4.0 TB (8x500) Studiorack S8PM Bundle with Highpoint RR 2314 Host Bus Adapter 4 port PCIe HW RAID controller.
4.0 TB (8x400) Studiorack S8PM eSata Port Multiplier 13.5”, 3U rack-mount disk array. Dual membrane enclosure to reduce noise while increasing internal airflow. Engineered for prof. recording studios, mobile music & solid-state HD video production.
Product Overview
The Studiorack S8PM series is an innovative 13.5”, 3U rack-mount disk array featuring a highly efficient dual membrane enclosure design that reduces fan and disk noise while increasing internal airflow. Studiorack S8PM was engineered to accommodate the needs of today’s professional recording studios, mobile music production and emerging solid-state HD video production. A multi-bus interface extends the systems versatility-allowing users to configure and utilize the Studiorack S8PM in exciting and innovative ways.
High-performance Storage Solution for HD Post
The new Studiorack S8PM series represents Proavio’s continued commitment to developing high quality storage products that offer performance, value and a new level of synergy with today’s content creation platforms. Featuring a rugged aluminum design and hot-swappable SATA disk drives, the Studiorack S8PM is the first storage solution that easily converts from a low-profile desktop array to a road-ready rack unit within minutes; making the Studiorack S8PM the only choice for desktop to rack-mount applications such as multi-track audio recording & mixing, live music production, P2-based video backup and high-resolution HD capture & playback.
Industry-proven Real-time HD Performance
Studiorack S8PM is available in capacities up to 12.0TB and can deliver speedy file transfer speeds over 800Mb/s. Studiorack S8PM is designed for use with Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Cakewalk, Samplitude, Nuendo, Cubase, Final Cut Studio and other leading creation software packages.
Designed for the Studio, not the Office
Ultra-quiet low-noise technology makes the Studiorack S8PM a natural choice for discriminating edit bays and recording studios who can not allow the introduction of extraneous system noise within the critical listening environment.
Open Hardware Design for Maximum Compatibility
Proavio's leading-edge storage technologies guaranty the industry's most comprehensive support for leading software applications, 3rd party host bus adapters, pre-configured DAWs and video editing systems.
Features:
High Performance eSATA disk array for multi-track audio & HD video
Uses latest Seagate 7200 RPM, 32MB disks
Short 21" rack design fits most studio or mobile equipment racks
Professional-grade storage solution for any application
Compatible with Mac OSX and Windows XP/Vista
Industry leading low-noise cooling
Highpoint Rocket Raid 2314 Host Bus Adapter
Highpoint Rocket Raid 2314 eSATA port multiplier PCI-e x4 eSATA 4 port multiplier. Support 3Gb/s per port with up to 4 SATA II Drives. Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD Dynamic Sector Repair and Remapping Native Command Queuing (NCQ) for improved random performance
Initially SATA was designed as an internal or inside-the-box interface technology, bringing improved performance and new features to internal PC or consumer storage. Creative designers quickly realized the innovative interface could reliably be expanded outside the PC, bringing the same performance and features to external storage needs instead of relying on USB or 1394 interfaces.
Controller Specifications
PCI-e x4 (x8 and x16) slot compatible
4 External eSATA II ports at 3Gb/s per port
Up to 4 SATA II Hard Drives
Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD
Dynamic Sector Repair and Remapping
Native Command Queuing (NCQ) for improved random performance
Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) and Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM)
Staggered drive spin up
Write through and write back cache for RAID arrays
BIOS Booting (INT13) to RAID array
Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID access
Hot swap and hot spare
Online array roaming
Automatic detect drive to rebuild degraded RAID
S.M.A.R.T array monitoring for hard drive status and reliability
64bit LBA for RAID arrays greater than 2TB
Web browser-base software (Web GUI)
Command Line Interface (CLI)
SMTP email notification for events and error reporting
Remote array management through (Web GUI, RAID GUI and CLI)
Support Windows (XP, 2000, Server 2003, x64 Edition and Vista), Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X