- Eight 3.5-inch S
 AS or SATA hard drives to SFF-8088 mini-SAS interfaces.
- Accesses eight hard drives using only two cables.
- Supports JBOD, spanning, RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6 with spare via RAID controller card.
- Supports Areca, LSI, Intel, 3ware, Adaptec, HighPoint SAS RAID or SATA RAID controller cards.
- Cable-less backplane design supporting hot-swappable SATA I, SATA II and SAS hard drives.
- Supports plug & play for easy installation.
- Compact enclosure with dust-free cover.
- 300 watts power supply (90V to 264V).
- Supports PC, MAC and Linux. (Please check HBA or RAID controller driver compatibility.)
The TowerRAID TR8X is an 8-bay tower with a single mini-SAS connection, for high transfer rates of up to 750MB/s when used with a high performance RAID controller card. Utilizing high bandwidth mini-SAS (SFF-8088) cabling, the TR8X supports 3Gb/s SAS or SATA hard drives to deliver superior read / write speeds that are crucial in performance-driven environments such as video editing industry and server application. The mini-SAS ports combine eight hard drives connections into two, reducing possible points of failures, while preserving uninterrupted data transfer. The TR8X also supports SATA drives, allowing users the option to choose between high performance and high capacity storage solutions. Hard drive and RAID controller bundle options are available. When utilizing a SAS or SATA RAID controller, the unit could effortlessly support multi-streaming of compressed high-quality playback or a single-stream of uncompressed 10-bit high definition video under various RAID modes.
Package Contents
- TR8X (1)
- Power Cord (1)
- Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS Cable (2)
- Screws (1 set)
- Quick Installation Manual & CD (1)
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