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The Addonics CardBus eSATA RAID5/JBOD Adapter brings the high performance SATA technology, RAID 5 and TeraByte storage capability to your Notebook via one CardBus slot. Comes built-in with 2 eSATA ports and RAID5/JBOD firmware, you can attach up to 2 external SATA hard drives and configure them as RAID 0, RAID 1 or as one large hard drive. By stripping multiple hard drives, you can achieve data transfer performance far exceeds any Notebook hard drive performance.

You can also attach to each eSATA port as many as 5 hard drives in an external drive enclosures that has built-in Port Multiplier such as the Addonics Storage Tower. The 5 hard drives can be configured as RAID 1, 0, 10 or 5. Using the JBOD configuration, you can combine the 5 hard drives into one large 2 TeraByte external storage system for your Notebook.

Together with Addonics' family of eSATA cabling system, Notebook users can enjoy the fastest performance with any external storage devices, as much as 3 times the data transfer rate of the USB 2.0. The CardBus eSATA RAID5/JBOD Adapter incorporated the new eSATA connector providing secured cable connection, improved durability, increased EMI protection, and up to 2 meters cable length for external SATA connection. (For more detail on this new SATA external connector, please review the following white paper posted on SATA-IO.org)

Want to know more about Serial ATA? Please visit our tutorial page.

Product Features

• Add two eSATA ports to Notebook PC via one CardBus slot
• Port Multiplier compatible
• Maximum 150 MB/sec. data throughput
• Support hard drive of capacity 137 GB or higher in one big partition
• Built in firmware RAID support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD (JBOD can combine multiple hard drives into one large drive or set to run as individual drive with no RAID)
• Work with any Addonics Pocket Series and Mobile Series devices using Addonics optional External Serial ATA interface cable
• eSATA connector for more secure connection, reliability and supports up to 2 meters cable length
• Drivers for Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista

Model and Pricing

Model	Description and Package Content	Click shopping cart to check price and order online
ADCBSAR5-2E	Package content: CardBus eSATA RAID5/JBOD Adapter, Driver CD, User guide Please see cable requirements below and order the appropriate cables with the controller when you shop from our online store or other Addonics resellers	$79.95

Option 1: External SATA (eSATA) - SATA converter cable (model AASA2SAP15C, 15 cm.) plus External SATA data cable (model AASAEDC3F, 100 cm.)

The 15 cm. cable (AASA2SAP15C) converts the new eSATA connector back to standard SATA External connector plug. Together with the standard 100 cm. External SATA cable (AASAEDC3F), SATA storage device can then be connected to this controller. This combination gives the flexibility of connecting any external SATA device , to this eSATA controller or *PVR/Set Top Box to the standard SATA ports that are commonly found in most of today's SATA equipped systems.

Option 2: eSATA - SATA cable (AASA2SA100C, 100 cm.)

One end of this cable has the new eSATA connector for connecting to this eSATA controller, *PVR or Set Top Box. The opposite end has the the current standard SATA connector for connecting to SATA hard drive or other Addonics external SATA storage devices.

*At the present time, some PVRs (a few models from TiVo) and Set Top Boxes are equipped with this new eSATA connector.

Optional cables

Model	Description and Package Content (All external SATA cables are constructed with extra cable shielding to reduce EMI and improved signal integrity over 2 meter distance. Connector shell is constructed with metal clip for tighter connection and durability in external application. )	Click shopping cart to check price and order online
AASA2SAP15C	eSATA2 - SATA converter cable, 15cm (convert eSATA port to standard standard SATA port)	$9
AASAEDC3F	External SATA data cable - 100 cm (standard female SATA connector on both ends)	$9
AASA2SA100C	eSATA - SATA cable, 100 cm (connect storage device with standard SATA port to controllers with eSATA port)	$12.99
AAESATA100C	eSATA - eSATA cable, 100 cm (eSATA ports on both ends of cables)	$9
AAESATA200C	eSATA - eSATA cable, 200 cm (eSATA ports on both ends of cables)	$13.99

Specifications

• 2 eSATA ports
• Serial ATA 1.0 compliant
• Maximum data throughput 150 MBytes/sec
• Supports FIS-based switching - each port can connect to a Port Multiplier to access up to 5 SATA hard drives
• 48 bits LBA to Support HDD larger than 137GB
• PC Card 32-bit CardBus compliant
• SATA chip set SIL3124
• Two HDD access LEDs
• Hot-plug capability
• Supports First-party DMA commands for Native Command Queuing
• Built-in RAID firmware to support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 or JBOD configuration
• Drivers for Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista
• Dimension (W x D x H) - 53 x 119 x 14 mm / 2.08 x 4.68 x .55 inches.
• Weight - 45 grams
• 1 year warranty