The Mac Pro RAID Card offers improved storage performance and data protection to your Mac Pro system — up to 553MB/s of sequential read performance in RAID 0. Ideal for video and creative professionals with demanding storage needs as well as for tower server applications, this hardware RAID option supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 0+1, and Enhanced JBOD. It has 512MB of cache and an integrated 72-hour battery for protecting the RAID cache. The card occupies the top PCI Express slot (slot 4) and connects to the four internal drive bays. You must have either all SATA or all SAS drives installed.
With the Mac Pro RAID Card installed, high-performance 15,000-rpm SAS drives may be used. SAS drives are sold separately and available with the Promise 450GB SAS Drive for Mac Pro.
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Connectivity
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Connector Type
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SATA
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Slot Type
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PCI-Express
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Connector
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Serial ATA 7-pin
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General
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Adapter Type
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RAID
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Compatibility Notes
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RAID Level hard drive requirements:
Enhanced JBOD: 1-4 drives
RAID 0: 2-4 drives
RAID 1: 2 drives
RAID 5: 3 or 4 drives
RAID 0+1: 4 drives
The Mac Pro RAID Card supports the creation of multiple RAID sets in a system and multiple volumes per RAID set. For optimal disk utilization in a RAID set, all hard drives should be the same size. Using Apple's RAID Utility software (included with Mac OS X v10.5), you can migrate the drives into a RAID set without reinstalling Mac OS X or reformatting the drives, and you can customize your RAID volumes to meet your exact requirements.
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Contents
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RAID Card, documentation
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Ports/Connectors
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(4) 7-pin SATA ports
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Returns Policy
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This product is subject to our return policy. Please see our complete return policy for details.
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System Requirements
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Mac Pro (early 2009) and Mac OS X v10.5.6 or later.
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Warranty - Labor
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N/A
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Warranty - Parts
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N/A
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