3.5in 4 Drive eSATA USB FireWire External SATA RAID Enclosure
S354UFERTurn 4 SATA hard drives into external RAID storage that connects over USB/FireWire/eSATA
StarTech.com's S354UFER External SATA RAID Enclosure is a high-performance external RAID storage solution, supporting up to 4 high capacity 3.5" SATA hard drives (supports SATA, SATA II and SATA III-6Gbps).
The 4-bay RAID enclosure can be connected to the host/source computer through USB, eSATA or FireWire and automatically builds your SATA RAID array based on your selection (Spanning, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 1+0, RAID 3, and RAID 5 supported), delivering a simple, yet flexible external storage solution.
Designed for convenience, the enclosure features front panel LED indicators that provide RAID information and simple hard drive status and activity monitoring. The enclosure also features a built-in 3-speed 80mm fan with automatic or manual controls that allow you to customize the speed of the fan as necessary, ensuring suitable operating temperatures for optimized drive performance.
The StarTech.com Advantage
- Support for up to 4 drives provide large amounts of storage with a choice of high speed interfaces from USB 2.0, FireWire400/800 or eSATA
- The removable front cover and accessible drive bays allows drives to be replaced easily in case of failure or upgraded
- Built-in support for numerous RAID modes for most personal/business needs and an 80mm controllable cooling fan to keep drives from overheating
What's in the box
Features
- High Speed USB 2.0 host interface, with transfer rates up to 480Mbps
- SATA revision 2 compliant eSATA host interface with transfer rates up to 3.0Gbps
- FireWire 400 and 800 host interfaces with transfer rates up to 400Mbps and 800Mbps respectively
- Supported RAID modes: 0 (stripe), 1 (mirror), 3 (parity disk), 5 (striped parity), 10 (1+0), Span/Concatenation
- User configurable directly from the unit itself
- Removable front cover and accessible drive trays
- 80mm cooling fan with 4 selectable speeds: Low, Med, High, Auto
- Auto power saving when host connection disconnected or turned off
- No driver or software installation
- Compatible with SATA revision 1/2/3 (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps) drives
- Supports 3.5" form factor SATA hard drives
- Plug-and-Play and hot-swap compatible
- Rugged aluminum chassis
Applications
- Add external RAID storage without worrying about driver or software support
- External storage that is easily transferable between different computer systems
- Large volume external storage for backups/archiving
- Video editing or photography professional/enthusiasts working with very large file sizes
Product Numbers
| Dell Harmony | A3287693 |
| TechData Dis | 17035S |
| ASI Distribution USA | 86369 |
| D and H | S354UFER |
| Ingram Micro USA | BH4485 |
| Synnex US | STA-S354UFER |
| UPC Code | 065030836364 |
Technical Specifications
| Warranty | 2 Years |
| Carton Quantity | 4 |
| Color | Black |
| Drive Connectors | 4 - SATA (7 pin; Data) Receptacle |
| Drive Connectors | 4 - SATA Power (15 pin) Receptacle |
| Drive Installation | Removable |
| Drive Size | 3.5in |
| Enclosure Type | Aluminum |
| Fan Bearing Type | Ball Bearing |
| Fan(s) | Yes |
| Fans | 1 - 80 mm |
| Host Connectors | 1 - eSATA (7 pin; Data) Plug |
| Host Connectors | 1 - USB B (4 pin) Female |
| Humidity | 90%RH |
| Input Voltage | 115 ~ 230 AC |
| Interface | USB 2.0 & eSATA & Firewire |
| LED Indicators | 1 - HDD error indicator |
| LED Indicators | 1 - Power indicator |
| LED Indicators | 1 - RAID rebuild indicator |
| LED Indicators | 2 - Connection indicators |
| LED Indicators | 2 - Fan mode indicators |
| LED Indicators | 3 - Fan speed indicators |
| LED Indicators | 6 - RAID Mode indicators |
| Max Drive Capacity | Tested up to 2.0 TB |
| Operating Temperature | -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F) |
| Output Current | 5000mA |
| Output Voltage | 12 DC |
| Power Adapter Included | Yes |
| Product Height | 6.69 in [170 mm] |
| Product Length | 8.46 in [215 mm] |
| Product Weight | 3.98 lb [1.8 kg] |
| Product Width | 4.96 in [126 mm] |
| RAID | Yes |
| RPM | Low - 1200rpm Med - 1800rpm High - 2500rpm |
| Shipping (Package) Weight | 7.32 lb [3.3 kg] |
| Storage Temperature | -25°C to 70°C (-13°F to 158°F) |
| Number of Drives | 4 |
| Drive Type | SATA |
| Chipset ID | PLX - OXUFS936QSE |
| Supported RAID Modes | BIG (Spanning or Concatenation) |
| Supported RAID Modes | RAID 0 (Striped Disks) |
| Supported RAID Modes | RAID 1 (Mirrored Disks) |
| Supported RAID Modes | RAID 10 (1+0; Striped set of Mirrored Subset) |
| Supported RAID Modes | RAID 3 (Striped set with Dedicated Parity) |
| Supported RAID Modes | RAID 5 (Striped Disks with Parity) |
| Host Connectors | 1 - Firewire 400 (6 pin; IEEE 1394a) Female |
| Host Connectors | 2 - Firewire 800 (9 pin; IEEE 1394b) Female |
| Type and Rate | FireWire 400 IEEE-1394a - 400 Mbit/s |
| Type and Rate | FireWire 800 IEEE-1394b - 800 Mbit/s |
| Type and Rate | SATA II (3 Gbps) |
| Type and Rate | USB 2.0 - 480 Mbit/s |
| Note | The maximum supported partition size for some 32-bit Windows systems is 2 TB. These versions of Windows cannot detect multiple drives in any RAID mode if the total size exceeds 2 TB.
Some operating modes of the enclosure require an eSATA host port to provide Port Multiplier (PM) support. Without PM support, only one of the drives will be accessible. |
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