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.

Illustration of Storage Tower V (click on image for larger view)

 

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.

• Great for a variety of storage applications - external RAID storage, Video storage, Server storage
• Five 5.25" drive bays
• Choice of following storage controllers or bridges for connecting the drives inside the Storage Tower
  • Hardware Port Multiplier-XU (AD5HPMREU) to connect up to 5 SATA/SATA II/SATA III hard drives to computer via any eSATA* or USB 3.0/2.0 port. Can be configured as RAID 1, 0, 10, 5, 3, BIG, or Clone mode. (RAID setting is configured through onboard dip switches or included Windows software)
  • 5-Port 6G Rack Mount PM (AD5SARM6G) to connect up to 5 SATA/SATA II/SATA III hard drives to a computer as via 1 eSATA port (requires a PM compatible SATA controller). Support SATA 3.0 6Gbps throughput when connecting to 6G SATA port. Can be configured as RAID via RAID utility of the OS or the attached host controller. 
  • Mini SAS bridge (AD4SMSAS) with one SFF-8088 connector to connect up to four SATA/SATA II/SATA III hard drives to system via a single mini SAS cable
• Accommodates up to eight 3.5" hard drives when combined with various Disk Arrays.
• Sturdy metal frame construction
• Power and drive access LED sockets

Note:

* 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.