Though the upcoming 2019 Mac Pro is a perfect platform for the Sonnet M.2 4x4 PCIe Card, the 'obsolete' Mac Pro tower can clearly benefit from the increased storage speed it provides. Though the PCIe 3.0 x16 slots in the 2019 Mac Pro are capable of up to 12,000 MB/s, the PCIe 2.0 x16 slots in the 2010 Mac Pro are limited to 6000MB/s. QNINE PCIe USB 3.0 card offers a simple solution for connecting and using USB 3.0 devices on your standard desktop PC. Advantages: Super Speed - Supports data rate up to 5Gb/s. The transmission speed of USB 3.0 is 10 times faster than USB 2.0. Power Adapter Cable - WIth dual mini 6 Pin to 8 Pin PCIe video card power adapter cable for Mac Pro. An inexpensive card available from Amazon allows users of Apple's Mac Pro tower with PCI-E slots to get some of the benefits of the new USB-C connector — and faster USB 3.1 speeds.
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The maximum Apple-supported OS for the Mac Pro 3,1 is OS X 10.11. Dosdude1 offers patchers to allow installation of newer versions of macOS for the Mac Pro 3,1. The Apple USB 3 driver in these patched newer versions will support the Allegro card. Note that performance may be limited by the Mac Pro 3,1 PCIe 1.1 slot bandwidth. The PCI Expansion card is applicable to the MAC Pro ( 2008 to 2012 Version) - Incompatible with Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite or above; supports Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7(with included CD drivers) Mac OS 10.8.2 - 10.9.5, Windows 8 & Window 10- No additional drivers are needed for Mac Pro/ Win8/ Win 10, it has built-in support for the FL1100.
Tech Specs
Our PCI Express card is compatible with Apple's Mac Pro 2008-2012 towers. You can mount any 2.5' Mac compatible SATA III SSD onto this adapter card.
By taking advantage of your Mac Pro's quicker PCI Express bus, you can substantially increase the access time over your conventional SATA II drive bays. The drive bays in a Mac Pro are limited to 275/255 Mbps read/write speeds. This adapter/drive combination is capable of 550 Mbps read/write speeds, depending upon the speed of your SSD.
This drive adapter is bootable, making for the quickest possible system performance. Please note that using this kit for your boot drive adds a 10-15 second delay to boot time. If you are using the kit for a data drive (a non-boot volume), the delay will not be added.
Compatible Mac Pros:Mac Model ID 3,1 - 4,1 - 5,1. This PCIe card is NOT compatible with Apple's latest Mac Pro 6,1 released in Late 2013.
Interface:PCI Express 2.0
Quick FAQ:Windows is supported by this device. 3.5' drives are not supported on this card.
Shipping
| Domestic Shipping Options | Delivery Estimate | |
| US Postal Service 1st Class* | FREE | 3-10 business days |
| US Postal Service Priority Mail | $6.99 | 2-4 business days |
| UPS Ground | $9.99 | 3-5 business days |
| UPS 2-Day | $12.99 and up | 2 business days |
| UPS Overnight | $29.99 and up | 1 business day |
| International Shipping Options | Delivery Estimate | |
| UPS Worldwide Expedited | Price varies | 2-5 business days** |
| UPS Worldwide Saver | Price varies | 1-3 business days** |
Ramjet offers same day shipping for UPS Overnight and UPS 2-day air orders for in-stock items that are received by 3pm Central time Monday through Friday (Holidays excluded.) UPS costs are calculated based on promixity and package weight.
* Shipping weights above .8 lbs (13 ounces) can not use US Postal Service 1st Class.
** International shipping charges include all brokerage fees, but do not include taxes or duties assessed by your local government. International delivery estimates do not include any customs inspection delays.
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Key Features
Adds Ultra-Fast SSDs to Your System—Mounts four M.2 NVME SSDs (sold separately) in your computer’s, or Thunderbolt expansion chassis' x16 PCIe slot
High-Performance PCIe Interface—PCI Express 3.0 x16 host bus interface for high-performance applications
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Superior Performance—Concurrent data transfers speeds up to 12,000 MB/sec(3)
Great Way to Add Up to 8TB of M.2 SSD Storage to Computers with Thunderbolt—Perfect for use in Sonnet's Echo™ Express III-D, Echo Express III-R, xMac™ mini Server, xMac Pro Server, and Thunderbolt expansion systems
RAID Support—Supports macOS and Windows RAID 0; macOS supports RAID 5 with the addition of SoftRAID
macOS Boot Support—Supports booting from a single (non-RAIDed) attached SSD
Concatenation (Span) Support—Supports creating a single, large volume that spans all four SSDs under Mac, Windows, or Linux
NVMe Compliant SSDs—Typically no drivers required(4)
S.M.A.R.T. Support—Supports S.M.A.R.T. data reporting
Smart Fan—The fan is temperature-controlled and spins only when and as fast as needed, minimizing audible noise
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