SATAVault 4X HDD 1U Rack-Mount SATA and SATA II Hot-Swap Case

crazyswede · 16 Jan 2006 at 12:15

Does anyone know if there is a company that manufactures a case like this?

The one below is from an American website and it does not say who manufactures it (It looks exclusive product for them).

I would be grateful for any help as I really need one...

Please do not link to shops.

SATAVault 4X HDD 1U Rack-Mount SATA and SATA II Hot-Swap Case

SATAVault-4X1U is an external 3.5" HDD 4-bay JBOD, with 4 SATA shielded connectors in 1U form factor. It has LED indicators and buzzer for environment detecting.

Features
1U design
Supports 4 S-ATA HDDs
Quiet ventilation fan
Aluminum outer case
Built-in power supply
Specifications
Design 1U Rackmount
Host Interface Serial ATA x 4
HDD Interface Serial ATA x 4
Hot-Swap Yes, support both Host and HDD
LED indicators of each drive tray White - Power on indicator
Blue/Red - Busy(HDD Accessing)/HDD Fail indicator (*HDD fail signal depending on host adapter/controller)

LED indicators of Environment Detect POWER on LED - blue
FAN normal - green; fail - red
TEMP normal - green; over 50°C - red
Cooling 2 blowers
Alarm Buzzer Beeping when any ERROR occurs
Dimension 455mm (D) x 483mm (W) x 44mm (H)
Material Aluminum & Plastic tray face
Power Supply Input: 90 - 230V AC 50- 60 Hz
Output: +5V and +12V DC 150W

crazyswede · 20 Jan 2006 at 16:09

I have found that most of the external sata cases are towers :mad:

The search goes on

derbyjake · 20 Jan 2006 at 17:46

let me know if you find one mate been looking for something similair myself

NickK · 22 Jan 2006 at 11:20

There is a case that's in that form but it pulls out from the rack on rails and you then replace the drives through the top of the case. The result is that you don't waste 1U on just 4 drives.

crazyswede · 22 Jan 2006 at 14:22

NickK said:
There is a case that's in that form but it pulls out from the rack on rails and you then replace the drives through the top of the case. The result is that you don't waste 1U on just 4 drives.

That sounds interesting. It does not have to have front access.

Who makes does?

NickK · 22 Jan 2006 at 18:41

I can't remember - a mate has tested these (as it caught my eye too). I'll ask him tomorrow.

Basically the top looks like a nuclear sub, to replace a drive the rack comes out and the drive holder flips through 90deg and can then be pulled out.

crazyswede · 4 Feb 2006 at 15:54

NickK said:
I can't remember - a mate has tested these (as it caught my eye too). I'll ask him tomorrow.

Basically the top looks like a nuclear sub, to replace a drive the rack comes out and the drive holder flips through 90deg and can then be pulled out.

Have you asked him yet ?

crazyswede · 8 Feb 2006 at 12:04

Maybe I should make my own one?

A 1 or 2 U case with front removable drives and a power supply...

crazyswede · 7 Mar 2006 at 19:27

Bumping this up after a month to see if there is any fresh ideas.

NickK · 7 Mar 2006 at 22:12

crazyswede said:
Have you asked him yet ?

Doh.. good point. Mental note made.. should see him sometime soon (spent most of Feb in an aeroplane - andorra, dubai, barhrain, manila and hong kong).