SCSI (SAS) 9690SA Serial Attached SATA II 9650E RAID Controller SATA II PCI-X RAID Controllers SATA II PCI Express RAID Controllers 3Ware SideCar Parallel ATA RAID Controllers RAID Management Software Cables RAID Drive Cage 3ware Main The 3ware® Sidecar High-Performance RAID storage for PC Workstations and the Apple Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 with PCI Express AMCC’s 3ware® Sidecar is an external RAID solution which expands the storage capacity of PC workstations and the Apple Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 with advanced PCI Express architecture. The 3ware Sidecar is the only storage choice for the desktop when capacity, performance, data protection, and ease of use are the goals. It includes a high performance 4-port low profile PCI Express to 3Gb SATA II RAID controller, a 4-bay desktop enclosure, and a Multi-lane high bandwidth SATA cable. The 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. Highlights • 4-bay SATA enclosure for multiple terabytes of desktop storage • True hardware RAID protection for all your valuable data • RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD • Battery backup support • StorSwitch™ non-blocking switch fabric for maximum controller throughput • StreamFusion optimizes RAID 5 disk accesses to maximize application performance under heavy loads • Fault indication, status LEDs • Support for hot swappable drives • Complete RAID management and configuration suite 3ware Sidecar Features • True hardware RAID • RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD • Exclusive StorSwitch™ high performance architecture • Up to 3TB capacity* • 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 (lead free) *Using easily sourced 750GB SATA drives (not included) 3ware Sidecar Minimum System Requirements • PC workstation, or Apple Mac Pro, or Power Mac G5 • Available PCI Express x4 slot • Apple Mac G5 OS X (10.4. 6 or higher),   Mac Pro OS X (version 10.4.8 or higher) Microsoft® Windows® 2003/XP/2000,   Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Fedora Linux, 2.4 Linux kernel, 2.6 Linux kernel,   FreeBSD; 32/64-bit driver support for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD Note: Power Mac G5 with PCI-X is not supported For additional information, options and pricing about our ThinkCP™ products, please contact our sales representatives - (800)726-2477 or email - SalesDesk AT ThinkCP.com Copyright © 1997 - 2008 H. Co. Computer Products. All Rights Reserved. ThinkCP™ and H. Co. Computer Products™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of H. Co. Computer Products, Inc. For additional information regarding our trademarks, please visit Trademark Info at http://www.ThinkCP.com. This list is not intended to be an all-inclusive or comprehensive list of all H. Co. Computer Products trademarks and/or intellectual properties. Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be the respective property or trademarks of other companies.