The powerful 3.5" TERA dual bay ME-580J, is high performance RAID system. ME-580J supports 2 SATA drives combined up to 4TB capacity (under Windows Vista / 7 only). The creative compact/rigid casing and HDD security lock are suitable for medium-sized offices or SOHO professionals.
Connecting by USB or eSATA to PC, TERA ME-580J is an intelligent/high speed data backup/security center by making use of the different RAID function such like Individual / JBOD / RAID 0 / RAID 1.
The fancy mirror panel with cool blue graphic luminous icons gives the vivid indication of device status. Heat-dissipation by both first-class metal casing and internal cooling fan features the reliability and stability of TERA ME-580J.
Application of TERA ME-580J :
Home or office data backup/redundancy center
Big volume data storage demand
Add-on data/media files to laptop or desktop
Personal external USB or eSATA storage
Features of TERA ME-580J :
Fits both 3.5” SATA drive (up to 4TB with 2 drive combination)
Connection speed , USB2.0 up to 480Mbps and eSATA up to 3GB/s
Aluminum rigid casing with superior FAN cooling capabilities
Mirror panel with blue graphic icon for function indication
RAID 1 real-time backup as redundancy
RAID 0 faster transfer rate than a normal level
JBOD and Individual mode
Compatible for both Windows and Mac
About Supported RAID Mode of ME-580J :
Individual Mode : Non-RAID , There will be only independent drives. This is the default setting of ME-580J. No matter one hard drive or two hard drives are installed. (Port Multiplier function) Note: The failure of one disk will not affect the other disk. Therefore, the data of the working drive will be intact as it is.
JBOD MODE : The two physical drives are combined as one large single volume which is offering maximum capacity (from the available capacities of each disk) Note: If 1 physical disk fails, the data on both disks will be inaccessible. If the data security is the most concern, RAID 1 is recommended.
RAID 0 MODE (FAST) : 2 physical drives are stripped as 1 larger logical volume , RAID 0 offers the maximum possible capacity like in JBOD mode with greater speed than JBOD mode (each disk runs faster to a certain level). Note : If 1 drive fails, the data on both disks will become inaccessible. Note : When installing 2 unequal drive, the capacity is double of the smaller drive.
RAID 1 MODE (SAFE) : RAID 1 is the automated process of writing data to multiple drives simultaneously. It is used to provide redundancy. If one drive fails, the redundant drive(s) will rebuild the data. The failed drive can then be replaced and the drive set can be re-mirrored. Note: When installing 2 equal drives, the capacity is equal to one of the two drives. Note: When installing 2 unequal drives, the capacity is the smaller one.
Specifications
Host Interface
1 x USB2.0 ; 1 x eSATA (Port Multiplier)
Drive Type
2 x 3.5" SATA I / II
Chipset
JMB352
Transmission Rate
Up to 480Mb/s via USB2.0 ; Up to 3Gb/s via eSATA
File System
FAT16/32 , NTFS
RAID Modes
RAID 1, RAID 0 , JBOD , Individual
RAID Setting
Offers both Hardware Setting
Casing Structure
Aluminum & Plastic
Cooling
FAN and Aluminum body heat dissipation
LED Icon
Graphic LED Indication
OS Requirement
Windows 2000/XP/VISTA/7 ; Mac OS 10.x or higher
Dimension
202 x 125 x 104 mm (L x W x H)
Power Supply
Internal Universal 100~240V , 12V + External Power Cord
