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| Compact drive storage system holds four 3.5"
SATA hard drives. Easy way to add storage to your media system. Multiple cases
can be stacked on top of each other for more capacity as your media
collection grows. Low profile case is only 1.75" tall. A optional 1U
one-piece rack mount faceplate is available for mounting into standard 19"
racks.
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Passive cooling design provides quiet
operation. Heat is dissipated throughout the entire thick walled case. Large
fins along both sides of the case add to the total surface area for more
effective cooling and the thick aluminum used on all panels provides a
"highway" for effective heat transfer. The sturdy outer case shell
also prevents sound waves from being transmitted through the case and with
no vent holes, the sound waves remain inside the case.
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Inside the outer case shell is the isolated inner chassis which holds the
hard drives. The inner chassis is held very close to the outer case
shell only making contact at the four isolation pads. With just a thin gap
between the opposing inner and outer plates, heat is transmitted by radiation to the outer shell without any mechanical contact. |
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The four hard drives and wiring are contained within the inner chassis.
The aluminum inner chassis assembly forms a stiff structure which acts as a large heatsink
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absorb heat from the drives.
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The heavy inner chassis floats on small isolation pads to dampen vibrations from the
drives. With isolation pads on both sides of the chassis, the inner assembly can float within the outer
case shell. This is much more effective than just isolating the drives by
themselves. But more importantly, this system allows heat to be transferred
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Extremely durable pads are specially designed for
this application. The size and firmness are finely tuned to the weight of
the inner drive chassis. The animated picture above shows how the material
swallows up the screwdriver blade, yet returns to its normal state
immediately with no compression set. This ensures the pad will not lose its
shape and effectiveness over time. |
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A new option is the internal DC-DC power supply. A external AC-DC power
adapter (not shown) provides low voltage to the system similar to how a
notebook computer is powered. This allows the case to be plugged into power
anywhere without putting a load on the host PC. |
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The internal DC power supply is very small yet provides up to 120 watts of
power. The power supply bracket attaches to one of the hard drive mounting
plates. A remote switch on the rear panel allow the drives power to be
turned on and off. |
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New Feature: Case now includes as
standard option a power button controller and blue power LED (shown above). This works with the new internal power supply option |
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For more information and additional pictures see: Assembly
Guide for the Mass-Storage Case |
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