addonics 5X1 eSATA Port Multiplier (PM) and eSATA Port Multiplier for Rackmount Systems enables SATA hard drives to be configured for a wide range of storage applications. Build to fit perfectly into the Addonics Storage Tower and many standard 2 bay or larger SCSI enclosures, these Port Multipliers can combine up to 5 SATA hard drives into one eSATA connection. The 5 drives can be set up as individual drives, as RAID set or with JBOD to become one large hard drive depending on the controller. When multiple PMs are combined with Addonics 4-Port eSATA controller*, you can attach externally a whopping 20 SATA hard drives to your computer via 1 controller!

For more detail information on Port Multiplier technology, please review the following URL link:
http://www.sata-io.org/technology/port_multipliers.asp

5X1 eSATA Port Multiplier can be installed onto a standard PCI slot with optional PCI Converter Bracket (PCISCBKT),
allowing any desktop PC case to be used as a hard drive storage farm.

• Connect up to 5 SATA hard drives via 1 eSATA port
• Compatible with CF memory card or Micro Drive&trade using Addonics SATA CF adapters (ADSAHDCF or ADSACF)
• Up to 3Gbits/sec
• Can connect to USB 3.0 port with optional Addonics eSATA-USB 3.0 adapter
• Compatible with Host Controllers using the SiI3124 and SiI3132 chipset. Click here for a list of Host Controllers using these chipsets.
• Drives can be configured as RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 or JBOD when connect to one of the Addonics RAID5 controllers with PM support
• Designed to fit Addonics Storage Tower or the standard 2-bay or 5-bay enclosure with SCSI-1 (Centronic 50pin) back panel
• LED Pin Headers for Host & 5 devices & Power On & System Ready
• Compliant with SATA II external specification
• Support hot swap
• Support SATA optical drive
• OS Support: Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Mac OS X and above, Linux kernel 2.6 and above
• Port Multiplier support under Linux

* Port Multiplier does not work with SATA controller that has no PM support. Check with your system supplier to confirm the PM support on your existing SATA port. Port Multiplier may require a utility to configure the drives to be seen inside the operating system.

For a comparison of features on our family of Port Multiplier, please review the comparison chart in the PM tutorial page.

• 5x1 native SATA II Port Multiplier
• Shielded and durable eSATA connector for host connection
• Full support for FIS-based switching and command-based switching
SATA host controllers
• Advanced data aggregation architecture for ultra-fast read and write operations with FIS-based switching controllers
• LED Pin Headers for Host & 5 devices & Power On & System Ready
• Auto-negotiation support for 1.5Gbps and 3.0Gbps SATA
• 2TB maximum drive capacity per logical drive under Windows 32-bit, 256TB theoretical maximum on Windows 64-bit
• Compliant with SATA II external specification
• Support Hot-swapping and ATAPI device
• OS independent
• Dimensions:
  • AD5SAPM-E (W x D x H) - 85 mm x 22 mm x 49 mm.
  • AD5SARPM-E (W x D x H) - 85 mm x 55 mm x 23 mm.
• 1 year warranty