The Storage Tower II features two standard 5 1/4" drive bays and an integrated power supply in a compact chassis with a stylish and functional front bezel. Similar to other Storage Towers in this family, the back panel on the ST II can accommodate a a varieties of Port Multipliers (PM) and connectors to meet a wide range of applications.
When configured with eSATA/USB Hardware Port Multiplier, the Storage Tower II with a pair of hard drives inside can instantly be turned into a RAID set for redundancy backup or high performance application. The entire RAID set can also be connected to any computer that has an eSATA port or USB 2.0 port. By integrating with two optional Addonics 2.5" Disk Array 4SA, as many as eight 2.5" SATA hard drives can be installed into the Storage Tower II. The back panel also can be configured with multiple eSATA connectors, a regular Hardware PM or the SATA Multilane connector to create a high performance external storage system or a terabyte storage farm that can be connected up to 6 feet away from a computer system.
For the security conscious, Jupiter Cipher Mobile Rack or Saturn Cipher Mobile Rack can be added to provide bullet proof hardware security to protect the data. The Storage Tower II includes a high CFM cooling fan and vented front panel for a well ventilated interior with superior air flow. The case cover which extends over the top and side panels can also be easily removed to provide easy access for storage device installation and cable connection.
Illustration of Storage Tower II
Example of back panels with different
interface connection (Please see model and
pricing section below for all the choice of back panels)
Storage Tower II with examples of various configuration possibilities
Great for variety of storage applications - external RAID storage, Video storage, Server storage
2 standard 5 1/4" drive bays
Available in ivory cover with silver front panel or black cover with black front panel
Back panels with the following connection choices or a combination:
eSATA/USB Hardware Port Multiplier with built-in eSATA and USB 2.0 to connect up to 2 SATA/SATA II hard drives† to computer via any eSATA port or USB 2.0 port. Can be configured as BIG(Concatenated), FAST(RAID 0), SAFE(RAID 1), SAFE33, SAFE50, or JBOD (individual drives).
eSATA Hardware Port Multiplier to connect up to 5 SATA/SATA II hard drives† to computer via any eSATA port or to USB 2.0 port (requires optional eSATA to USB 2.0 adapter, AAU2ESA). Can be configured as RAID 1, 0, 1+0, JBOD or as individual driveˆ.
eSATA Port Multiplier to connect up to 5 SATA/SATA II hard drives† to computer as via 1 eSATA port (require a PM compatible SATA controller). Can be configured as RAID 1, 0, 1+0, RAID 5, JBOD or as individual drive.
Multilane bridge for the latest SATA Multilane connection to connect up to 4 SATA/SATA II hard drives to system via 1 Infiniband Multilane cable
4 eSATA connectors for connecting up to 4 hard drives to system via 4 individual eSATA cables.
2 USIB connectors for connecting choice of USB 2.0/1.1, Firewire/iLink, SATA, or eSATA USIB interface cables.
Light weight and sturdy metal frame construction
Compact size
Ventilated front panel for efficient air flow.
Low noise high CFM ball bearing cooling fan
80w 110/240 auto-sense AC/DC adapter
LED indicators for each storage device
Individual storage devices can be hot swapped* when installed with removable drive systems. Click here for a list of devices which can be installed inside the Storage Tower II.
* For eSATA connection, hot swap feature depends on the controller. All Addonics SATA controllers support the hot swap feature. The Storage Tower II can be powered down and restarted to swap out hard drive without rebooting the system.
ˆIndependent drive configuration is only supported with controllers with Silicon Image SIL3124 or SIL3132 chip set.
† IDE and SATA hard drive can be mixed in the Storage Tower II. IDE hard drives can be changed to SATA interface with the addition of IDE - SATA converter. SATA hard drives can be changed to IDE interface with the addition of SATA - IDE converter.
Model, Price and Package content
Model
Description and Package Content
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Ivory Storage Tower II
STII2XHPMEU
Storage
Tower II with 2X1-Hardware PM eSATA and USB 2.0 interface, Ivory color cover and silver color front bezel -
Connects 2 drives to system via 1 eSATA
or USB port of any SATA controller. Please check the HPM page for all detail specification of the hardware Port Multiplier.
Includes 2 Internal SATA data cables (AASAIDC8I), power cord, 2 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord and user guide.
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
$125
STII5X1PM
Storage
Tower II with 5X1-PM eSATA interface, Ivory color cover and silver color front bezel -
Connects up to 5 drives to system via 1 eSATA
port of a PM compatible SATA controller. Please check the PM page for all detail specification of the 5X1 eSATA Port Multiplier.
Includes 5 Internal SATA data cables (AASAIDC8I), power cord, 2 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord and user guide.
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
$149
STII4ML
Storage
Tower II with 4X Multilane interface,Ivory color cover and silver color front bezel -
Connects up to 4 drives to system via 1 Infiniband Multilane 4X cable. Includes 4 Internal SATA data cables (AASAIDC8I), power cord, 2 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord and user guide.
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
$99.95
STII4ESA
Storage
Tower II (ivory color) with 4 eSATA interface, Ivory color cover and silver color front bezel -
Connects up to 4 drives to system via 4 individual eSATA ports Includes 4 Internal SATA data cables (AASAIDC8I), 2 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord, and user guide
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
$99.95
STII2US
Storage
Tower II (ivory color) with 2 USIB interface for IDE devices, Ivory color cover and silver color front bezel - Connects up to 2 IDE devices to system via 2 individual USIB ports Includes 2 Internal IDE ribbon cables (AAIDE80-8), power cord, and user guide
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
$99.95
STII5XHPM
Storage
Tower II with 5X1-Hardware PM eSATA interface, Ivory color cover and silver color front bezel -
Connects up to 5 drives to system via 1 eSATA
port of any SATA controller. Can also connect to USB 2.0 port with optional eSATA-USB 2.0 adapter (AAU2ESA). Please check the HPM page for all detail specification of the hardware Port Multiplier.
Includes 5 Internal SATA data cables (AASAIDC8I), power cord, 2 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord and user guide.
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
Discontinued
STII
Storage
Tower II (ivory color) without back panel, Ivory color cover and silver color front bezel Includes power cord and user guide
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
$74
Model
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Black Storage Tower II
STII2XHPMEU-B
Storage
Tower II with 2X1-Hardware PM eSATA and USB 2.0 interface, black color cover and front bezel -
Connects 2 drives to system via 1 eSATA
or USB port of any SATA controller. Please check the HPM page for all detail specification of the hardware Port Multiplier.
Includes 2 Internal SATA data cables (AASAIDC8I), power cord, 2 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord and user guide.
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
$125
STII5X1PM-B
Storage
Tower II with 5X1-PM eSATA interface, black color cover and front bezel -
Connects up to 5 drives to system via 1 eSATA
port of a PM compatible SATA controller. Please check the PM page for all detail specification of the 5X1 eSATA Port Multiplier.
Includes 5 Internal SATA data cables (AASAIDC8I), power cord, 2 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord and user guide.
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
$149
STII4ML-B
Storage
Tower II with 4X Multilane interface, black color cover and front bezel -
Connects up to 4 drives to system via 1 Infiniband Multilane 4X cable. Includes 4 Internal SATA data cables (AASAIDC8I), power cord, 2 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord and user guide.
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
$99.95
STII4ESA-B
Storage
Tower II (black) with 4 eSATA interface, black color cover and front bezel -
Connects up to 4 drives to system via 4 individual eSATA ports Includes 4 Internal SATA data cables (AASAIDC8I), 2 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord, and user guide
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
$99.95
STII2US-B
Storage
Tower II (black) with 2 USIB interface for IDE devices, black color cover and front bezel - Connects up to 2 IDE devices to system via 2 individual USIB ports Includes 2 Internal IDE ribbon cables (AAIDE80-8), power cord, and user guide
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
$99.95
STII5XHPM-B
Storage
Tower II with 5X1-Hardware PM eSATA interface, black color cover and front bezel -
Connects up to 5 drives to system via 1 eSATA
port of any SATA controller. Can also connect to USB 2.0 port with optional eSATA-USB 2.0 adapter (AAU2ESA). Please check the HPM page for all detail specification of the hardware Port Multiplier.
Includes 5 Internal SATA data cables (AASAIDC8I), power cord, 2 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord and user guide.
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
Discontinued
STII-B
Storage
Tower II (black) without back panel, black color cover and front bezel - Includes power cord and user guide
External interface
cables are not included. Please check the optional
cables section for the choices.
$74
Storage Tower II Build to Order
Storage
Tower II build to order -
For one low flat fee, we can custom build your external storage
solutions using various Addonics removable drive systems, optical drives, hard drives, and back panels.
Call
our Sales Department at (408)573-8580 option 2 or email your requirement
using the sales query form
To boot from USB port or use the device for installing
Windows OS, click here
for detail
Optional cables and mounting brackets
Model
Description
and Package Content (All external SATA cables are
constructed with extra cable shielding to reduce EMI and improved signal
integrity over 2 meter distance. Connector shell is constructed with metal
clip for tighter connection and durability in external application. )
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AASA2SAP15C
eSATA2 - SATA converter
cable, 15cm
(convert eSATA port to standard standard SATA port)
$9
AASAEDC3F
External SATA
data cable - 100 cm
(standard female SATA connector on both ends)
$9
AASA2SA100C
eSATA - SATA cable,
100 cm
(connect storage device with standard SATA port to controllers with eSATA
port)
$17.5
AAESATA100C
eSATA - eSATA cable,
100 cm
(eSATA ports on both ends of cables)
$15.99
AAESATA200C
eSATA - eSATA cable,
200 cm
(eSATA ports on both ends of cables)
$17.5
AAIB4C150
1Infiniband 4X MultiLane eSATA cable, 150 cm
$59.95
AAU2ESA
USB 2.0 to eSATA Adapter Converts any eSATA device (or SATA device with converter cable) to connect to any available computer with USB 2.0 ports. This adapter is compatible with all the port multipliers, allowing the possibility of connecting up to 5 hard drives through a single USB 2.0 port.
$29.95
AA4PSAPC
4P - 15-pin SATA power connector
$2.99
Specifications
For power and drive access (Drive Activity LED for model with Port Multiplier Series and JBOD USB back panels only)
Supported interfaces (varies depending on the model and some interface may requires additional optional connectors)
eSATA connector - SATA interface Multilane connector - SATA interface
USB 2.0 type B connector - USB interface USIB connector - USB 2.0, Firewire or eSATA interface using one of the optional Addonics USIB interface cables.
Supported Operating Systems
Storage Tower II is OS Independent. Supported Operating Systems depends on type of interface or back panel used.
USB 2.0/1.1 - Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux kernel 2.4 and higher, Solaris 9.0 and higher
SATA/eSATA - DOS, Windows NT/SP6, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux kernel 2.4 and higher, Mac OS
Multilane - Windows 98SE, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003 and Linux, Mac OS 10.4.x with G4 or G5
LED lights:
STII2XHPMEU, STII2XHPMEU-B - Power, Alarm, USB, SATA, 2 device LEDs All other models - Power and 5 device LEDs
Power Supply:
80w 110/240 auto-sense AC/DC adapter
Cooling fan
1x 80x80mm fan
Weight:
6.29 lb (2.86 kg) (100.7 oz)
Size:
7.48 x 10.63 x 6.5 inch (190 x 270 x 16.5 mm) (W x D x H)
Operating Humidity:
20% - 80%
Operating Temperature:
5°C - 35°C
Warranty:
One Year
System Requirements
PC/AT or Compatible System
One of the following IO ports: USB 2.0/1.1, Multilane, eSATA or SATA port.
Ivory Storage Tower II
Black Storage Tower II
