Built on the same storage design concept from the original Storage Tower, the Storage Tower V features five 5.25" 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 eight 3.5" drives can be installed into the Storage Tower V. By connecting these drives to two 5-port PMs (available with 6G version), the 8 drives can be connected to a system with two eSATA or two USB 3.0 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 use it as a storage server for multiple systems. You can even build your own custom NAS storage by attaching the Storage Tower V to the Addonics NAS adapter.
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Storage Tower V with examples of various configuration possibilities
When combined with the Addonics Drive Cartridge Systems and Disk Arrays, the Storage Tower V can be turned into storage systems with hot-swappable removable drive capabilities. For the security conscious, the Ruby Cipher Drive Cartridge System or Diamond Cipher II 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 is equipped with 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.
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* 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 PM compatible controllers or USB connection.
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.
Number of 5.25" drive bays
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5
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Connectors on back panel by model
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ST5ESA - 5 eSATA
ST5PM6G - eSATA
ST55HPMXU - eSATA and USB 3.0/2.0
ST5MS - mini SAS (SFF-8088) |
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Supported OS
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cooling fans
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one 80 x80 mm.
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Dimension ( W x D x H )
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Net weight
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11.25 lb ( 5.10 kg)
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LEDs
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7 + 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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USIB connector pouch outs on back panel
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2
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Power supply
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320 watts 110/240V AC
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Internal power connectors | 4P Molex male |
1
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15-pin SATA female |
5 ( 4 can be changed to 4P Molex male by attaching the includedd SATA to 4P Molex power connector adapters)
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4P floppy power female |
1
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Operating temperature and humidity |
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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Disable the time out or disconnection issue for the RAID tower, Optical tower and AD5HPMXU or products that has this Port Multiplier inside. The problem is mostly associated with USB connection.
Instructions: Unzip the downloaded file, launch the FwUpdateTool_v1_19_01_T1.exe and load the bin file.