Apricorn MA-PeDA-S512 User manual

Ideal for video editing and image
processing applications
Increases your Mac Pro’s performance by
up to 10x
Easy install - takes just minutes
Uses a single PCIe x4 slot
Fully congurable – can be used
singularly or in tandem for greater
performance
Formatted w/ four high performance
WD SSDs – Total Capacity of 512GB*
Breakneck speeds reduces video
render times by up to 80%
420% increase in image
processing performance
Pre-congured with Mac
BIOS and RAID 0 (striping)
for maximum performance
Visit our web site at www.apricorn.com or call 1-800-458-5448
©2010 Apricorn, Inc. Corporate Ofces: 12191 Kirkham Rd., Poway, CA. 92064 (updated 10/10)
High Performance Internal SSD RAID Array for Mac Pro
Increase your Mac Pro’s computing power up to
10 times with Apricorn’s internal SSD RAID Array
Looking to super charge your Mac Pro? Apricorn’s Mac
Array is a turnkey solution that will instantly increase your
Mac Pro’s processing power.
Idealforhighperformanceapplicationssuchas videoeditingand imageprocessing,
the Mac Array internal SSD RAID Array takes your Mac Pro to the next level. Bridging
the gap between your computer’s high capacity, slow hard drive and your system’s
RAM, the Mac Array’s speedy SSD RAID takes over your computer’s processing (acting
as virtual memory) for a performance increase of up to 10 times.
Built around four high performance solid state drives on Apricorn’s SATA PCIe Host Card,
the Mac Array’s unique form factor uses only one internal full length PCIe X4 slot, keeping
the other slots and drive bays free for expansion. Fully congurable, the Mac Array can be
used singularly or for the ultimate boost - in tandem with a second or even third Mac Array
for even greater performance.
Perfect for HD video rendering, Apricorn’s Mac Array has been
shown to slash rendering times by 80% in real world tests.
When used to render a 3.20 minute music video with Final Cut Pro, the Mac Array cut
rendering time from 18 minutes to less than 4 minutes. Converting the corresponding
video to QuickTime was reduced from 20 minutes to just 3 minutes.
Great for Graphic Artists too. With image processing performance
increases of up to 420% the Mac Array is also ideal for fast
image editing.
Real world tests using the MacArray as a scratch disk showed phenomenal results in
imageprocessing.UsingPhotoshopv.12torotatea1.8GBphototheMacArrayshowed
performance increases of 420% over a traditional 7200RPM SATA hard drive. Rotation
of the high resolution image decreased from 2:15 minutes to just 32 seconds with the
Mac Array.
The Mac Array comes pre-congured with the Mac BIOS and RAID 0 (striping) for
maximum performance and takes just minutes to install. Simply remove your Mac Pro’s
side panel, slide the Mac Array into an available PCIe X4 slot, replace the side panel
and install the included driver. Your system will instantly recognize the newly installed
drives – with the drives already formatted, you are now ready for business.
Mac Array

For more information on Apricorn’s Mac Array and other innovative
Apricorn products visit our web site at www.apricorn.com or call 1-800-458-5448
©2010 Apricorn, Inc. Corporate Ofces: 12191 Kirkham Rd., Poway, CA. 92064
*One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes; accessible capacity will be less and actual capacity depends on the operating environment and formatting.
High Performance Internal SSD RAID Array
for Mac Pro
Mac Array
Specications
Box Contents PCIe CCA with WD SSDs,
Apricorn driver CD & RAID
management utilities, manual
Data Transfer Rates SATA II speeds up to 3Gb/s
Interface SATA II
Dimensions 4.8” x 12.28”
Warranty 1 year limited
System Requirements Mac Pro with avail. PCIe X4 slot
Individual drive specs
WD SiliconEdge Blue 128GB MLC SSDs features:
Model number: SSC-D0128SC-2100• Fast data transfer - up to 250 MB/s read and 170 MB/s• write per drive
Advanced Wear-Leveling• Advanced Error Correction• Native Command Queuing (NCQ)• Data Integrity Protection•
Ordering info
Ordering Information Apricorn Part Number:
MA-PeDA-S512
Features
PCIe X4 Single board RAID sub-system
Supports RAID (0,1, 5, 10) via Silicon Images SATARaid™RAID
management utility
Utilizes Silicon Image Sil3124A Single Chip Host Controller
Supports SATA II speeds up to 3Gb/s
Supports SATA II Native Command Queuing & SATA 1.0
Tagged Command Queuing
Incorporates 4 embedded 2.5” 128GB MLC WD SiliconEdge
Blue solid state drives for total capacity of up to 512GB*
High Performance Software Applications:
Fully compatible with Mac 32-bit systems. Final Cut Pro,
Adobe Premiere, Aperture, Photoshop, Lightroom, iMovie,
iPhoto, ProTools, Sony Vegas, Avid Liquid etc
Target applications:
• Scratch Disks for Design Applications
• Cinema quality video editing
• High resolution image editing and manipulation
• Photo editing and retouching
• CAD/EDA simulation
• Animation rendering
Increase your Mac
Pro’s performance
by up to 10x with
a single Mac
Array or double up
tandem style for a
performance boost
of over 18x