Basic Mac Server Recommended Products

Basic Mac Server Recommended Products

Standard Products

• SATA PCI cards and cables for Power Macintosh G4
• FireWire 800 cables
• eSATA cables
• 2 bay RAID enclosures with FireWire 800/eSATA
• 2 bay RAID enclosures with Thunderbolt
• RAID boxes with 2 hard disks and FireWire 800/eSATA
• RAID boxes with 2 hard disks and Thunderbolt
• Large capacity desktop hard disks with FireWire 800
• Large capacity desktop hard disks with Thunderbolt
• 3.5" SATA hard disks
• 3.5" PATA hard disks

Optional Products

• USB2 PCI cards for Power Macintosh G4
• FireWire 800 PCI cards for Power Macintosh G4
• eSATA PCIe cards for Mac Pro (Silver models)
• Internal PATA 5.25" optical drives for PowerMacintosh G4 or first Mac Pro models (MacPro1,1/MacPro2,1/MacPro3,1)
• Internal SATA 5.25" optical drives for Mac Pro (Silver) 2009 models or later (MacPro4,1 or higher)
• 4 bay+ RAID enclosures with FireWire 800 and/or eSATA
• 4 bay+ RAID enclosures with Thunderbolt
• Document Scanners
• Archive Drive Docks and Connectors
• Thunderbolt Hard Drive Enclosures and Docks

Full List Of Recommended Standard Products

SATA PCI cards and cables for Power Macintosh G4

• Sonnet Tempo SATA internal 2 port SATA PCI card (part code = TSATA) Buy it now at
• Sonnet internal cable set (part code = TCB-SATA) Buy it now at
• Additional MOLEX to SATA power converter cable (part code = SATAPOWADAP)
  Buy it now at

FireWire Cables

• FireWire 800 cable (usually included with your storage device) otherwise buy one now at

eSATA cables

• 1.5m 3gig eSATA-eSATA cable Buy it now at
• 3.0m 3gig eSATA-eSATA cable Buy it now at

2 bay RAID enclosures with FireWire 800/eSATA

• DataTale Smart RS-M2QJ Buy it now at
NOTE: DataTale have confirmed that the RS-M2QJ supports 2TB+ drives, AFT and is SATA II compliant.
• Wiebetech RTX-200QR (part code = 35221-2530-0100) Buy one now
NOTE: Wiebetech have confirmed that the RTX-200QR supports 2TB+ drives, AFT and is SATA II compliant.
• Rocstor ARCTICROC 2T Buy one now
NOTE: Buyer Beware - Rocstor never confirmed whether this product was compliant with 2TB+ drives, AFT or SATA III.

2 bay RAID enclosures with Thunderbolt

• DataTale Smart RS-M2T
NOTE: DataTale have confirmed that the RS-M2T supports 2TB+ drives, AFT and is SATA II compliant.

RAID boxes with 2 hard disks and FireWire 800/eSATA

• G-Technology G-RAID
• G-Technology G-RAID 2x1TB (part code = GT-GR4-2000-EMEA) Buy it now at
• G-Technology G-RAID 2x2TB (part code = GT-GR4-4000-EMEA)
  Buy it now at
• G-Technology G-RAID 2x3TB (part code = GT-GR4-6000-EMEA)
  Buy it now at
• G-Technology G-RAID 2x4TB (part code = GT-GR4-8000-EMEA)
  Buy it now at
• Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II
• WD My Book Studio Edition II 2x1TB (part code = WDH2Q20000)
  Buy it now at
• WD My Book Studio Edition II 2x2TB (part code = WDH2Q40000)
  Buy it now at
• WD My Book Studio Edition II 2x3TB (part code = WDH2Q60000)
  Buy it now at

RAID boxes with 2 hard disks and Thunderbolt

• G-Technology G-RAID Studio with Thunderbolt 2 (2x 3.5" SATA bays)
• 6TB (2x3TB) [model number = GRADTH2EB60002BBB | part code = 0G03502]
  Buy it now at
• 8TB (2x4TB) [model number = GRADTH2EB80002BBB | part code = 0G03367]
  Buy it now at
• 12TB (2x6TB) [model number = GRADTH2EB120002BBB | part code = 0G03399]
  Buy it now at
• G-Technology G-RAID with Thunderbolt
  • 4TB (2x2TB)
  • 6TB (2x3TB)
  • 8TB (2x4TB)
• Western Digital My Book Pro Thunderbolt 2
• WD My Book Pro 2x3TB (part code = WDBDTB0060JSL) Buy it now at
• WD My Book Pro 2x4TB (part code = WDBDTB0080JSL) Buy it now at
• WD My Book Pro 2x5TB (part code = WDBDTB0100JSL) Buy it now at
• WD My Book Pro 2x6TB (part code = WDBDTB0120JSL) Buy it now at
• Western Digital My Book Thunderbolt Duo
• WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo 2x2TB (part code = WDBUPB0040JSL)
  Buy it now at
• WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo 2x3TB (part code = WDBUPB0060JSL)
  Buy it now at
• WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo 2x4TB (part code = WDBUSK0080JSL) Buy it now at
• Western Digital My Book VelociRaptor Duo (10000rpm drives)
• WD My Book VelociRaptor Duo 2x1TB (part code = WDBUWZ0020JBK) Buy it now at
• LaCie 2big Thunderbolt 2 Series
  • 6TB
  • 8TB
  • 12TB
• LaCie 2big Thunderbolt Series
  • 4TB
  • 6TB
  • 8TB
  • 10TB

Large capacity desktop hard disks with FireWire 800

• G-Technology G-Drive (Gen 6)
• G-Technology G-Drive 2TB (model number = GDREG6EB20001BDB | part code = 0G02920)
  Buy it now at
• G-Technology G-Drive 4TB (model number = GDREG6EB40001BDB | part code = 0G02928)
  Buy it now at
• G-Technology G-Drive (Gen 5)
• G-Technology G-Drive 2TB (model number = GT-GDREU3EB20001BDB | part code = 0G02529)
• G-Technology G-Drive 4TB (model number = GT-GDREU3EB40001BDB | part code = 0G02537)
• Backup Plus Desktop Drive for Mac
• Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Drive for Mac 2TB (part code = STCB2000800)
• Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Drive for Mac 3TB (part code = STCB3000800) Buy it now at
• Western Digital My Book Studio USB2/FW800
• Western Digital My Book Studio 1TB USB2/FW800 (part code = WDBC3G0010HAL)
  Buy it now at
• Western Digital My Book Studio 2TB USB2/FW800 (part code = WDBC3G0020HAL)
  Buy it now at
• Western Digital My Book Studio 3TB USB2/FW800 (part code = WDBC3G0030HAL)
  Buy it now at
• Western Digital My Book Studio USB3/USB2
• Western Digital My Book Studio 1TB USB3/USB2 (part code = WDBCPZ0010HAL)
  Buy it now at
• Western Digital My Book Studio 2TB USB3/USB2 (part code = WDBCPZ0020HAL)
  Buy it now at
• Western Digital My Book Studio 3TB USB3/USB2 (part code = WDBCPZ0030HAL)
  Buy it now at
• Western Digital My Book Studio 4TB USB3/USB2 (part code = WDBCPZ0040HAL)
  Buy it now at

Large capacity desktop hard disks with Thunderbolt

• G-Technology G-Drive with Thunderbolt
  • 3TB (model number = GDRETHU3EB30001BDB | part code = 0G03125)
  • 4TB (model number = GDRETHEB40001BDB | part code = 0G03051)
• LaCie d2 USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt 2 Series
  • 3TB (part code = 9000492EK)
  • 4TB (part code = 9000493EK)
  • 6TB (part code = 9000472EK)
• LaCie d2 USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Series
  • 3TB
  • 4TB
  • 5TB

3.5" SATA hard disks

• Hitachi Deskstar 7Kxxxx series bare drives 7200rpm
• Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB (part code = HDS722020ALA330)
• Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 2TB (part code = HDS723020BLA642)
• Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB (part code = HDS723030ALA640)
• Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB (part code = HDS724040ALE640)
• Hitachi Deskstar 5Kxxxx series bare drives 5400rpm
• Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 1.5TB (part code = HDS5C3015ALA632)
• Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 2TB (part code = HDS5C3020ALA632)
• Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 3TB (part code = HDS5C3030ALA630)
• Hitachi Deskstar 5K4000 4TB (part code = HDS5C4040ALE630)
• Hitachi Deskstar internal drive kits
• Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 7200rpm (part code = H3IK20003272SE)
• Hitachi Deskstar 3TB 7200rpm (part code = H3IK30003272SE)
• Hitachi Deskstar 4TB 7200rpm (part code = H3IK40003272SE)
• Hitachi CoolSpin 2TB (part code = H3IK20003254SE)
• Hitachi CoolSpin 3TB (part code = H3IK30003254SE)
• Hitachi CoolSpin 4TB (part code = H3IK40003254SE)
• Seagate BarraCuda 7200rpm 4K sector AFT
• Seagate BarraCuda 2016 3.5" 4TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST4000DM005)
• Seagate BarraCuda 2016 3.5" 3TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST3000DM008)
• Seagate BarraCuda 2016 3.5" 2TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST2000DM006)
• Seagate BarraCuda 2016 3.5" 1TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST1000DM010)
• Seagate BarraCuda 2016 3.5" 500GB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST500DM009)
• Seagate Desktop HDD.15 7200rpm 4K sector AFT version (formerly known as Barracuda)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 4TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST4000DM000)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 5TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST5000DM000) †
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 5TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST5000DM002) †
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 6TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST6000DM001) †
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 8TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST8000DM002) †
• Seagate Desktop HDD 7200.14 7200rpm 4K sector AFT version (formerly known as Barracuda)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 250GB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST250DM000)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 320GB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST320DM000)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 500GB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST500DM002)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 1TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST1000DM003)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 2TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST2000DM001)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 3TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST3000DM001)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 7200.12 7200rpm 512byte sector version (formerly known as Barracuda)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 160GB 7200.12 (part code = ST3160316AS)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 250GB 7200.12 (part code = ST3250312AS)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 320GB 7200.12 (part code = ST3320413AS)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 500GB 7200.12 (part code = ST3500413AS)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 750GB 7200.12 (part code = ST3750525AS)
• Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 1TB 7200.12 (part code = ST31000524AS)
• Western Digital Caviar Black 7200rpm 4K sector/AFT
• Western Digital Caviar Black 5TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = WD5001FZWX) †
• Western Digital Caviar Black 6TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = WD6001FZWX) †
• Western Digital Caviar Black 7200rpm
• Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB (part code = WD5003AZEX)
• Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB (part code = WD1002FAEX)
• Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB (part code = WD1502FAEX)
• Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB (part code = WD2002FAEX)
• Western Digital Caviar Black 3TB (part code = WD3001FAEX)
• Western Digital Caviar Black 4TB (part code = WD4001FAEX)
• Western Digital Caviar Green Intellipower (less platters)
• Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB (part code = WD5000AZRX)
• Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB (part code = WD10EZRX)
• Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB (part code = WD15EZRX)
• Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB (part code = WD20EZRX)
• Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB (part code = WD30EZRX)
• Western Digital Caviar Green 4TB (part code = WD40EZRX)
• Western Digital Caviar Green 5TB (part code = WD50EZRX) †
• Western Digital Caviar Green 6TB (part code = WD60EZRX) †
• Western Digital Caviar Green Intellipower
• Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB (part code = WD10EARX)
• Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB (part code = WD15EARX)
• Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB (part code = WD20EARX)
• Toshiba P300 7200rpm
• Toshiba P300 500GB (part code = HDWD105EZSTA)
• Toshiba P300 1TB (part code = HDWD110EZSTA)
• Toshiba P300 2TB (part code = HDWD120EZSTA)
• Toshiba P300 3TB (part code = HDWD130EZSTA)
• Toshiba X300 7200rpm
• Toshiba X300 4TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = HDWE140EZSTA)
• Toshiba X300 5TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = HDWE150EZSTA) †
• Toshiba X300 6TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = HDWE160EZSTA) †
• Toshiba E300 low-power/extended performance
• Toshiba E300 1TB 5700rpm (part code = HDWA110XZSTA)
• Toshiba E300 2TB 5700rpm (part code = HDWA120EZSTA)
• Toshiba E300 3TB 5940rpm (part code = HDWA130EZSTA)

3.5" PATA hard disks

• Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB (part code = WD1600AAJB) Buy it now at
• Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB (part code = WD2500AAJB) Buy it now at
• Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB (part code = WD3200AAJB) Buy it now at
• Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB (part code = WD5000AAJB)

Full List Of Recommended Optional Products

USB2 PCI cards for Power Macintosh G4

• Sonnet Allegro USB 2.0 (part code = USB2) Buy it now at

FireWire 800 PCI cards for Power Macintosh G4

• Sonnet Allegro FW800 (part code = FW800A) Buy it now at

eSATA PCIe cards for Mac Pro (Silver models)

• Sonnet Tempo SATA E2P (part code = TSATAII-E2P) Buy it now at
• Sonnet Tempo SATA E4P (part code = TSATAII-E4P) Buy it now at

Internal PATA 5.25" optical drives
for PowerMacintosh G4
or for early Mac Pro models (2006-2008 - MacPro1,1 / MacPro2,1 / MacPro3,1)

• Liteon IHAP322 (part code = IHAP322)
• Liteon IHAP122 (part code = IHAP122-19) Buy it now at
• Samsung SH-S222A (part code = SH-S222A/BEBE) Buy it now at
• Pioneer DVR-118LBK (part code = DVR-118LBK)

Internal SATA 5.25" optical drives
for later Mac Pro (Silver) models (2009 onwards - MacPro4,1 or higher)

• Pioneer DVR-S19MBK (part code = DVR-S19MBK)
• Pioneer DVR-S19LBK (part code = DVR-S19LBK) Buy it now at

4 bay+ RAID enclosures with FireWire 800 and/or eSATA

• DataTale Smart RC-M4QJ with USB3, FireWire 400/800 and eSATA
• Wiebetech RTX-400QR (UK part code = 35421-2430-0000)
• Rocstor ARCTICROC 4T
• Drobo 4 bay with USB2 and FireWire 800 (part code = DRO4DD50) Buy it now at
• Drobo 5 bay with USB3, FireWire 800 and eSATA (part code = DRDR4A31) Buy it now at

4 bay+ RAID enclosures with Thunderbolt

• Highpoint RocketStor NA762TB Thunderbolt 2 (8x 3.5" SATA trays - Hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or JBOD)
• DataTale Smart RS-M4T
NOTE: DataTale have confirmed that the RS-M4T supports 2TB+ drives, AFT and is SATA II compliant.
• Drobo 5D (5x 3.5" SATA bays)
  
NOTE: Official information about drive options for Drobos.
• AKiTiO Thunder2 Quad (4x 3.5" SATA bays | part code = TBQ-TIAA-AKTU)

Document Scanners

• Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 [mobile scanner] (part code = PA03610-B005) Buy it now at
• Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 [mobile scanner] (part code = PA03603-B005) Buy it now at
• Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500m for Mac [desktop scanner] (part code = PA03586-B105)
  Buy it now at
• Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 for Mac [desktop scanner] (part code = PA03656-B001)
  Buy it now at
• Fujitsu ScanSnap Connect software for iOS [FREE]
• IRIScan Express 3 [mobile scanner] (part code = ?) Buy it now at
• IRIScan Book 3 [mobile book scanner] (part code = ?) Buy it now at
• IRIScan Book Executive 3 [mobile book scanner] (part code = 457889) Buy it now at
• IRIScan Anywhere 3 [mobile scanner] (part code = ?) Buy it now at
• IRIScan Pro 3 Cloud [mobile or desktop scanner] (part code = ?) Buy it now at
• IRIScan Book software for iOS [FREE] (works with Book Executive 3 scanner only)
• Kodak ScanMate i940 Scanner for Mac (part code = i940M)
• NeatReceipts for Mac [mobile scanner] (part code = 00322) {USA only} Buy it now at
• NeatDesk for Mac [desktop scanner] (part code = 698) {USA only} Buy it now at
• NeatMobile software for iOS [FREE - USA only]

Archive Drive Docks and Connectors

3.5" SATA Archive Drive Docks and Connectors

• StarTech single 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB2 (UK part code = SATDOCKU2GB) Buy it now at
• StarTech single 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB2 and eSATA (UK part code = SATDOCKU2EGB)
  Buy it now at
• StarTech single 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB3 (part code = SATDOCKU3S)
  Buy it now at
• StarTech dual 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB2 and eSATA (UK part code = SATDOCK2UEGB)
  Buy it now at
• StarTech IDE+SATA drive dock with USB2 (UK part code = UNIDOCK2U)
  Buy it now at
• StarTech dual IDE/SATA drive dock with USB3 (UK part code = UNIDOCK3UGB)
  Buy it now at
• USA only - Newer Technology Voyager Q drive dock with USB3, FireWire 400+800 and eSATA
  (USA part code = FWU3ES2HDK) Buy it now at

2.5" SATA Archive Drive Docks and Connectors

• StarTech single 2.5" SATA drive dock with USB2 (part code = SATDOCK25U)
• StarTech single 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB3.0 (part code = SATDOCKU3S)
• StarTech single 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB3.1 (part code = SDOCKU313)
• StarTech dual 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB3.0 (part code = SDOCK2U33)
• StarTech dual 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB3.1 (part code = SDOCK2U313)
• Newer Technology Voyager Q drive dock with USB3, FireWire 400+800 and eSATA (part code = NWTVU3ESFW8)
  
• Newer Technology Voyager S3 drive dock with USB3.0 (part code = NWTU3S3HD)

3.5" PATA Archive Drive Docks and Connectors

• StarTech IDE+SATA drive dock with USB2 (UK part code = UNIDOCK2U)
  Buy it now at
• StarTech dual IDE/SATA drive dock with USB3 (UK part code = UNIDOCK3UGB)
  Buy it now at

2.5" PATA Archive Drive Docks and Connectors

• StarTech single 2.5" drive dock with USB2 (part code = SATDOCK25U)
  Buy it now at
• StarTech single drive dock with USB2 (UK part code = SATDOCKU2GB) Buy it now at
• StarTech single drive dock with USB2 and eSATA (UK part code = SATDOCKU2EGB) Buy it now at
• StarTech single drive dock with USB3 (part code = SATDOCKU3S)
  Buy it now at
• StarTech dual drive dock with USB2 and eSATA (UK part code = SATDOCK2UEGB) Buy it now at

Universal 2.5"/3.5" PATA/SATA Archive Drive Docks and Connectors

• CRU USB DriveDock v5 with USB3 (UK part code = 31251-1209-0000)
• CRU USB DriveDock v5 with USB3 (USA part code = 31250-1209-0000)
• CRU USB DriveDock v5 with USB3 (EU part code = 31252-1209-0000)
• CRU UltraDock v5.5 with USB3.0 + FireWire 800 + eSATA (UK part code = 31251-3109-0000)
• CRU UltraDock v5.5 with USB3.0 + FireWire 800 + eSATA (USA part code = 31250-3109-0000)
• CRU UltraDock v5.5 with USB3.0 + FireWire 800 + eSATA (EU part code = 31252-3109-0000)
• Newer Technology USB 3.0 Universal Drive Adapter (USA part code = NWTU3NVSPATA)

Thunderbolt Hard Drive Enclosures and Docks

• AKiTiO Thunder2 Duo Pro (part code = T2DP-THU3IAA-AKTU)
• HighPoint Dual SATA Bay Thunderbolt 10Gbps Storage Dock (part code = RocketStor 5212)
  Buy it now at

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