Convert any 4-channel internal SATA ports to external single connector Multilane SATA II

The SS-PCIML is compatible with Sonnet and FirmTek as well as all SILICON Image SATA Internal Host Adapters. Build a bridge for a superior data highway connection to your external SATA II storage system. This high speed 4-lane SATA II cable is meant to build the connection between your bridge board and cable immediately!

The diagram above shows how the SATA-ML-3GB4X6 multilane 4 channel cable works in conjunction with a PC and multi bay enclosure.

Supporting an InfiniBand 4X multilane connector compatible with 3Ware™ 8506-xxMI series multilane RAID HBA.

4-Channel SATA PCI Bracket Feature

• Provides four 7-pin Serial ATA2 Connectors.
• One 4-Channel External Multi-Lane (x4) Connectors.
• Ideal to Convert Internal 4 Ports to External 4 Ports.
• Supports Infinite Band x4 (by four) Cable
• Supports up to 3Gb/s SATA2 Data Transfer Rate.
• 4 External LED Activity Indicators for each Channels.
• Supports Host (PC or Server) Side External Converting.
• Ideal for External JBOD and RAID Connections.

Form Factor
2.58” x 1.34” (6.30cm x 3.40cm)

Explanation, The Multi Bay Enclosure:
Both the enclosure and the PC must have the 4-channel multilane back plane device with ATA2 ports, this is where the 4-channel multilane cable will be connected between the two devices. The enclosure hard drives each have their own channel that will connect to the multilane back plane internal ports via an internal SATA cable. All drive channels to the back plane device converge into 1 output cable containing the information for each channel (4 channel max.) to the PC.

Explanation, The PC:
The PC operates similarly to the multi bay enclosure in that it also will contain a multilane back plane device to output the information to the hard drive on any of the 4 channels available. The channels from inside the PC can connect from either a SATA II PCI controller card or the mother board SATA ports if available