Connect to the newest Macs and PCs using SuperSpeed USB 3.0!  This bridge board provides your enclosure with both 6Gbs eSATA and USB 3.0 Port Multiplier (PM) interface to connect 2 SATA HDDs. This PM bridge board is adapted with bracket for installation into drive enclosure that have the Centronic 50-pin form factor openings. Ideal for Back-up, Small Business storage and Audio/Video editing applications. Use this bridge board to convert an existing drive enclosure or to build a new enclosure from scratch. 

Your host computer must be equipped with a port multiplier capable SATA port for connection by eSATA. Add one of our SATA host cards for a fast reliable SATA connection to your host computer. We now also have USB 3.0 host cards for MacPro's with PCIe slot. For USB 3.0 operation your computer must be equipped with USB 3.0 ports AND your OS must support USB 3.0. For MacPro computers this means Mac OS 10.8.4 or greater. We provide a One Year warranty on this product. NOTE: The user should have good knowledge of RAID before using this board's RAID capabilities. Unfamiliar users can use this board in an individual drive (JBOD) mode.  

Features

• 2 Ports Native SATA III 6Gbps Hardware RAID Adapter
• Hardware Raid Board with SCSI-1 (Centronic 50pin) Metal frame and Mounting hole
• Hardware RAID controller on board for max performance
• Supports eSATA I, eSATA II, eSATA III, USB2.0 and USB3.0 host connection
• Support Hardware Raid 0, Raid 1, SPAN (BigDrive), JBOD (PMP mode) and optical drives
• No support if SATA I in JBOD (PMP mode) & optical drive or if there is no Port Multiplier compatible SATA Host connection
• ODD supported on SATA for read and write.
• Hardware DIP Switch and Windows & Mac GUI for RAID modes configuration
• Supports 48-bit LBA addressing
• Supports Native Command Queue (NCQ)
• Supports Hot-Plug
• 5 LED Pin Headers for active LED of Host & 2 SATA devices 
• PCBA Powered by small 4-pin molex (floppy) power connector (4-molex to mini-molex adapter cable included)
• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus 3.0 Specification Revision 1.0
• Supports USB SuperSpeed (5 Gbps), HighSpeed (480 Mbps), FullSpeed (12 Mbps), and LowSpeed (1.5 Mbps) transaction
• Supports Windows 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2003, 2008, Mac OS X and Linux kernel 2.4 and above
• NOTE: Some uses report problems using the USB 3.0 port with Mac OS 10.12 (Sierra). OS 10.13 seems to work okay.
• Toshiba Enterprise MG05x drives not recommend for use with this board. Seagate and WD work well. 
• OS independent, no driver required
• Does not support USB as boot drive
• Fully RoHS compliant

Payment: We accept payment by PayPal only. Most major credit cards are accepted through the PayPal payment portal. We ship only to PayPal verified addresses. Payment must be received within 2 days of purchase.

Shipping: Items ship by USPS, FedEx of UPS. “Free Shipping” items ship by the most economical of either USPS 1^st Class, Priority Mail or by FedEx Ground. Alternative and faster shipping options are available. We normally ship the same business day after payment is received.  Order received after our daily shipping pickups, on weekends and holidays will ship on the next business day. Please ensure that your PayPal and eBay addresses match so there is no delay in shipping your order. We ship only to PayPal verified addresses. We welcome international customers. International shipments are processed though eBay’s Global Shipping Program and only to the countries on their list.

Returns: During the stated return period stated on the item listing (14 or 30 days) you may return the merchandise for a full money back refund, excluding any shipping charges (for items which we offer free shipping, our standard shipping charges will be deducted from any refund or credit). Please carefully read all conditions below. If conditions are not met, Oodelay reserves the right to refuse the return or to charge a 15% restocking fee.

RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number is REQUIRED for all returns. Please request an RMA number via email BEFORE shipping back item. DOA/defective items will be refunded or replaced with an identical item (buyer’s choice) upon return of the defective item. Refunds on returned items will be issued back to the same payment form as was used during the purchase.

We warranty this item for a Period of 1 Year from the invoice date. DOA defective and shipping damaged items must be reported within 7 days of the date you received it. 
However we continue to support the item for repair or exchange returns for the entire 1-year warranty period! The buyer will be responsible for all shipping charges and insurance when returning items. 
S/H & Insurance charges are non-refundable. 


All returns must be in BRAND-NEW, UNUSED, and UNOPENED OR SEALED CONDITION. Items must be in the original, undamaged manufacturer's packaging with all packaging materials, including instruction booklets, packing inserts, blank warranty cards, and all accessories. All items must be free from markings, labeling, stickers, dents, dings, and other signs of wear. Blister Pack items are not returnable once opened. Any merchandise missing the original Universal Product Code (UPC) cannot be returned. The manufacturer's labeled packaging must be enclosed within an additional shipping carton. Please do not place stickers or shipping labels on the original manufacturer's package.

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