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The Professional Choice: Safe, Fast, and Cool Swaps!
Nothing protects your investment in a Promise ATA RAID controller like the SuperSwap removable "hot swap" hard disk drive bay from Promise. Use it with new Ultra ATA/100 drives in your next NT network server or professional workstat i o n s . SuperSwap advanced electronic circuitry protects your drives and Promise ATA RAID controllers during powered "hot swap" of failed drives. And only SuperSwap offers enclosure monitoring of fan, power, and voltage ?information that vital to keeping your RAID array running. SuperSwap uses the fastest and latest Ultra ATA/100 drives around to support up to 100MB/sec transfers and huge storage capacities. The drive bay delivers continuous operation even if a drive fails and must be replaced as part of a fault tolerant RAID 5 or 1 drive array. With a SuperSwap drive bay installed, there no powering down your system or opening the PC chassis to exchange hard drives. There simply no better way to get the most from a Promise ATA RAID controller card than the SuperSwap professional "hot swap" removable drive bay.
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Allows "hot swapping" of Ultra ATA drives under RAID 1 or 5 with Promise ATA RAID without powering down the system.
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Permits continuous PC operation when used with Promise ATA RAID controller cards
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Protects electronic components during drive replacement
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Housing uses standard 5.25" drive bay
Fast In and Out Access For Faster Than Ever Ultra ATA Drive Arrays
Replacing a failed drive with a good drive couldn be easier. Just slide the SuperSwap drive carrier out from the housing assembly, pop a new drive in the carrier, and slide the carrier back in. It that easy, and all without powering down your system. SuperSwap works with the highest-rated Ultra ATA/100 drives in fault tolerant RAID arrays so your data is always available to the network. And SuperSwap maintains the highest drive speeds for these drives since it compatible with 80-wire/40-pin Ultra ATA/100 cables. It just doesn get easier than this.
Simple To Use, Fully-Protected One Cool Product
The professional SuperSwap protects you in so many ways. First, there the advanced circuit protection of internal components when a drive is "hot swapped." No IDE removable chassis comes close. Second, SuperSwap permits Promise ATA RAID controllers to keep tabs on fan, temperature, and voltage status at all times. Third, an independent internal cooling fan keeps things nice and comfortable. Need more? Did we mention its security lock. That mechanical and electronic peace of mind.
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SUPERSWAP SPECIFICATION |
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Contents |
(1) Removable Metal Drive Carrier
(1) Internal Drive Housing Assembly |
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Drive Support |
Ultra ATA/100, Ultra ATA/66 |
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"Hot Swap" Capability |
Provides easy replacement of failed drive in fault tolerant RAID array without powering down system |
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RAID Support |
RAID Levels 5 and 1 (1 drive per channel configuration) |
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Controller Support |
All Promise ATA RAID controllers including SuperTrak and FastTrak* cards< |
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Drive cabling |
Works with 80-wire/40-pin cabling to support maximum data transfers up to 100MB/sec of Ultra ATA/100 drives |
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Physical Requirements |
One available 5.25" bay per SuperSwap chassis |
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Security Feature |
Locking mechanism prevents easy removal of chassis |
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Enclosure Monitoring Support |
Sends enclosure fan, power, and temperature status to SuperTrak or FastTrak* GUI for display |
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Electronic Protection |
Sophisticated circuitry protects drive, controller, and system during "hot swap" drive replacement |
| LED Displays |
Each SuperSwap housing indicates array status (normal, rebuilding/critical, or offline), power status, and disk activity |
| Ventilation |
Flow-thru design with dedicated cooling fan (uses drive power supply) | |
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