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Apple Mac Pro RAID Card

Apple Mac Pro RAID Card

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Quicklinx: 88BBWS00 Mfr#: MB845Z/A
Discontinued

Description

The Mac Pro RAID Card delivers enhanced storage performance and data protection through a powerful hardware RAID engine, 256MB of cache, and an integrated 72-hour battery for protecting cache data. The card occupies the top PCI Express slot (slot 4) of your Mac Pro and requires Mac OS X v10.5 or later.

The Mac Pro RAID Card offers improved storage performance and data protection to your Mac Pro system - up to 304MB/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 256MB of cache and an integrated 72-hour battery for protecting the RAID cache.

Specifications

Summary

Product Description
Apple Mac Pro RAID Card - storage controller (RAID) - SATA 3Gb/s / SAS - PCIe x4
Device Type
Storage controller (RAID) - plug-in card
Bus Type
PCIe x4
Interface
SATA 3Gb/s / SAS
Data Transfer Rate
3 Gbit/s
Buffer Size
512 MB
Supported Devices
Disk array (RAID)
RAID Level
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, JBOD, RAID 0+1
System Requirements
Apple MacOS X 10.5.6 or later


Detailed Specification

General

Device Type
Storage controller (RAID) - plug-in card
Host Bus
PCIe x4

Storage Controller

Interface
SATA 3Gb/s / SAS
Data Transfer Rate
3 Gbit/s
Buffer Size
512 MB
Supported Devices
Disk array (RAID)
RAID Level
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, JBOD, RAID 0+1

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces
SATA 3Gb/s / SAS (internal)
Compatible Slots
1 x PCI Express x4

Software / System Requirements

Software Included
Drivers & Utilities
OS Required
Apple MacOS X 10.5.6 or later
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