LaCie d2 Quadra: eSATA, FireWire 800/400 and USB 2.0!

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• SATA II RAID PCI Controller, 2 eSATA and 2 Internal Ports 
• 2 Port eSATA PCI Express Card
• CalDigit FASTA-2e PCI Express Host Adapter, 2 eSATA ports
• Sonnet Tempo SATA Express 34 eSATA ExpressCard 34

• eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 & USB 2.0

• Fast interface transfer rates up to 3Gbits/s (300MB/s)

• Versatile d2 design - stack, rackmount, stand upright

• Advanced cooling system for ultra-quiet operation

The Best of Everything
The LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive is the perfect all-in-1 storage solution. Fully loaded with all the best interfaces– eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 – it offers complete universal connectivity for PC and Mac users.  Easily store and share all of your files, videos, songs and photos one this one reliable drive with up to 2TB (2000GB) capacity.

High-Performance Features
With fast burst transfer rates of up to 105-115MB/s* via eSATA, this industry-leading drive delivers excellent performance.  Setup and use of this plug & play drive is quick and easy because it’s driver-free for Windows 2000/XP/ Vista and Mac OS X.  Featuring the LaCie Shortcut Button, it allows you to easily launch any application with one push (via FireWire or USB)**, such as EMC Retrospect professional backup software.

Technologically-Advanced Design
The sturdy, metal d2 design is highly reliable, compact and versatile.  The d2 Quadra can stand upright, be stacked horizontally with other drives or rack mounted to save space in your work environment.  The ultra-quiet drives come with the LaCie “smart fan”, which regulates its speed depending on the internal drive heat.

The Professional Choice
Perfect for digital content creation, audio/video editing, DVD authoring, web animation, etc., the d2 Quadra can handle the most demanding professional tasks.  It can be daisy-chained via FireWire or chained with your DV camera and is even bootable***.  Use it to back up small servers in workstation environments.  Advanced users can enjoy features such as 3-level power management (on, off, auto) via FireWire or USB**, RAID 0/RAID 1 array in multiple drive configurations.

What's Included:

• LaCie d2 Quadra Unit
• eSATA-to-eSATA cable
• FireWire 800 (9-pin) cable
• FireWire 400 (6-pin) cable
• USB 2.0 cable (USB 1.1 compatible)
• Drive stand for upright use
• External power supply
• LaCie Utilities CD-ROM
• LaCie ‘1-Click’ Backup Software (Windows & Mac)
• SilverKeeper Software (Mac)
• EMC Retrospect Express 6.1 (Mac)
• EMC Retrospect Express HD 2.0 (Windows)
• Manufacturers 2 Year Warranty

System Requirements:

• Computer with an eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 or USB 2.0 port

• Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista; 500MHz processor or higher

• Mac OS 10.2.8 (Mac OS 10.3 for eSATA) or later; G4, G5, Mac Intel 500MHz processor or higher

• Minimum 128MB RAM (512MB or greater recommended)

*Burst transfer rates vary from one computer to another and may vary slightly from one drive to another. Average speed is usually lower, depending on host configuration.
**The Shortcut Button and automatic on/off functions are available for FireWire and USB interfaces but are not available from an eSATA bus.
***Bootable on PC or Mac (using FireWire or eSATA). To take advantage of the bootable feature, the LaCie d2 Quadra must be formatted as a bootable drive in accordance with the operating system being used. The computer must include a BIOS or an interface card that supports bootable functionality with an external hard drive.