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Sans Digital TR8M SATA to eSATA Hot-Swappable Hard Drive Raid Cage
The TowerRAID TR8M-B is an 8-bay storage enclosuresfor high capacity storage needs. With built-in ventilating protectivescreen front panel, both units utilize cable-less backplane-design tosupport up to eight hard drives. Hard drives are installed on easyaccess hard drive trays for simple insertion and removal. Hard drivecooling is provided by a large 4.7 cooling fan located on the back ofthe units. The TR8M-B is a compact RAID tower uses only two cables toconnected eight SATA drives utilizing the latest SATA II portmultiplier technology. Using the bundled two ports eSATA PCIe adapter,the user could easily access eight hard drives via JBOD mode, or twodifferent sets of RAID 0, 1, 1+0 and 5 with spare. Units are availablein black (TR8M-B) and silver (TR8M) finish.

  • Eight 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives totwo eSATA Port Multiplier interfaces.
  • Accesses eight hard drives using only twocables.
  • Supports JBOD, Spanning, RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5with spare in two volume sets via software utilities.
  • Cable-less backplane design supporthot-swappable SATA I and SATA II.
  • Bundled with 2-port eSATA PCIe 1x Host BusAdapter.
  • Supports Plug & Play for easyinstallation.
  • Compact enclosure with dust-free cover.
  • 300 watts power supply (90V to264V). 
  • Support PC, MAC and Linux. (Please notethat the host adapter card is based on Silicon Image chipset, whichcurrently only support up to MAC OS 10.5.1 by Silicon Image.)

  • Model  TR8M-B
     Form Factor  Compact Tower
     HDD Trays  8 Hot-Swappable 3.5"
     RAID Level

     RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 5+spare, spanning and JBOD
     (RAID volume limited to 5 hard drive per set,
     setup using bundled utilities)

     Maximum Capacity  8TB
     Auto Rebuilding  N/A
     Hot-Spare  N/A
     Host Interface & Transfer Rate  eSATA 3Gbps (via Port Multiplier)
     Drive Interface  8 x 3.5 SATA I/ SATA II
     Cooling Fan  4.7" Ball Bearing Fan
     Power Supply  300W (90V-264V)
     Control Interface  N/A
     Status Indicators  Status and Power LEDs
     Dimension (in)  5.9"W x 13.4"H x 13.4"D
     Weight (lb)  13
     Safety Regulations  CE, FCC, UL, RoHS
     Limited Watrranty  1 Years
     Package Contents

     TR8M-B (1)
     Power Cord (1)
     eSATA Cable (1)
     2-Port eSATA PCIe Adapter Card (1)
     Screws (1 set)
     Quick Installation Manual & CD (1)


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