OC-EXP34SATA | OWC Slim Express Card to eSATA Adapter - To Suit Notebook

Add one eSATA port to your ExpressCard equipped laptop.

This adaptor makes adding an eSATA external storage device as easy as plug and play! The OWC Slim ExpressCard to eSATA Adapter allows you to hook up a high-speed eSATA device to your laptop and obtain data transfer rates of up to 3.0Gb/s. This card is compatible with computers that have ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard/54 slots, and features hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connections with automatic device configuration.

* Plug and Play: No drivers required on your Mac.
* No added bulk: Slim design sits flush in the expresscard slot.
* Hot Swappable: Add or remove without shutting down.

Features and Benefits

* JMicron JMB360 chipset
* Compliant with ExpressCard/34 Type II standard
* 1x external SATA II port with 3Gb/s
* Fully plug & play and hot plug supported
* OWC 1 Year Warranty

eSATA Specifications

* Supports 1-independent SATA port
* Data transfer up to 3.0Gbps
* Compliant with Serial ATA II specification
* Backward compatible to Serial ATA I Specification
* Compliant with Gen2i, Gen2m SATA II Electrical Specification Revision 1.0

System Requirements:

* MacBook Pro models with ExpressCard/34 slot
Mac OS X 10.4.x*, 10.5.x, & 10.6.x
* Windows Notebook with an ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard/54 slot
Windows 2000, Server 2003, Server 2008, XP SP2, Vista or Windows 7.

Special notes for Mac users:

* No Drivers are needed for OS X.*
* Bootable in MacBook Pro systems using Core 2 Duo processors
(not bootable with original MacBook Pro Core Duo).

Special notes for Windows users:

* Drivers included on CD.
* Cannot boot to drives connected through card.

Package includes:

* Slim Expresscard with 1x eSATA port
* User Manual
* CD with Windows drivers

*Under 10.4.x, hot-plugging is not supported. Card and drives must be connected while the computer is turned off.

Part Number: OC-EXP34SATA