Built on the same storage design concept from the original Storage Tower, the Storage Tower V features more drive bays, bigger power supply and more room for mounting more Port Multipliers (PM) or connectors. All these translate into more flexibility and drives for larger storage capacity to meet your storage requirements.
With the combination of various Disk Arrays, as many as 8 3.5" drives can be installed into the Storage Tower V respectively. By connecting these drives to two 5-port PMs, the 8 drives can be connected to the system with a single multilane cable or 2 eSATA cables. This is just one of the configuration examples. There are practically endless customization possibilities in combining 3.5" or 2.5" SATA or IDE hard drives with various RAID combination capabilities. You can actually consolidate all the storage into one Storage Tower and let it serves multiple systems.
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Illustration of Storage Tower V  |
Storage Tower V with examples of various configuration possibilities
When combined with the Addonics Drive Cartridge Systems and Disk Arrays, the Storage Tower V and IX can be turned into storage systems with hot swappable removable drive capabilities. For the security the Ruby Cipher Drive Cartridge System or Diamond Cipher Drive Cartridge System can be added to protect the data with bullet proof AES 256-bit encryption.
To ensure efficient cooling of all the storage devices inside the enclosure, the Storage Tower V 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.
* For eSATA connection, hot swap feature depends on the controller. All Addonics SATA controllers support the hot swap feature. The Storage Tower IX can be powered down and restarted to swap out hard drive without rebooting the system.
**Independent 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 IX. 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.
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5.25" drive bays
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5
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9
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13
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80 x 80 mm cooling fans
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1
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2
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2
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Dimension ( W x D x H )
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7.5 x 16.5 x 10.4 in.
190 x 419 x 264 mm. |
7.5 x 17.25 x 17.2 in.
190 x 438 x 437 mm. |
7.5 x 15.75 x 24.75 in.
190 x 400 x 629 mm |
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Net weight
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11.25 lb ( 5.10 kg)
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17.05lb ( 7.73 kg) ( 272.8 oz)
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~ 43 lb ( 19.5kg)
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LEDs
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7 + 1 power LED
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11 + 1 power LED
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13 + 1 power LED
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SCSI - I (Centronics 50) punch outs on back panel
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4
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6
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6
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USIB connector pouch outs on back panel
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2
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2
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2
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Power supply
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320 watts 110/240V AC
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400 watts, 110/240V AC
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500 watts 110/240V AC
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| Internal power connectors | 4P Molex male |
5
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1
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1
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| 15-pin SATA female |
5 (can be changed to 4P Molex by removing 15-pin adapter)
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9 (can be changed to 4P Molex by removing 15-pin adapter)
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13 (can be changed to five 4P Molex by removing 15-pin adapter)
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| 4P floppy power female |
1
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1
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1
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| Operating temperature and humidity |
0 - 60 degree C, 15% - 90% RH
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0 - 60 degree C, 15% - 90% RH
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0 - 60 degree C, 15% - 90% RH
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| Storage temperature and humidity |
-20 - 60 degree C, 0% - 95% RH non-condensing
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-20 - 60 degree C, 0% - 95% RH non-condensing
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-20 - 60 degree C, 0% - 95% RH
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ST5MS Storage Tower V with one external Mini SAS (SFF-8088) connector installed. Comes with 5 standard 5 1/4" drive bays, a 320 watts power supply, 1 80x80mm cooling fan, and several SCSI-1 (Centronics 50-pin) punch outs on the rear panel for installation of various port multipliers or bridge boards.
