Qio for Mac
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Driver (6)
IDDownload TitleDownload LinkPost Date
496 Qio System Installer and Uninstaller (OS X, macOS) 1.5.0
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Nov-29-2016
631 Sony SxS Memory Card Driver for macOS 10.14-macOS 12 3.1.0
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January 29, 2022
710 Sony SxS UDF Driver for macOS
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2018-02-01
Operating System Requirements: macOS 10.11-10.13
Description: SxS UDF Driver software enables reading of MXF files recorded in UDF mode on SxS memory card. [Note: This driver is not sufficient to support the computer communicating with the device. You must also install the SxS Device Driver.] Installation of these drivers enables the 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 to support UDF files. Download and install the latest UDF driver, and then restart your computer.
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macOS Mojave, Catalina & Big Sur: The Sony UDF driver is not needed on macOS 10.14.6+. UDF support is built into newer versions of macOS.
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If you have 1.0.1 UDF driver, first uninstall the existing Sony UDF driver manually by removing these files. In Terminal, type
sudo rm -r /System/Library/Extensions/SxSLogicalUnitDriverExpress.kext
sudo rm -r /System/Library/Extensions/SxSLogicalUnitDriverUS10.kext
sudo rm -r /System/Library/Extensions/sxsudf_fs.kext
sudo rm -r System/Library/Filesystems/sxsudf.fs
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You can format SxS media as UDF in macOS using the Sony Memory Media Utility.
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Final Cut Pro X Users: See this Apple Support Note.
 
725 USB 2.0 Over Thunderbolt Patch for Qio/Qio E3 1.1
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Jun-17-2013
1088 Sony SxS UDF Driver for Windows 2.4.0
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2018-02-01
1176 Sony SxS Memory Card Driver for macOS 10.12-10.13, version 3.0.0
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Sep-19-2019
 
Firmware (2)
IDDownload TitleDownload LinkPost Date
600 Qio Firmware Updater (OS X) 2.0.1
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Jun-13-2013
642 Qio Serial ROM Flasher (OS X) 1.0
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Feb-15-2012
Operating System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6+
This software updates the serial ROMs on revisions A - G Qio pro media readers (part numbers QIO-E34 and QIO-PCIE). This is not required for revision H and later Qios.
Note: This software must be used along with the Qio Firmware Updater (OS X) to enable Windows-compatibility.

Usage Notes
• The application "QioFlasherGUI" included in the disk image that you download must be copied to your computer, preferably the desktop (for easy access), and then run from that location. You may safely delete the application after the serial ROM update is complete.
• When the application instructs you to "update the serial ROM", you must click the drop-down menu and select "PC-compatible", even if you do not intend to use the Qio on a PC.
 
 
Manual (4)
FAQ (31)
IDArticle TitlePost 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 QioMar-24-10
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
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 AdapterMay-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