Sonnet Presto Gigabit Pro PCIe
Advanced Network Connection
Whether you need to add a third Gigabit Ethernet port to your Mac Pro for improved performance, or step up to Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for your PC, get a Sonnet Presto™ Gigabit Pro PCIe Gigabit Ethernet adapter card for PCI Express for an advanced networking solution! This Sonnet card supports link aggregation(1) with your computer’s onboard Gigabit Ethernet ports and full duplex communication to achieve 2000 Mbps transfer rates—the ideal solution for high-bandwidth data transfer requirements. Presto Gigabit Ethernet Pro PCIe also supports 9000 byte jumbo packet transfers (compared to 1500 byte standard packets) to support higher performance and reduced overhead when transferring large files.
Whether you need to add a third Gigabit Ethernet port to your Mac Pro for improved performance, or step up to Gigabit Ethernet connectivity for your PC, get a Sonnet Presto Gigabit Pro PCIe Gigabit Ethernet adapter card for PCI Express for an advanced networking solution!
Key Features
Simple way to add or expand Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to any compatible computer
Supports gigabit speeds on common CAT-5 cabling—no need for costly cable replacement
Supports link aggregation with onboard Gigabit Ethernet ports(1)
Full/half duplex
1000/100/10BaseT auto-negotiation
Plug-and-play installation in Mac computers
PCI Express (PCIe) x1 host bus interface
Presto Gigabit Pro PCIe supports gigabit speeds over common CAT-5 cabling, so costly cable replacement is unnecessary. If your computer already has onboard Gigabit Ethernet, you can add a Presto Gigabit Pro PCIe and use it for dedicated connection to a printer, AirPort® Extreme base station, DSL or cable modem, or a video server, while leaving your onboard Gigabit Ethernet port(s) available for other connections.
Presto Gigabit Pro PCIe is compatible in Mac Pro, and Power Mac G5 & Xserve(2) & PCs with a PCI Express (PCIe) slot. Offering simple configuration, this Sonnet card is easy to use, and its support for 1000/100/10BaseT auto-negotiation and full/half duplex communication enable it to be used in most networks.
Mac Compatibility
Mac Pro, Mac OS X 10.4+
Power Mac G5 (with PCI Express slots), Mac OS X 10.5+
Xserve (Late 2006)(2)
Mac OS X Server Version 10.4+
Mac OS X Lion compatibility coming soon
Windows Compatibility
PC (with PCI Express slots)
Windows® 7
Windows Vista®
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP
Technical Notes
1.Link aggregation not supported by Windows Vista.
2.Xserve (Early 2008) and Xserve (2009) not compatible.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
