High-Speed, High-Bandwidth Ports for Notebooks

Sonnet’s FireWire 800 Pro ExpressCard/34 provides you with the ability to connect the fastest FireWire® multimedia peripherals to your MacBook Pro or Windows notebook computer with an ExpressCard slot.

Do you work with files stored on external hard drives? You may not be getting the maximum performance from them. Many drive enclosures include a FireWire 800 (1394b) interface, which provides up to twice the data transfer speeds and bandwidth of FireWire 400 (1394a), both critical attributes when working with multimedia applications. Don’t settle for a slower connection and less than maximum performance; get a Sonnet FireWire 800 Pro ExpressCard/34 adapter to add the FireWire 800 ports you need!

Sonnet's FireWire 800 Pro ExpressCard/34 features two 9-pin FireWire 800 ports to satisfy the high-bandwidth demands of video and pro audio applications. Offering plug and play simplicity (1), this card works in ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54 slots, supports all FireWire 800 and FireWire 400 (2) peripherals, and features hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection with automatic device configuration.

1. Windows requires installation of driver for FireWire 800 support

2. FireWire 400 support through FireWire 800 ports requires FireWire 400-to-800 adaptor or adaptor cable.

You can power your Fusion F2, or FireWire bus-powered drives connected to both ports of your Sonnet FireWire 800 Pro ExpressCard/34 or FireWire/USB ExpressCard/34 adapters with Sonnet's World Travel Power Adaptor

• Simple way to add high-speed FireWire ports to any compatible notebook computer
• Provides support for the fastest FireWire multimedia peripherals
• Works in any ExpressCard slot
• Plug-and-play simplicity
• Supports hot-swappable device connection. Plug in and disconnect peripherals without shutting off your computer
• RoHS compliant

Hardware

• Warranty:
  1-year
• RoHS Compliant:
  Yes
• Bus Interface:
  ExpressCard/34
• Chipset:
  TI
• Peripherals Supported:
  Supports all industry standard FireWire 800 and FireWire 400 (2) peripherals
• Cables Supported:
  9-pin male FireWire 800 cables

FireWire Support

• Number of Ports:
  2 external
• Standard:
  IEEE 1394b compliant
• Data Transfer Rate:
  100/200/400/800 Mbits/sec
• Number of Devices Supported:
  Up to 63 (data only)
• Hot Plug:
  Supports hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection
• Bus Powered:
  Bus-powered devices require power adaptor (sold separately)

Specifications subject to change without notice.

Technical Notes

2. FireWire 400 support through FireWire 800 ports requires FireWire 400-to-800 adaptor or adaptor cable.

Mac Compatibility

• MacBook® Pro (3) (with ExpressCard/34 slot)
• Mac OS® X Version 10.5+
• Snow Leopard® compatible

Windows Compatibility (1)

• Notebook computer with ExpressCard slot
• Windows 7
• Windows Vista®
• Windows XP SP2

Technical Notes

1. Windows requires installation of driver for FireWire 800 support

3. Sonnet's FireWire 800 Pro (blue label) is compatible with all MacBook Pro models (with ExpressCard/34 slots). Sonnet's discontinued FireWire 800 ExpressCard/34 (orange label) is not compatible with 15" MacBook Pro, Model Identifier 2, 2; or 15"/17" MacBook Pro Model Identifier 4,1. Compatible with all other models. Check System Profiler (Apple Menu->About This Mac->More Info) for Model Identifier.