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Hydra

Maximize your storage capacity with four 3.5" SATA hard drives with the Hydra 4-Bay RAID enclosure. An ultra durable aluminum casing provides efficient heat dissipation, plus an extra large powerful rear fan keeps your hard drives cool during long hours of operation. Advanced RAID technology provides extra protection for all your valuable data content. Additionally, this device comes with an LCD display, allowing the user to easily check the device status, monitor its performance and customize its settings! The Hydra will surpass all your high performance storage needs.

Features

  • Configurable hardware RAID controller (JBOD spanning, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 3, RAID 5, RAID 10)
  • LCD display for easy device configuration, event information and access to details about the drives
  • Critical parameters such as HDD temperature and fan speed can be monitored easily with help of the LCD display
  • Utilizes Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology also known as S.M.A.R.T. to obtain data directly from the HDD
  • Versatile interface including eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0
  • Customizable smart fan that automatically regulates fan speed according to the internal temperature
  • 2TB volume option for systems that do not support large volumes
  • Utilizes hardware accelerated RAID rebuild engine
  • "Hot Swap" removable rack

4-Bay RAID Storage with LCD Display

The Hydra is designed to house up to four 3.5" SATA hard drives. Use it as a reliable backup for your important data with RAID 1/10, for optimal performance and speed with RAID 0 striping, or select RAID 3/5 for the perfect balance between high performance and data integrity. In case of a drive failure, the removable hot swap rack makes installing and replacing the hard drives quick and easy. The Hydra Super-S LCM also comes with a LCD display for easy device configuration, event messages and access to detailed information about the external hard drives. Critical parameters such as HDD temperature and fan speed can be monitored easily with help of the display.

Versatile interface featuring eSATA, FireWire and USB in one unit

The Hydra Super-S LCM comes with a choice of four different interfaces all combined into one single unit. FireWire 800 and eSATA where maximizing transfer speed is most important and the more common FireWire 400 or high speed USB 2.0 connections for flexibility to access your data on workstations that do not offer the modern eSATA or FireWire 800 connections. To keep your drives cool, the Hydra uses smart fan technology with the additional option to be set at a fixed speed. It automatically regulates fan speed according to the internal temperature to optimize cooling and reduce the noise level.

Specifications

    Part No. HY-MSABU2OS-AKT
    Case material High quality aluminum for optimized heat dissipation
    Application
    ‧Two to four 3.5" SATA-I, SATA-II or SATA-III hard drives
    ‧Capacity 80GB - 4TB per HDD
    ‧Four hard drives of identical capacities are recommended
    ‧Supports large volumes in excess of 2TB
    RAID mode

    ‧JBOD (spanning) / ‧RAID 0 / ‧RAID 1
    ‧RAID 3 / ‧RAID 5 / ‧RAID 10

    Interface/Ports

    ‧1x eSATA port
    ‧2x 9-pin FireWire 800 ports
    ‧1x 6-pin FireWire 400 port
    ‧1x USB 2.0 High Speed port

    Data transfer

    ‧eSATA up to 3Gbps (300MB/s)
    ‧FireWire 800 (1394b) up to 800Mbps (100MB/s)
    ‧FireWire 400 (1394a) up to 400Mbps (50MB/s)
    ‧USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps (60MB/s)

    System requirements
    (PC)

    ‧eSATA: Windows XP/Vista/7
    ‧FireWire 400/800: Windows XP/Vista/7
    ‧USB 2.0: Windows XP/Vista/7
    ‧Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (e.g. USB 2.0, FireWire 800 or PCI card)
    ‧eSATA Plug and Play support required for host card driver

    System requirements (Mac)

    ‧eSATA: Mac OS 10.4 or above
    ‧FireWire 400/800: Mac OS 10.2 or above
    ‧USB 2.0: Mac OS 10.2 or above
    ‧Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (e.g. USB 2.0, FireWire 800 or PCI card)
    ‧eSATA Plug and Play support required for host card driver

    System environment

    ‧Operating Temperature: 5°C ~ 40°C
    ‧Operating Humidity: 20%RH ~ 80%RH
    ‧Storage Temperature: -20°C ~ 70°C
    ‧Storage Humidity: 10%RH ~ 90%RH

    Power supply

    ‧Internal power supply (UL, cUL, CE, TUV approved)
    ‧Protection: OCP, OVP, Short
    ‧Input: AC 90-260V, 50Hz/60Hz
    ‧Output: DC +5V/8.4A, +12V/6A (12V peak current 4A/10sec)

    Dimensions  
    High (mm) 135
    Long (mm) 245
    Wide (mm) 177