The TowerRAID TR8M is an 8-bay storage enclosures for high capacity storage needs. With built-in ventilating protective screen front panel, both units utilize cable-less backplane-design to support up to eight hard drives. Hard drives are installed on easy access hard drive trays for simple insertion and removal. Hard drive cooling is provided by a large 4.7” cooling fan located on the back of the units. The TR8M is a compact RAID tower uses only two cables to connected eight SATA drives utilizing the latest SATA II port multiplier technology. Using the bundled two ports eSATA PCIe adapter, the user could easily access eight hard drives via JBOD mode, or two different sets of RAID 0, 1, 1+0 and 5 with spare. Units are available in black (TR8M-B) and silver (TR8M) finish.

* Eight 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives to two eSATA Port Multiplier interfaces.
* Accesses eight hard drives using only two cables.
* Supports JBOD, Spanning, RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5 with spare in two volume sets via software utilities.
* Cable-less backplane design support hot-swappable SATA I and SATA II.
* Bundled with 2-port eSATA PCIe 1x Host Bus Adapter.
* Supports Plug & Play for easy installation.
* Compact enclosure with dust-free cover.
* 300 watts power supply (90V to 264V).

Model TR8M
Form Factor Compact Tower
HDD Trays 8 Hot-Swappable 3.5"
RAID Level RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 5+spare, spanning and JBOD
(RAID volume limited to 5 hard drive per set, setup using bundled utilities)
Maximum Capacity 8TB
Auto Rebuilding N/A
Hot-Spare N/A
Host Interface & Transfer Rate eSATA 3Gbps (via Port Multiplier)
Drive Interface 8 x 3.5” SATA I/ SATA II
Cooling Fan 4.7" Ball Bearing Fan
Power Supply 300W (90V-264V)
Control Interface N/A
Status Indicators Status and Power LEDs
Dimension (in) 5.9"W x 13.4"H x 13.4"D
Weight (lb) 13
Safety Regulations CE, FCC, UL, RoHS
Limited Watrranty 1 Years