TowerRAID TR8M - 8 Bay SATA to eSATA (Port Multiplier) JBOD Enclosure (Silver)

The TowerRAID TR8M is an 8-bay storage enclosures for high capacity storage needs. With built-in ventilating protective screen front panel, both units utilize cable-less backplane-design to support up to eight hard drives. Hard drives are installed on easy access hard drive trays for simple insertion and removal. Hard drive cooling is provided by a large 4.7” cooling fan located on the back of the units. The TR8M is a compact RAID tower uses only two cables to connected eight SATA drives utilizing the latest SATA II port multiplier technology. Using the bundled two ports eSATA PCIe adapter, the user could easily access eight hard drives via JBOD mode, or two different sets of RAID 0, 1, 1+0 and 5 with spare. Units are available in black (TR8M-B) and silver (TR8M) finish.

Unique Features

• Eight 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives to two eSATA Port Multiplier interfaces.
• Accesses eight hard drives using only two cables.
• Supports JBOD, Spanning, RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5 with spare in two volume sets via software utilities.
• Cable-less backplane design support hot-swappable SATA I and SATA II.
• Bundled with 2-port eSATA PCIe 1x Host Bus Adapter.
• Supports Plug & Play for easy installation.
• Compact enclosure with dust-free cover.
• 300 watts power supply (90V to 264V).
  

Model	TR8M
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	16TB
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)
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 Year

Model	TR8M	TR8M4T	TR8M8T	TR8M12T	TR8M16T
Hard Drive	No HDD  Bundle	500GB  SATA II * 8	1TB  SATA II * 8	1.5TB  SATA II * 8	2TB  SATA II * 8
Total Storage Size	N/A	4000GB = 4TB	8TB	12TB	16TB

Note: Please allow up to 3 days for hard drive installation and testing.

Note: All hard drive bundles are pre-installed and tested before shipment. Hard drives are then packaged individually to avoid damage during shipping.

HA-SAN-4ESPCIX - PCI-X eSATA 4 Port Host Adapter Silicon Image SIL3124. Supports SATA II, up to 3.0Gb/s. Supports NCQ and LCQ.

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HA-DAT-4ESPCIE - Four eSTATA Ports PCI-Express (x8) Host Adapter Fully compliant with SATA I and SATA II. Supports Serial ATA Generation 2 transfer rate of 3.0 Gbps. Supports Serial ATA II Port Multiplier.