Addonics Brings Serial ATA to Notebook Computers; Product Line Expands with New CardBus SATA Adapter, Internal/External Adapter and External Serial ATA Upgrade Kit.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2003 Addonics Technologies today announced the first solution to support Serial ATA's (SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. ) 150-MB/sec transfer rate, and a wide range of SATA peripherals on notebook computers with its CardBus Serial ATA adapter. Addonics also expanded its SATA desktop and server product line with the addition of an internal/external SATA port adapter, and new External Serial ATA Upgrade Kits for desktop and notebook systems. The Addonics CardBus Serial ATA Adapter instantly adds two high-speed SATA ports to any notebook computer via the CardBus/PCMCIA slot. Users need a PC card 32-bit CardBus compliant slot to gain SATA performance on their mobile computer. When used with the optional Addonics External Serial ATA interface cable, users can have one of the fastest external notebook hard drives on the market. The data 150MBs transfer rate of Serial ATA is two and half times faster than USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0. Users can also gain better performance on ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface) The specification for ATA (IDE) tape drives and CD-ROMs. See IDE. ATAPI - AT Attachment Packet Interface devices such as DVD-RRW, CDRW See CD-RW. , DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. , or CD-ROM drives. The Addonics CardBus Serial ATA adapter is fully compliant with the Serial ATA 1.0 standard and will support hard drive capacities of 137GBs or bigger in a single partition. Drivers are included for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP. List price of the Addonics CardBus Serial ATA adapter is $65, which includes a user guide and driver diskette The official name for the floppy disk. See floppy disk. diskette - floppy disk . Addonics also offers a CardBus SATA upgrade kit, which includes the Addonics CardBus Serial ATA adapter and a 3-foot External Serial ATA interface cable for $99. New Addonics Desktop SATA Solutions Addonics also announced new SATA solutions for desktop computers. The Addonics EI Serial ATA PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). host controller card adds both External and Internal Serial ATA capability to desktop computers. When used with the Addonics External Serial ATA cable and Addonics IDE-Serial ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment converter, adding external or internal SATA storage devices to any desktop computer is simple, easy and affordable. In addition to compatibility with the latest Windows OS, the External Serial ATA also supports legacy OS such as DOS and Windows NT as well as external booting. The Addonics EI Serial ATA PCI host controller card is also an innovative and cost-effective solution for building fault tolerant SATA storage solutions. The controller card features built-in RAID Level 0/1 functionality with the flexibility adding SATA external storage. Addonics includes low profile and standard mounting brackets to accommodate almost any ATX See ATX motherboard. (hardware, standard) ATX - An open PC motherboard specification by Intel. ATX is a development of the Baby AT specification with the motherboard rotated 90 degrees in the chassis. footprint computer case. The Addonics EI Serial ATA PCI host controller is compatible with all ATA33/66/100/133 hard drives, and all ATATPI devices such as DVDs, CDR-W, CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). etc. The device is simple plug-and-play with no drivers needed. List price of the EI Serial ATA PCI host controller is $39. The package includes the controller card, standard and low profile mounting brackets, software CD, and user guide. Addonics also offers a Desktop External Serial ATA upgrade kit for $79. The kit includes the Addonics CardBus Serial ATA adapter and a 3-foot External Serial ATA interface cable that attaches to any Addonics Pocket or Mobile storage device. New External SATA Cable The new Addonics External Serial ATA cable has been designed to turn any Addonics DVD, CDRW, CD-ROM, Pocket ExDrive or Combo Hard Drive into a high performance external SATA device. The External Serial ATA cable connects to the Standard Serial ATA port and also provides optional BUS power to Addonics Pocket Series storage via an integrated USB power cable. The External Serial ATA cable also attaches easily to any Addonics Pocket or Mobile Storage device. Once installed, any Addonics external data storage device can be added or removed from the system via the high speed Serial ATA port. Addonics products are available through major catalog companies, resellers, VARs and distributors, including StorageUSA.com, Amazon.com, PC Connection, CDW CDW - data warehouse , Buy.com, Provantage.com, Insight, Ingram Micro, and Ma Lab. Addonics Technologies Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a broad line of external storage products. Addonics is headquartered at 2466 Kruse Drive, San Jose, CA 95131, Phone: 408/433-3899. Visit Addonics at www.addonics.com. All products/company names are either trademarks or trade names of their respective holders. |
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