Note: This products requires a Mac Pro or Windows-based tower system with an available x8 PCIe slot. Windows Vista and 7 systems require 32-bit or 64-bit, XP requires 64-bit only.

Stardom SOHOTANK ST8-U5 Mini-SAS RAID - powered by ATTO R380 SAS card with DriveAssure™ technology. Available in 8.0TB or 16.0 TB.

The ATTO R380 card that drives this RAID uses DriveAssure™ drive assessment and latency management technology is built into ATTO RAID adapters and storage controllers. DriveAssure™ provides bounded latency through proprietary algorithms and user controls to prevent premature drive failures and slow downs, ensuring uninterrupted access to data. Through periodic drive scans, DriveAssure searches for bad sectors or slow spots and repairs them without failing the drive, preventing the loss of critical assets.

A slow drive in a storage array can lead to delays which increase real or perceived response time beyond what is desired. These delays can lead to unwanted behavior such as dropped video frames. DriveAssure compensates for situations when a drive in a RAID Group does not respond within a specified period of time to keep data moving smoothly within a guaranteed latency response time.

The SOHOTANK ST8 ST8-U5 uses mini-SAS for the best output performance. The SAS version, SOHOTANK ST8 ST8-U5 is capable of accepting either SAS or SATA hard drives for the most cost effective and flexible storage system.

SOHOTANK is built tough, with an all aluminum chassis to protect the enclosed drives. Cooling is provided with 2 large, quiet, 90mm ball bearing fans for continuous heat dissipation.

Equipped with removable hard drive trays, installing, removing or upgrading drives capacity is absolutely hassle free. There are no extra wires to attach, simply insert the drive to the designated slot and go. Each drive tray includes a locking mechanism to secure the drive in place to keep your drives and data safe.