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The Storage Tower is another innovative storage enclosure solution from Addonics that offers tremendous customization flexibility that you can ever imagine. Comes with 4 standard 5 1/4" drive bays, a strong power supply and in a compact footprint, the Storage Tower can accommodate up to 4 full height optical drives or 6  3.5" hard drives; or a combination of these devices in various mixes. With choice of back panels featuring eSATA, SATA Multilane, USB, USIB or a mix of these connectors, various IDE, ATAPI or SATA devices installed into the Storage Tower can be individually interfaced to computers via USB 2.0, Firewire or eSATA connection for a wide range of storage applications.

Example of back panels with different interface connection
(Please see model and pricing section below for all the choice of back panels)

Using the back panel with eSATA or the latest SATA Multilane connectors, you can build yourself a high performance (up to 3 Gbits/sec using SATA II) external storage system or a terabyte storage farm, and connect it up to 6 feet away from the computer system! Any SATA devices inside the Storage Tower can be easily converted into eSATA (the latest external SATA standard). Each drive can be connected directly to a eSATA host controller for maximum throughput in any system. For better cable management, multiple SATA devices inside the Storage Tower can be connected to system via one cable using a Port Multiplier (PM) model ST5X1PM, a hardware Port Multiplier (HPM) model ST5XHPM or a SATA Multilane bridge (model: MST4ML).

The Storage Tower model ST5XHPM (with a built-in HPM) is an ideal external RAID solution that can be moved around to different computer. Once the HPM is configured, the entire RAID set can be moved to different computer that has an eSATA port. This is different than the regular Port Multiplier that must be connected to PM compatible controller. With addition of the Addonics optional USB 2.0 - eSATA adapter, the HPM Storage Tower can also be attached to the USB 2.0 port on any computer, instantly turning the HPM Storage Tower into an external USB RAID system.

Need to connect Terabytes external storage or multiple drives to your system via the convenience and speed of the USB 2.0? The Storage Tower with the built-in JBOD USB adapter,  model ST4IDEU2, is the perfect answer. You can connect up to 4 IDE hard drives (or SATA hard drives using the Addonics SATA-IDE converter) inside the Storage Tower to your system with 1 single USB cable. The 4 drives can be set up to appear to your system as 1 large drive, 2 drives or as 4 individual drives.

With Addonics USIB interface on the back panel, model ST4US, any IDE device in the Storage Tower can be converted into USB 2.0 or Firewire connection by attaching the Addonics optional USIB interface cables.

When combines with various Addonics Mobile Racks, the Disk Array 4SA, Disk Array 3SA , 2.5" to 3.5" IDE converter and the optional drive mounting brackets, the configuration possibilities for the Storage Tower become almost endless.

Examples of various storage devices that can be installed into the Storage Tower
Click here for a complete List of Storage Devices that can be Installed into the Storage Tower

A list of devices which can be installed in the Storage Tower

To ensure efficient cooling of all the storage devices inside the enclosure, the Storage Tower includes two high CFM cooling fans and well ventilated side panels. Both side panels can also be easily slide open to provide easy access for storage device installation and cable connection.

Note: drive mounting brackets and connecting cables outside the Storage Tower as shown in the above pictures are for illustration purpose and are available as options.

Features

• Great for variety of storage applications - external RAID storage, Video storage, Server storage
• 4 standard 5 1/4" drive bays
• Available in silver and black
• Accommodate up to maximum 4 standard ATAPI optical devices or 4 3.5" hard drives, 5  3.5" hard drives (requires the Disk Array 4SA and 1 mobile rack) or 6 3.5" hard drives (requires additional 2 Disk Array 3SA)
• Back panels with the following connection choices or a combination:
  • SATA hardware Port Multiplier to connect up to 4 SATA/SATA II hard drives† to computer via any eSATA port or with USB 2.0 port (requires optional eSATA to USB 2.0 adapter, AAU2ESA). Can be configure as RAID 1, 0, 1+0, JBOD or as individual driveˆ.
  • SATA Port Multiplier to connect up to 4 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.
  • the latest SATA Multilane connection to connect up to 4 SATA/SATA II hard drives to system via 1 Infiniband Multilane cable
  • JBOD USB to connect up to 4 IDE hard drives as 1 large drive or individual drive to computer via 1 USB 2.0/1.1 port
  • eSATA, USB 2.0 or Firewire interface
• Stylish clear acrylic exterior
• Light weight and sturdy aluminum construction
• Compact size
• Ventilated side panels for efficient air flow
• Dual ball bearing high CFM low noise cooling fans
• 220W 110/220 power supply
• Individual storage device can be hot swapped* when using SATA Mobile Racks

* For eSATA connection, hot swap feature depends on the controller. All Addonics SATA controllers support the hot swap feature. The Storage Tower 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 or via USB port.

† IDE and SATA hard drive can be mixed in the Mini Storage Tower. 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	Click shopping cart to check price and order online
Silver Storage Tower
ST5XHPM	Storage Tower (silver) with 1 5X1 Hardware Port Multiplier installed - 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 power cord, 4 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), 5 SATA data cables (AASAIDC18I) and user guide. Additional 2 eSATA and 1 USIB ports can be added to the back panel. drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$239.95
ST5X1PM	Storage Tower (silver) with 1 5X1 Port Multiplier installed 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 power cord, 4 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), 5 SATA data cables (AASAIDC18I) and user guide. Additional 2 eSATA and 1 USIB ports can be added to the back panel. drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$199.95
ST4IDEU2	Storage Tower (silver) with JBOD USB 2.0 adapter installed Connects up to 4 hard drives to system via 1 USB 2.0 /1.1 cable. Includes power cord, 2 12" UDMA IDE cable (AA2IDE80-12), and user guide. Additional 2 eSATA and 1 USIB ports can be added to the back panel. drive mounting brackets and external USB cable are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$169
ST4SAML	Storage Tower (silver) with 4SATA Multilane connector installed Connects upto to 4 drives to system via 1 Infiniband Multilane 4X cable. Includes power cord, 4 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), and user guide. Additional 2 eSATA and 1 USIB ports can be added to the back panel. drive mounting brackets and Infiniband Multilane 4X cable are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$149.95
ST4SAUS	Storage Tower (silver) with 4 USIB ports for SATA devices NEW Connects up to 4 SATA hard drives or optical drives to system via 4 USIB ports Includes power cord, 4 internal SATA 8" cables, user guide drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	Click for price
ST4US	Storage Tower (silver) with 4 USIB ports for IDE devices Connects up to 4 IDE or ATAPI drives to system via 4 USIB ports Includes power cord, 4 IDE 80-pin 8" ribbon cable, user guide drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$155
ST4ESA	Storage Tower (silver) with 4 eSATA ports Connects up to 4 hard drives to system via 4 individual eSATA ports Includes 4 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord and user guide drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$134.99
ST6ESA	Storage Tower (silver) with 6 eSATA ports Connects 6 SATA hard drives to system via 6 individual eSATA ports Includes 4 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord and user guide drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$139.99
ST5ESA1US	Storage Tower (silver) with 5 eSATA ports and 1 USIB ports Connects up to 5 SATA hard drive and 1 ATAPI drive to system via 5 individual eSATA ports and 1 USIB port Includes power cord, 1 IDE 80-pin 8" IDE ribbon cable, 4 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC) and user guide drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$145
STMPC	Storage Tower (silver) without back panel Great for Apple Mac Mini and other mini PC application Includes power cord and user guide. drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$119

Model	Description and Package Content	Click shopping cart to check price and order online
Black Storage Tower
ST5XHPM-B	Storage Tower (black) with 1 5X1 Hardware Port Multiplier installed 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 power cord, 4 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), 5 SATA data cables (AASAIDC18I) and user guide. Additional 2 eSATA and 1 USIB ports can be added to the back panel. drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$239.95
ST5X1PM-B	Storage Tower (black) with 1 5X1 Port Multiplier installed 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 power cord, 4 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), and 5 SATA data cables (AASAIDC18I) and user guide. Additional 2 eSATA and 1 USIB ports can be added to the back panel. drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$199.95
ST4IDEU2-B	Storage Tower (black) with JBOD USB 2.0 adapter installed Connects up to 4 hard drives to system via 1 USB 2.0 /1.1 cable. Includes power cord, 2 12" UDMA IDE cable (AA2IDE80-12), and user guide. Additional 2 eSATA and 1 USIB ports can be added to the back panel. drive mounting brackets and external USB cable are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$169
ST4SAML-B	Storage Tower (black) with 4SATA Multilane connector installed Connects upto to 4 drives to system via 1 Infiniband Multilane 4X cable. Includes power cord, 4 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), 4 SATA data cables (AASAIDC18I) and user guide. Additional 2 eSATA and 1 USIB ports can be added to the back panel. drive mounting brackets and Infiniband Multilane 4X cable are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$149.95
ST4SAUS-B	Storage Tower (black) with 4 USIB ports for SATA devices NEW Connects up to 4 SATA hard drives or optical drives to system via 4 USIB ports Includes power cord, 4 internal SATA 8" cables, user guide drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	Click for price
ST4US-B	Storage Tower (black) with 4 USIB ports for IDE devices Connects up to 4 IDE or ATAPI drives to system via 4 USIB ports Includes power cord, 4 IDE 80-pin 8" ribbon cable, user guide drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$155
ST4ESA-B	Storage Tower (black) with 4 eSATA ports Connects up to 4 hard drives to system via 4 individual eSATA ports Includes 4 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord and user guide drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$134.99
ST6ESA-B	Storage Tower (black) with 6 eSATA ports Connects 6 SATA hard drives to system via 6 individual eSATA ports Includes 4 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), power cord and user guide drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$139.99
ST5ESA1US-B	Storage Tower (black) with 5 eSATA ports and 1 USIB ports Connects up to 5 SATA hard drive and 1 ATAPI drive to system via 5 individual eSATA ports and 1 USIB port Includes power cord, 1 IDE 80-pin 8" IDE ribbon cable, 4 4P-15 pins SATA power connectors (AA4PSAPC), and user guide drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$145
STMPC-B	Storage Tower (black) without back panel Great for Apple Mac Mini and other mini PC application Includes power cord and user guide. drive mounting brackets and external interface cables are not included. Please check for choice of optional cables and mounting bracket section	$119

Storage Tower Build to Order

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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. )	Click shopping cart to check price and order online
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

AAUSB308-4C	4 USB 2.0 USIB interface cables bundled in corrugated tubing use on back panels with USIB connectors	$89.95
AAUSBC-309	1 USB USIB interface cable	$25.95
AAFW-4C	4 Firewire/iLink USIB interface cables bundled in corrugated tubing use on back panels with USIB connectors	$179
AAFWC406	1 Firewire/iLink USIB interface cable	$45
AAIB4C150	1Infiniband 4X MultiLane eSATA cable, 150 cm	$69.95
AAUSBAB6F	6 feet USB 2.0 A-B data cable	$3.99
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
AAHDMK53	5 1/4" drive bay mounting bracket for 3.5" hard drive	$3.5
AAMK53	5 1/4" drive bay mounting bracket (black) for 3.5" removable drive such as Addonics internal DigiDrive, 2.5" Mobile Rack, MO or Iomega ZIP	$5
AAMK53W	5 1/4" drive bay mounting bracket (ivory) for 3.5" removable drive such as Addonics internal DigiDrive, 2.5" Mobile Rack, MO or Iomega ZIP	$5
ASTBP1	Storage Tower back panel only, USIB version comes with pre-punched holes for mounting up to 4 USIB and 2 eSATA ports	$9.5
ASTBP2	Storage Tower back panel only, eSATA version comes with pre-punched holes for mounting up to 6 eSATA and 2 USIB ports	$9.5
ASTBP3	Storage Tower back panel only, PM version comes with pre-punched holes for mounting up to 1 Port Multiplier or 2 SCSI 50-pin connectors, 2 eSATA and 1 USIB port	$9.5
ADSAUSPCB	SATA/ATAPI to USIB connector Kit for adding USIB port to the back panel of Storage Tower content: SATA - USIB connector (AASAUSPCB), SATA internal 8" data cable	$27.99
ADIDEUSPCB	IDE/ATAPI to USIB connector Kit for adding USIB port to the back panel of Storage Tower content: IDE - USIB connector (AAIDEUSPCB), IDE 80-pin 8" ribbon cable	$13.99
STPS220	220W 110/220 replacement Storage Tower power supply	$59.95
AA4PSAPC	4P - 15-pin SATA power connector	$2.99
AASATAB-e	eSATA connector for adding eSATA port to the pre-punched hole on the Storage Tower back panel	$3

Specifications

Note
The compatibility of ATAPI DVD+/-RRW and CDRW drives connecting to USB or Firewire depends on several factors: the firmware in the ATAPI drive, the software, OS and the USB 2.0 electronics. We have tested a number of drives in this enclosure using Nero Express software and Cyberlink PowerDVD. The table below summarizes the list of drives that have been tested to work with this enclosure. It is not possible for us to test all the different models of ATAPI devices out in the market. We will constantly update this list whenever new device has been tested. We cannot guarantee that all ATAPI devices will work in this enclosure. If you are installing a device that is not in the list below, make sure you are using the latest version of software and firmware to ensure better compatibility. We apologize that we cannot offer technical help on devices that are not in our list. However, we can offer to test the drive for you if you can send us the drive. To make arrangements, email us using the Tech Support query form.

System Requirements

• PC/AT or Compatible System
• One of the following IO ports: USB 2.0/1.1, Firewire/iLink or SATA port.
• Pentium II 350 MHz or Greater
• Minimum 64 MB RAM

specification subject to change without notice