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  1. B S Magnet

    MBP 1,1-10,2 The ExpressCard/34 Thread

    The ExpressCard/34 Thread: expansion options for 2006–2011 MacBook Pros OVERVIEW Although now a relic, the ExpressCard/34 slot, the successor of PC Card/PCMCIA slots found in PowerBook G3 and the larger PowerBook G4 models, were introduced simultaneously with Apple’s transition to...
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    • esata expansion expresscard34 firewire 400 firewire 800 macbook pro pcie sd card reader usb 2.0 usb 3.0
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
  2. Koka016

    MP 1,1-5,1 ICY BOX IB-3640SU3 cant power on with Mac pro Automatically?

    Hi All Rumors Im received today ICY BOX IB-3640SU3 3.5 inch JBOD external 4 drives box . This thing shuts down with Mac pro shutdown , but dont power on with Mac pro on eSATA port. Is this a problem with ICY BOX or my Mercury Accelssior E2 eSATA ports? My OWC eSATA box with just One SSD...
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    • esata esata pcie external disk
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  3. haralds

    MP 1,1-5,1 ASMedia PCIE eSATA Adapter - Yateng

    Has anybody tried this card? It's based on the ASMedia chipset, which I know is supported. The vendor claims it works. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M92Z3HM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    • asmedia esata pcie adaptor
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  4. namethisfile

    eSATA PCIe card compatible with MacOS Sierra?

    Anyone know if these cards are compatible with MacOS Sierra? NewerTech MAXpower eSATA 6G Pro PCIe 2.0 Controller Card CalDigit FASTA-6GU3 Plus PCIe card Sonnet Tempo SATA Pro 6GB 4-port Other? The CalDigit and Sonnet cards seems to hint at MacOS Sierra support on their websites. I've also...
  5. soundbuff

    Getting my 5,1 up to speed, need help!

    Hey Guys, So I've been following this forum since years and learned a lot from the experts here to troubleshoot all my mac troubles so far. You guys are great! Recently, I bought a MP5,1 for professional needs. I do post production sound and although the workflow is not heavy like video...
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    • 6gbps esata inateck mac pro owc pci problem sata siddharth dubey upgrade
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  6. M

    eSATA raid controller external drive problem error

    I have a PCI eSATA raid controller in my classic Mac Pro '09 running El Capitan which I am using in JBOD mode with an external 4 drive enclosure and also for a OS 10.8.5 external boot drive for running some essential legacy software. In El Capitan I keep getting this error even though I have...
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    PCIe 2.0 lanes and card channels - fast card specs

    Looking at PCIe cards for MP 4,1 and 5,1. I want a fast SATA card with at least one eSATA and one internal port. CMP 2010 has PCIe 2.0 with "mechanical support for 16 lane cards." There are three open slots. one PCIe 2.0 X 16 and two PCIe 2.0 X 4. I assume one of the PCIe 2.0 X 16 slots is the...
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    Best SATA III card for Mac Pro 5,1

    Flashed machine running El Capitan. Anyone have an idea as to the best SATA III PCIe port multiplier card/brand for Mac Pro '09? I want to boot from eSATA. Internal connectors would be a plus, as would RAID. Looking for something in the $150 and under range.
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    • cmp 2010 esata pcie sata iii
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  9. W

    Raid 5 over 300MB/s write possible?

    Hey everyone, My knowledge concerning external raid is pretty limited. However, I can't seem to find a raid enclosure that can get reasonable write speeds for terabytes of data with redundancy. I'm limited to USB 3 and esata speeds being on a 2009 Mac Pro (no thunderbolt). From what I...
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    Can Thunderbolt pass ATA commands to attached HDDs?

    Hi, Does anyone know if a SATA drive connected via an eSATA adapter to a Thunderbolt port can successfully receive and act upon ATA commands? So: SATA -> eSATA -> Thunderbolt -> MacBook Pro. I'm primarily thinking of using the Sanitize Device command.
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    • ata erase information esata thunderbolt
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  11. M

    are eSATA cards generic?

    I have a Sans Digital eSATA enclosure connected to one (home) of my Mac Pro 5,1 computers. It came with an eSATA PCIe card which I installed in one of the PCI slots and the unit has worked fine for the last several OS upgrades I made on that machine, starting with 10.6.8 and up to OS 10.8.5. I...
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