Sonnet Technologies T133FWU2-M Tempo Trio PCI Adapter Combo w/FireWire, USB 2.0, ATA/133 for Mac

by Sonnet Technologies

Product Details

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• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IRR0
• Item model number: T133FWU2-M
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 29, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Fill your system with all the latest interface technologies without loading up your PCI slots! The Sonnet Tempo Trio combines the fastest available ATA drive interface and high-speed peripheral connections in one, simple-to-install card. Plug the Trio into a PCI slot, connect your drives, hot-plug the latest digital devices -- you've created your own digital hub.

Expand your data storage capacity economically by connecting up to four big, fast internal ATA hard drives to the Trio -- this is an easy way to improve your system's performance. If you've never opened your computer, don't worry -- installing drives is easier than you might think. We even include one Ultra ATA cable (for two drives) and drive mounting screws to simplify the installation process. Just choose the drive(s) to fit your needs -- you can use ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100, or ATA/133 drives -- the Trio can handle them all.

Plug in the latest digital devices -- DV camcorders, digital cameras, external drives, MP3 players, and more -- to the individually powered ports to improve your "peripheral vision"! The Trio supports FireWire, USB 2.0 and USB 1.1, so you can choose from a vast array of gadgets and tools to connect to your system, and really take advantage of all the iApplications!

• Conveniently co-exists with SCSI and other pre-existing devices
• Supports all types of DMA drive protocols: ATA1 through ATA6
• ATA/133 maximum data transfer rate of 133 MB/s
• Add up to 4 internal ATA/IDE drives
• One cable included (supports two drives)
• Boots from any attached internal ATA/IDE hard drive
• FireWire data transfer rate of up to 400 Mbits/s
• USB 2.0 data transfer rate of up to 480 Mbits/s
• Supports all industry-standard FireWire and USB 1.1 and 2.0 peripherals

Product Description

Tempo Trio - Give your aging Macintosh computer system a much needed boost, with this PCI adapter card from Sonnet. Unlike some other adapter cards, this PCI card from Sonnet upgrades 3 separate interfaces at once! First it gives you support for up to 4 additional ATA/133 hard drives. Second, it gives you 2 FireWire ports - a high-speed interface that is perfect for additional drives or attaching a digital camcorder. Third, it gives you 2 USB 2.0 ports - a faster than FireWire solution for expanding your system's capabilities. (note: USB 2.0 support requires OS X)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this. It's junk., June 7, 2006

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A. Wong "dispiacere" (Los angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonnet Technologies T133FWU2-M Tempo Trio PCI Adapter Combo w/FireWire, USB 2.0, ATA/133 for Mac (Personal Computers)

Bought this card and it has been nothing but trouble. Crashes on deep sleep and occasionally also causes my entire system to fail.
The worst thing is Sonnet support just says don't use sleep. No they are not fixing or replacing my card because the problem is known and intermittent amongst buyers. And they don't mention it for that reason. Not good service or a good product.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Really no stars, Sonnet is terrible., September 15, 2006

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D. Kiang (Brea, ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonnet Technologies T133FWU2-M Tempo Trio PCI Adapter Combo w/FireWire, USB 2.0, ATA/133 for Mac (Personal Computers)

I won't touch any of their items. First the business doesn't operate like anyone else. They just don't answer the phones.
Had trouble with just ordering something from them. Don't trust them.

3.0 out of 5 stars Usage of product, July 21, 2007

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Henry T. Drew - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonnet Technologies T133FWU2-M Tempo Trio PCI Adapter Combo w/FireWire, USB 2.0, ATA/133 for Mac (Personal Computers)

Product is doing what it says it does. I still have an issue with running 3 hard drives.. The third hard drive displays only after restarting the computer. I've written to Sonnet, no response from them on this issue' I've also switch positions of the hard drives, made sure which ones where set to master and slave... This is when Sonnet should be responding.. hope their reading this now..