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User manual for OWC / Other World Computing ThunderBay 4 Four-Bay OWCTB2SRKIT0GB
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- Manufacturer: OWC / Other World Computing
- Basic description and contents of package
- Product classification: Computers & Solutions - Drives & Storage - Hard Drive Enclosures & Docks
- Safety instructions
- Startup and operation of the hard drive enclosures & docks
- Tips for setting up your OWC / Other World Computing
- Settings and expert assistance
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- Troubleshooting
- Warranty information
- Price: 475 USD
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User manual for the OWC / Other World Computing ThunderBay 4 Four-Bay OWCTB2SRKIT0GB
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Add the capabilities of Thunderbolt 2 speed and storage to your Mac with the ThunderBay 4 Four-Bay Thunderbolt 2 RAID Array (RAID 5 Edition) from OWC / Other World Computing. This is a four bay, SATA III 6 Gb/s enclosure and each bay will support a 3.5" hard drive or a 2.5" hard drive or SSD. Each 2.5" drive requires an optional NewerTech AdaptaDrive adapter. Once drives are installed, you can RAID them via the included SoftRAID 5 for Thunderbay software. While this array is pre-configured as RAID 5, it also supports RAID 0, 1, 4, and 1+0. For those who do not require RAID support, this array may also be configured as a JBOD.
The ThunderBay 4 will provide you with plenty of space to store files such as music, photos, movies, and documents. It also allows you to operate a production workflow with 2K and 4K video in Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, and Avid Media Composer, audio in Avid Pro Tools and Logic Pro X, and photos in Adobe Photoshop, Apple Aperture and Adobe Lightroom. As this array comes configured as a RAID 5, it features read speeds up to 580 MB/s and write speeds up to 569 MB/s. RAID 5 helps to increase performance, while also reserving one of the drives for data redundancy. If reconfigured as a RAID 0, the ThunderBay 4 features read speeds up to 878 MB/s and write speeds up to 924 MB/s.
The ThunderBay 4 comes with two Thunderbolt 2 ports that provide bi-directional data transfer rates of 20 Gb/s. Dual Thunderbolt 2 ports allow you to daisy-chain up to six devices such as additional ThunderBays, 4K displays, and more. To help ensure a smooth operating environment, the array uses a 92mm nosie-quieting fan.
The ThunderBay 4 is compatible with Mac OS 10.9 and later. It may be used as a boot drive, but does not support Boot Camp and operates using a 100-240 VAC power supply that runs at 50/60 Hz. Included with this ThunderBay 4 array is SoftRAID 5 for Thunderbay, a 3.3' / 1.0m Thunderbolt cable, an 3-prong power cable, 2 keys for the front panel lock, and a Mac compatible software bundle.
Please bear in mind that while users are free to select drives of their choice for this RAID, variable spin drives, such as WD Red and WD Green, are not recommended. The issue with variable spin drives is that because the drives could potentially be spinning at different speeds, this could lead to constant rebuilds within the RAID, as it could think that one or more drives are not in operation. While WD Red and WD Green drives are specifically being mentioned, please bear in mind that variable speed drives also manufactured by other companies, such as Seagate, are also not recommended.
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Additional parameters of the OWC / Other World Computing ThunderBay 4 Four-Bay OWCTB2SRKIT0GB:
| Drive Bays | 4 x 3.5" SATA III 6 Gb/s Drive Bays
Please be aware that 2.5" drive compatibility requires a separately sold NewerTech AdaptaDrive adapter | | Chipset | Thunderbolt 2 | | Interfaces Supported | Thunderbolt 2 | | RAID / JBOD Support | RAID: Use the included software RAID or one of your choice to setup the ThunderBay 4 for multi-drive performance or data redundancy
JBOD: Utilize each of the four drives independently | | Port Configuration | 2 x Thunderbolt 2 | | Max Data Transfer Rate | Thunderbolt 2: 20 Gb/s | | Port/Interface Bootability | It can be used as an external startup drive using Thunderbolt port on Macs running Mac OS X | | System Requirements | Any Mac with a Thunderbolt port running OS X 10.9 or later. Please be aware that Boot Camp is not supported. The Thunderbolt certification process does not include Macs running Windows through Boot Camp | | Power Supply | Internal UL Listed U.S./International Auto Switching 100 ~ 240 V, 50/60 Hz input, 12 V 16.66 A output Power Supply (power cords for International use sold separately) | | Software Included | SoftRAID 5 Intech Hard Disk SpeedTools Utilities OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 - X only) ProSoft Engineering Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later Over 1.5GB of Freeware, Shareware, and Public domain software installed | | Dimensions | 9.65 x 5.31 x 6.96" / 245.11 x 134.87 x 176.78 mm | | Weight | Approximately 8.6 lb / 3.9 kg (no accessories) | | Temperature | Operating: 41 to 107°F / 5 to 42°C
Non-Operating: -40 to 149°F / -40 to 65°C | | Relative Humidity | Operating: 8 to 90% (Non-condensing)
Non-Operating: 5 to 95% (Non-condensing) | | Shock | Operating: 65 G at 2 ms
Non-Operating: 175 G at 2 ms | | Vibration | Operating: 1.0 G (5 to 300 Hz)
Non-Operating: 5.0 G (5 - 500 Hz) | | Package Weight | 10.6 lb | | Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 13.1 x 10.4 x 8.5" | |
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