Sonnet TAT-133, Tempo ATA-133 Specifications

TEMPO™ATA133

MACINTOSH

®

PCI HOST ADAPTER CARD

KEY FEATURES

Easy installation

Compatible with most PCI Power Macintosh

Conveniently co-exists with SCSI and other pre-existing
devices

Supports all types of DMA drive protocols: ATA1, ATA2,
ATA3, ATA4, ATA5, and ATA6

Achieve a maximum data transfer rate of 133MB/s

Add up to 4 internal ATA/IDE hard drives

Add up to 4 internal ATA/IDE hard drives

ONE CABLE FOR UP TO TWO DRIVES INCLUDED.
ADDITIONAL CABLE SETS AVAILABLE.*

Why SCSI your Macintosh when you can IDE it? With the Tempo ATA133
PCI Host Adapter from Sonnet Technologies you can now take advantage
of the latest low-cost, high-capacity ATA/IDE fi xed-media hard drives,
instead of being limited to the slower, more expensive, SCSI
alternatives. Users of PCI Power Macintosh computers and Mac
will be amazed by the performance improvements that this legacy Mac
enhancement provides.

The Tempo card is perfect for users whose Macs lack IDE capability or
are equipped with a slower ATA interface, but who want to economically
increase their storage capacity and disk speed. Simply install the Tempo
ATA133 card into any available PCI slot and connect up to four internal
drives (cable for up to two drives included).

®

clones

Boots from any attached hard drive

One cable included (supports two drives)

Supports Mac OS® 8.0 through 9.2 and Mac OS X

With the wide range of low cost, high capacity ATA hard drives
available today, there is no better time to take advantage of our
superior quality ATA/133 PCI card to enhance the capabilities of
your Macintosh. Sonnet’s Tempo card enables you to do it
economically and Simply Fast.

Sonnet Technologies is the leader in Macintosh upgrade products.
Our engineering experience enables us to provide Macintosh users
with the most reliable products in the industry. Keep us in mind
whenever you are planning to upgrade your Mac, Sonnet offers an
ever-expanding array of upgrade solutions that will increase the
performance and extend the life of your Macintosh system.

Part No: TAT-133

*TC B-AGP Supports 4 large drives in (Power Mac G4 AGP

Graphics, Gigabit Ethernet, Digital Audio, Quicksilver
2001 & 2002); 3 drives (B&W G3, G4 PCI Graphics)

*TCB-MDS Supports 4 large drives (Power Mac G4 Mirrored

Door Systems)

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SPECIFICATIONS

Software

Operating System Requirements Supports Mac OS 8.0 through 9.2 and Mac OS X
Mac OS Bootability Supported from any attached drive
Drive Formatting Supports Apple

Hardware

Compatible Models Most PCI Macintosh computers (see chart)
Bus Interface PCI
Number of Internal Drives Supported 4
Internal Drives Supported Supports any ATA/IDE fi xed media hard drive including ATA/33,
ATA/66, ATA/100, and ATA/133
Removable media/ATAPI devices supported under OS X
Data Transfer Rate Sustained rate dependent on drive specifi cations
Up to 133 MB/s in burst master cycle
Advanced Features Coexists with SCSI and onboard IDE devices
2 IDE ports
Multiple cards can operate simultaneously
CRC error checking ensures data integrity
Cables Supported 40-pin/80-wire IDE cables (one included; 80-wire required
for full ATA support)
40-pin/40-wire IDE cables (ATA/33 only)
Warranty 3-year limited warranty

Firmware

Auto Detection Automatically recognizes and confi gures drive protocols
Automatically recognizes 80-wire cable with ATA 1 through ATA6
Compatibility Compatible with ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100, and ATA/133†
Upgradeability Flash-ROM upgradeable to latest fi rmware

®

Drive Setup Utility (version 1.5 or later) or other third party software

†

Tempo ATA133
Macintosh PCI Host
Adapter

PCI slot

Tempo supports a wide

range of PCI Macs. Your

PCI slot may vary from this

illustration.

Apple Power Macintosh

Power Macintosh 4400
Power Macintosh 6400
Power Macintosh 6500
Power Macintosh 7200, 7215
Power Macintosh 7220
Power Macintosh 7300
Power Macintosh 7500
Power Macintosh 7600
Power Macintosh 8200
Power Macintosh 8500
Power Macintosh 8515
Power Macintosh 8600
Power Macintosh 9500
Power Macintosh 9500/180MP
Power Macintosh 9515
Power Macintosh 9600
Power Macintosh 9600/200MP
Power Macintosh G3 All-in-one
Power Macintosh G3 Blue & White
Power Macintosh G3 Desktop
Power Macintosh G3 Minitower (built before 6/1/99)
Power Macintosh G3 Minitower (built 6/1/99 and after)
Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics)
Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)
Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)
Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver)

Apple Servers

Macintosh Server G3
Macintosh Server G4
Workgroup Server 7250
Workgroup Server 7350
Workgroup Server 8550
Workgroup Server 9650

Number of PCI

Expansion Slots

Number of Unoccupied

Expansion Bays in Computer

2

1**

2

1

2

1**

3

1

2

1**

3

1

3

1

3

1

3

2

3

2

3

2

3

1

6

1

6

1

6

1

6

2

6

2

**

3

1
3

4

1

3

1

3

1

3
4

2-3

3

2-3

3

2-3

4

2-3

4

3

2

3

2

3

1

3

1

3

1

3

2

6

Apple Performa

Performa® Series 6400, 6410, 6420

Mac OS Compatibles

• Daystar Genesis and Millennium Series

• Mactell XB-Pro

Power Computing

• PowerBase Desktop

• PowerBase Tower

• PowerCenter

• PowerCenter Pro Desktop

• PowerCenter Pro Minitower

• PowerCurve

• PowerTower

• PowerTower Pro

• PowerWave

StarMax

• 3000

• 3000 Minitower

• 4000

• 4000 Minitower

• 5000

• 5500

UMAX

• C500

• C600

• C600X

• J700

• S900

Number of PCI

Expansion Slots

Number of Unoccupied

Expansion Bays in Computer

21

6

6

6

6

1

3

1

3

1

3

1

3

2

3

1

3

2

3

5

6

2

3

3

3

5

5

3

3

5

5

5

5

4

5

1**

2
3

4

4

2

4

2

6

5

* Be sure to check the confi guration
of your computer as an additional
cable may be required.
** Requires the removal of an
internal CD-ROM or ZIP drive.
† High capacity (larger than 137GB)
hard drives are supported in OS 9.x
and OS 10.2.x using fi rmware
v3.5.0, 4.5 or later. For complete
details, visit the Tempo ATA
support page.

Note: The Tempo ATA133 supports
deep sleep under OS X, with
fi rmware version 3.2.5 or higher.

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