SteelVine Studio RAID eSATA Drives provide high speed performance with enhanced data protection with easy plug and play setup. They are simple, affordable solutions that replicate data in the background while you continue to work, avoiding expensive data recovery. SteelVine Studio RAID eSATA Drives can be configured as Striped for size and speed or mirrored for speed and security, with a hot spare for an extra layer of security.

Hardware RAID Features

• SAFE or Data Mirroring (RAID 1) — automatically copy primary hard drive without any CPU loading. Also, it provides automatic rebuild on device replacement and auto-failover, to eliminate any workflow interruptions.
• FAST or Data Striping (RAID 0)— stripes the drives, to provide maximum throughput to the direct attached computer.
• BIG or Drive Spanning—make any two drives (same or different sizes) appear as one large drive to the host, for extra.
• JBOD or Port Multiplier —computer see each drive as just a bunch of drives.
• FAST&SAFE or Data Striping and Mirroring (RAID 10)— improve data availability beyond RAID 5 or RAID 6 with large SATA drives, due to rebuild vulnerability.
• BIG&SAFE Drive Spanning and Mirroring —allocated for large capacity with protection.

Other Features

• Flexibility of hardware RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or JBOD
• Capable of creating 5 Real Time Layer
• High speed eSATA II connection (3Gb/sec)
• High Write Speeds up to 187MB/sec
• Supports Non-Compressed Video Streams up to 50 SD, DVCPro, HDV, DV System, HD 1080i & 1080p
• Easy Plug and Play setup
• All drives are hot swappable
• Windows and Mac Compatible
• Dual Fans for Maximum Cooling
• High-quality Steel enclosure
• RAID Management Utility
• Automatic On-Line Rebuilding
• Internal Power Supply
• One year Warranty

Accessories

• eSATA Cable
• Power Cable
• Setup Manual
• Instruction Manual on CD
• RAID Management Software
• eSATA PCI-X Host Adapter