Mac Pro RAID Card

Mac Pro RAID Cards were released by Apple for the 1st-generation Mac Pro.

Description
The PCI Express card should be installed in slot 4 of the Mac Pro and can support up to 4 drives in a mirrored or striped RAID configuration for security through redundancy, or for maximum performance, respectively.

2007 version
The first version of the card was released in August 2007 as a build-to-order option for the Mac Pro. It later became available separately and could support 2006 through 2008 models of the MacPro at 304MB/s.

2009 version
A revised version was released in March 2009 to support 2009 through 2012 models at 553MB/s, along with the addition of a low power standby mode during sleep.

System requirements

 * 2007 version — Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later.
 * 2009 version — Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later.