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The 3ware Sidecar is an external SATA RAID solution which expands the storage capacity of
PCIe equipped Apple Power Mac G5s. It includes a high performance 4-port PCI Express to SATA II RAID controller, a 4-bay desktop enclosure, and a Multi-lane high bandwidth SATA cable. The external storage choice for
PCIe slot equipped Apple Power Mac G5s when capacity, performance, data protection, and ease of use are the
goals! The 3ware Sidecar offers superior performance under heavy loads, stellar storage capacity, and uncomplicated connectivity. Importantly, your data can be RAID
protected using RAID 1 or RAID 5! The 3ware Sidecar delivers multiple terabytes of desktop storage for music files, audio and video
editing applications, high-end graphics, and all your other capacity hungry applications.
Complete Mac OS X support and an easily configurable RAID controller teamed with an intuitive management suite, and Multi-lane connectivity make the 3ware Sidecar as easy to use as 1-2-3.
 True Hardware RAID
The easy to install 3ware 9590SE-4ME SATA II to PCI Express RAID controller can deliver over
200MB/s RAID 5 reads and more than 150MB/s RAID 5 writes. This industry-leading performance is driven by
dedicated RAID processors which manage I/O functions. The Power Mac’s system CPU is free to
manage your vital audio, video, and applications for optimized overall system performance.
The 3ware switch fabric architecture provides the
performance, availability, and fault tolerance demanded by cutting edge digital content
creators.
 Take it to the Desktop
3ware’s 4-bay external desktop storage enclosure provides up to 3TB of additional capacity when
loaded with Seagate 750GB SATA II, 3Gb/s drives. SATA II hard drives are hot swappable
and each has its own dedicated channel to the 3ware SATA II RAID controller via an
included two meter Multi-lane SATA cable.
Enclosure management features include fault indicators and status LEDs, event notification,
user configurable audio alarms, and Chassis Control via I 2C for up-to-the-second feedback.
What's In the box:
- 3ware PCIe x4 SATA RAID Controller for Power Mac G5
- 3ware Sidecar External 4-bay SATA hard drive enclosure
- 2 Meter Multilane SATA II (Serial ATA) cable
- Quick Start Guide
- Power cord
Features:
- True hardware SATA RAID
- RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD
- Exclusive StorSwitch high performance architecture
- Up to 3TB capacity (using four 750GB hard drives)
- 128MB DDR2 400 memory with ECC protection
- Complete configuration management suite
- 3ware Disk Manager 2 (3DM®2)
- Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Hot-swap and hot-spare support for easy maintenance
- Dynamic sector repair for robust data protection
- S.M.A.R.T. disk drive monitoring for reliability
- Front panel LED status indicators
- Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration
- Drive insertion and removal notification
- RoHS compliant
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3-year manufacturers warranty on the RAID Controller
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1-year manufacturers warranty on the enclosure
System Requirements for the 3ware Sidecar SATA
RAID controller and external SATA Enclosure:
- Power Mac G5 Dual-Core or Quad-Core with PCIe slots (Mac Pro not currently
supported)
- Not compatible with G5s having PCI-X slots. If you are not sure what type of slots you have, check your manual.
- Available PCIe x4 (PCI Express) slot
- Mac OS X version 10.4.6 or higher
- Java 11.4.0 or higher
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