Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34
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IDArticle TitlePost Date
36 What are the benefits of supporting Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC)?Mar-02-10
37 Is it possible to boot from a volume that resides on the Tempo SATA card?Mar-02-10
39 Can I hot-swap a disk drive that is attached to any Sonnet Tempo Serial ATA card?Mar-23-10
40 How does hot-swap functionality work?Mar-02-10
401 Do the Tempo SATA E2P, Tempo SATA Edge ExpressCard/34 and Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34 controllers support Snow Leopard?Feb-16-11
404 The Sonnet Tempo SATA card does not work with my Western Digital My Book Premium ES Edition, or Seagate Technology FreeAgent Pro.Mar-02-10
Sonnet Tempo cards are compatible with most external SATA storage. However, external hard drives with USB 2.0/eSATA dual interface based on the Oxford Semiconductor OXU931DS storage controller chip may not be compatible with Mac OS X when connected via SATA. Known issues are kernel panics occurring when the drive is connected, or the drive not being recognized by the operating system.

Summary of eSATA storage
- Storage with eSATA alone.......................................................compatible
- Storage with Triple interfaces.................................................compatible
- Storage with Quad interfaces..................................................compatible
- Storage with eSATA plus Firewire 400 and/or 800..................compatible
- Storage with port multiplier support (multiple drives).............compatible
- Storage with RAID 0, 1, or 5 (multiple drives)..........................compatible
- Storage with eSATA plus USB (based on JMicron 20366)..........compatible
these compatible drives include, but are not limited to:
1) OWC Mercury On-the-Go USB 2.0/eSATA 2.5" portable

- Storage with eSATA plus USB (based on Oxford OXU931DS)....not compatible
these incompatible drives include, but are not limited to:
1) Western Digital My Book Premium ES Edition
2) Seagate Technology FreeAgent Pro
 
406 Do I need to power off a Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34 adapter in a MacBook Pro before I eject it?Mar-02-10
Failure to power off a Tempo card before ejecting it may have an unpredictable result for OS X.

You should follow these steps:
1. Unmount any drives attached to the Tempo card by dragging them to the Eject icon in the dock.
2. Click the Card's icon in the menu bar and select "Power Off Card" from the drop down menu.
3. Push and release the Tempo card to eject.

 
491 Are Sonnet Tempo SATA cards compatible with the Drobo S?Feb-02-11
515 My Drobo S is reporting a device removal error after waking a Macintosh from sleep.Apr-08-10
Using a Drobo S with a Macintosh and Sonnet Tempo SATA E2P, Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34, or Tempo SATA Edge ExpressCard/34. you may get a device removal error after waking up from sleep. The Drobo S will automatically reconnect. System caches are flushed before sleep, so there is not data loss.

Sonnet has reported the issue to Drobo.
 
584 I installed Mac OS 10.7 (Lion) and my card stopped working.Jul-27-11
628 Why doesn't my Sonnet ExpressCard/34 card work in the Echo ExpressCard/34 Thunderbolt Adapter? It's listed as compatible!Aug-11-17
The Echo ExpressCard/34 Thunderbolt adapter requires Mac OS 10.6.8 or later and supports cards with Thunderbolt technology-aware drivers. Download and install the latest driver to make your card compatible:

eSATA
Sonnet Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34
Sonnet Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34
Sonnet Tempo SATA edge ExpressCard/34

Memory Card Readers
Sonnet SDXC UHS-I Pro Reader/Writer ExpressCard/34
Sonnet Pro Dual CompactFlash Adapter ExpressCard/34

Note: Sonnet FireWire 800 Pro ExpressCard/34, and FireWire/USB ExpressCard/34 cards are compatible without additional drivers. For third-party products listed as compatible, please visit those manufacturer's Websites to get the latest, Thunderbolt technology-aware drivers.
 
645 Are Tempo SATA/SAS cards supported under Windows 7 or Windows Vista under Boot Camp on unibody MacBook Pro computers?Feb-21-12
778 I have a 17" MacBook Pro 6,1 and my ExpressCard does not work after upgrading to Mavericks.Dec-30-13
945 Will the Tempo SATA E2P PCIe card or Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34 ever be compatible with macOS High Sierra?Sep-29-17