Introduction

U2FW-DSATA01 is an USB 2.0 & FireWire (IEEE 1394a) ComBo to SATA bridge board.

U2FW-DSATA01 is ideally suited for tailgate interface applications for two SATA drives. It allows two SATA drives to be connected to USB 2.0 or FireWire (IEEE 1394a) serial bus in a plug-and-play fashion.

U2FW-DSATA01 provides the perfect solution for data backup and transferring of data to/from computer using SATA hard disk drives.
Technical Specifications

USB 2.0 & FireWire (IEEE 1394a) ComBo to SATA Bridge Board:

  • DC Power Connector: Mini 4-pin Floppy Disk Drive like power connector.
  • USB 2.0 Port: One USB B-Type connector
  • USB Bus Transfer Rate: High Speed (480 Mbit) And Full Speed (12 Mbit)
  • USB Bus Power: Self Powered Mode Operation
  • FireWire Port:: Two FireWire (IEEE 1394a) 6pin Connectors
  • 1394a PHY: Ti's TSB41AB2 1394a-2000 400Mbps PHY
  • 1394 Bus Transfer Rate: 100/200/400 Mbps
  • SATA Port: Two SATA Signal 7pin Connectors
  • SATA Transfer Rate: 150Mbytes/s
  • RAID
    • RAID 0 (Striping) for two disks.
    • Disk Spanning for two disks.
  • Provide pin header for Power indicator LED and SATA Access LED
  • SCSI I 50pin Low Density Centronics Connector Form Factor
    (Fit to most standard SCSI enclosure)
Physical Dimensions
  • 8.45cm (W) x 1.97cm (H) x 5.22cm(D)
Hardware Requirements
  • Desktop PC: with either a built-in FireWire (IEEE 1394a) controller or a FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to PCI Host Adapter equipped with a external FireWire (IEEE 1394a) port.
  • Desktop PC: with either a built-in USB (1.0 or 2.0) controller or an USB (1.0 or 2.0) to PCI Host Adapter equipped with a external USB port.
  • Laptop PC: with either a built-in FireWire (IEEE 1394a) controller or a FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to CardBus PC Card equipped with a external FireWire (IEEE 1394a) port.
  • Laptop PC: with either a built-in USB (1.0 or 2.0) controller or an USB (1.0 or 2.0) to CardBus PC Card equipped with a external USB port.
Operating System Requirements
  • Windows ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7; MacOS 9.1 or higher; Linux
  • Driver Requirements
    • USB:
      • No driver installation for Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7, Mac OS and Linux.
    • FireWire:
      • No driver installation for Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7, Mac OS and Linux
Kit includes
  • U2FW-DSATA01 bridge board.
  • Shape (one IDE big 4pin male to one floppy drive like mini 4pin and one IDE big 4pin female) DC Power Cable (Red, Black, Black, Yellow).
  • User's Manual