OWC Mercury Helios 3S Tbolt 3 Single Slot PCIE

OWC OWCHELIOS3S Specifications

Mercury Helios 3S Tbolt 3 Single Slot PCIE

At a Glance

Lightning-fast 40Gb/s transfer speeds: (2) Thunderbolt 3 ports See more: dedicated DisplayPort 1.4 connection for adding up to an 8K display Charge while working: 85W notebook charging Play your card: PCIe (x16) slot for half-length, full-height, single or double-width cards Maximum potential: daisy-chain up to 5 additional Thunderbolt devices Built to last: durable and rugged aluminum

Overview

Maximize Your PCIE Card Investment Using a video, audio, storage, network, or even gaming PCIe card with a Mac Pro or PC desktop is a simple matter of inserting your card into an open slot. But what do you do if you have a laptop or even a space-confined desktop like an iMac or Mac mini that doesn't contain a PCIe slot? The Mercury Helios 3S is an easy to use yet powerful expansion solution that adds an external PCIe slot to your Thunderbolt 3 equipped computer. Now you can maximize your existing PCIe card investment - or expand it! - while enjoying the flexibility of adding professional-class video production, transcoding, audio processing, data storage, and high-speed network connectivity to your machine. Pro-level Performance Cards For Every Need Mercury Helios 3S supports a wide variety of half-length, full-height, single or double-width, pro-level PCIe cards from leading brands like AJA, Apogee, ATTO, Avid Pro Tools, Blackmagic Design, CalDigit, HighPoint, Intel, Solid State Logic, Universal Audio, and OWC. Video capture Digital audio Solid State Drive (SSD) 40GbE/10GbE network adapters SAS controllers Firewire, USB, or eSATA host adapters Capture, Stream, And Share In Seconds With dual 40Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 ports, the Mercury Helios 3S offers the bandwidth needed to support data-intensive 4K capture cards to speed up diverse video workflows such as vlogging. Boost your DAW with external DSP acceleration and run larger mixes with multiple plug-ins. Live stream the action in your gaming sessions or share files over a 10GbE or Fibre Channel network without any speed throttling. Quick And Easy Card Swaps With Mercury Helios 3S Disconnect Mercury Helios 3S Thunderbolt cable from computer. Disconnect power cord from Mercury Helios 3S. Remove two thumb screws and swap card. Reconnect power cord to Mercury Helios 3S. Reconnect Mercury Helios 3S Thunderbolt cable to computer. Add New Capabilities To Your Workflow Thunderbolt 3 offers more than just speed. Mercury Helios 3S leverages the full power of Thunderbolt 3 to deliver added potential to your Mac or Windows PC. Daisy-chain up to five additional Thunderbolt peripherals for incredible capabilities to work or play. Charge your notebook with 85W while you work. Even add a 4K display via the DisplayPort interface to expand your viewing space.

Application/Usage

Desktop Mac

Miscellaneous

See all products Expansion Slots PCIe 3.0 interface (x4) with x16 physical slot Power Delivery One Thunderbolt 3 port with 85W power delivery One Thunderbolt 3 port with 15W power delivery Device Ports (1) Host Port - Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) up to 40 Gb/s (5000 MB/s) (1) Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Port (1) DisplayPort Port Chipset Thunderbolt 3: Titan Ridge (JHL7440) Host Port Requirements Thunderbolt (USB-C) port (backward compatible with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt1) Mac OS Compatibility macOS 10.13 High Sierra macOS 10.14 Mojave macOS 10.15 Catalina macOS 11.x Big Sur macOS 12.x Monterey macOS 13.x Ventura macOS 14.x Sonoma PC OS Compatibility Windows 11 Windows 10 64-bit Edition Windows Server 2016 Supported PCIe Cards Mechanical: x16 slot and enclosure support cards up to half-length, full-height, and double-width Bandwidth: PCIe 3.0 x4. Cards that require a minimum of x8 or more PCIe lanes are not supported. GPUs not supported If the card requires a driver it must be Thunderbolt-aware. Cards that require more than 75W are not supported. External Power Adapter Yes Power Supply External power supply Need an additional power supply? Secondary/ replacement power supplies are also available. AC Input 100-240V, 50-60 Hz, 2.2A DC Output +12V, 12.5A Wattage 150W

Package Contents

Mercury Helios 3S PCIe Expansion Solution 1 x Thunderbolt Cable 1 x External Power Supply 1 x Power Cable 1 x Quick Start Guide for OWC Mercury Helios 3S 1 x Assembly Manual & User Guide for OWC Mercury Helios 3S