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Driver (6)

ID		Download Title	Download Link	Post Date
496		Qio System Installer and Uninstaller (OS X, macOS) 1.5.0	Download Now	Nov-29-2016
631		Sony SxS Memory Card Driver for macOS 10.14-macOS 12 3.1.0	Download Now	January 29, 2022
710		Sony SxS UDF Driver for macOS	Download Now	2018-02-01
725		USB 2.0 Over Thunderbolt Patch for Qio/Qio E3 1.1	Download Now	Jun-17-2013
1088		Sony SxS UDF Driver for Windows 2.4.0	Download Now	2018-02-01
1176		Sony SxS Memory Card Driver for macOS 10.12-10.13, version 3.0.0	Download Now	Sep-19-2019
	Operating System Requirements: macOS 10.12-10.13 Description: SxS driver for macOS supports Sonnet SF3 Series SxS PRO X Card Reader, SF3 Series SxS Pro Card Reader, SxS PRO X Thunderbolt 3 Single Slot Reader, Echo ExpressCard Thunderbolt Adapter, Qio, and Qio E3. Legacy version 3.1.0 supports macOS 10.12 (Sierra)-10.13 (High Sierra). This version is not compatible with Intel and M1 Macs.

Firmware (2)

Manual (4)

FAQ (31)

ID		Article Title	Post Date
491		Are Sonnet Tempo SATA cards compatible with the Drobo S?	Feb-02-11
495		My P2 card is unexpectedly unmounting from my Qio after I wake a Mac Pro or MacBook Pro from sleep.	Aug-01-13
499		I get a blue screen on my Mac Pro/MacBook Pro instead of booting when I connect Qio	Mar-24-10
	The first time you boot with the Qio connected, the screen will stay blue for up to 6 minutes while the Mac is configuring the Qio slot space. Please be patient. Subsequent boots should be normal. Note that you must install the Qio software before connecting the Qio.

501		Are all C600X CF Cards more or less equal performance in a Qio?	Mar-22-10
503		Can I power the Qio from a FireWire port on a MacBook Pro?	Mar-23-10
509		Is the Qio driver compatible with a 64-bit kernel boot of OS X 10.6 or 10.7?	Aug-01-13
510		Can I use the AJA IO Express with the Sonnet Qio in a MacBook Pro?	Mar-23-10
512		My Qio was working fine with my ExpressCard/34 bus interface card, but the Qio does not work with my PCIe Express bus interface card in an early 2009 MacPro.	Mar-31-10
514		My unibody MacBook Pro will spontaneously restart after shutdown with Qio attached.	Mar-31-10
516		What kind of battery can I use with the Qio?	Apr-08-10
527		Why does my Maci take so long to boot when the Qio is attached?	Jul-31-13
528		Why can't a Mac Pro acknowledge the Qio if it is plugged in after the Mac is booted?	Sep-13-13
536		With a Qio connected, my Mac Pro kernel panics when I shut down after using Avid Media Composer.	Jul-31-13
547		I'm getting a OS X kernel panic when I remove an SxS card from the Qio connected to a tower Mac Pro that also has a video capture card installed.	Oct-31-14
563		I'm getting a long blue screen when I boot a Mac with Qio installed.	Sep-13-13
566		I upgraded to 10.6.8 and my system no longer boots.	Sep-26-11
576		What version of OS X do I need to use Qio with MacBook Pro?	Aug-20-14
581		Is Qio Compatible with 17" Thunderbolt MacBook Pro?	Sep-13-13
	Yes, but you must hot plug the Qio's interface card into the ExpressCard/34 slot of the 17" Thunderbolt MacBook Pro. The Qio will not be recognized in the 17" Thunderbolt MacBook Pro if you boot or restart with the Qio plugged into the ExpressCard/34 slot. See FAQ 632 for more infomation about compatibility connecting Qio via Thunderbolt.

632		Is Qio compatible with Echo ExpressCard/34 Thunderbolt Adapter?	Jul-31-13
633		Is Qio compatible with the Matrox T/ADP Thunderbolt Port Adapter?	Feb-28-12
639		Is the Qio PCIe 2.0 Bus Extender card compatible in all slots of the Mac Pro 5,1?	May-06-13
646		How can I read UDF Formatted SxS cards?	Aug-11-17
648		Why is the Panasonic OS X P2 driver not compatible with 64-bit mode, while the Sony SxS driver, CF driver and SATA drivers are compatible with 64-bit mode?	Oct-31-14
651		Do Qio and Qio CF4 support UDMA 7 CompactFlash cards?	May-06-13
653		I connected a Red Station media reader to the eSATA ports, but the media would not mount. How do I mount the media?	May-06-13
678		Is the Qio compatible with OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and OS X 10.9.5 (Mavericks)?	Oct-31-14
693		My computer kernel panics after updating OS X to 10.8.2. What can I do to fix it? (Qio/Qio CF4/Qio E3 issue)	Nov-06-12
713		My Qio Does Not Recognize My SD-to-SxS Adapter	May-07-13
730		I have a Retina MacBook Pro (or other Mac introduced in 2012), and my machine won't boot after installing Qio software.	Dec-06-12
757		My Stardom RAIDSonic ST3620-2S-S2 is not reliable with 6Gb drives and and a 6Gb controller.	Jul-08-13
1135		Can I format an SxS card in UDF format in macOS?	Jan-20-21