Ezquest B40160 Manual

Introducing the world's first Multi-Lane SATA storage solutions
designed for content creation professionals who have outgrown their
current array of external FireWire drives, and are ready to explore the
world of high-resolution media. With eight removable 3GB SATA II drives
and a high-speed Dual-Channel Multi-Lane Mini-SAS interface, Pro
Studio Raid SATA Dual Multi-Lane PCI-Express can support complex and
intensive 28/96 multi-track audio projects. By using innovative Multi-
Lane technology, and your workstation's own disk management utilities,
users can easily connect and configure up to 6.0TB of desktop storage
within minutes for RAID level 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and JBOD.
Optimized for High Resolution Audio & Video
Pro Studio Raid SATA Dual Multi-Lane PCI-Express was designed to
address the sensitivity of a today's acoustically controlled studio
environments. Featuring a brushed aluminum desktop design and an
ultra-quiet cooling system, Pro Studio Raid SATA Dual Multi-Lane PCI-
Express is esthetically and acoustically compatible with any editbay or

control room configuration. Capable of delivering over 560MB/s
sustained data throughput, Pro Studio Raid SATA Dual Multi-Lane PCI-
Express can easily deliver multi-stream, uncompressed, SD video
playback.
Video Frame Size: 1920X1080 10bit RGB File Size: 4.0GB
Next Generation 3GB SATA II
Pro Studio Raid SATA Dual Multi-Lane PCI-Express features two
quad-channel Multi-lane ports that delivers true 8X performance, well
suited for 10-bit video projects. With support for 3GB SATA II drives, Pro
Studio Raid SATA Dual Multi-Lane PCI-Express offers incredible freedom
when it comes to future disk upgrades or system repurposing. Pro Studio
Raid SATA Dual Multi-Lane PCI-Express includes a 3-year limited
warranty.
Highlights & Features
•Designed for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and JBOD performance
configurations
•Capable of delivering over 560MB/s sustained data throughput
•Up to 6.0TB Multi-Lane storage arrays for SATA II Systems
•Unprecedented performance and quality
•Supports Mac OSX, WindowsXP/20003
•Dual connector quad channel Infiniband interface
•Removable & hot swappable disk drives & fan module
•3-year limited warranty
Small Numbers of Supported Applications For Pro Audio
•Digidesign Pro Tools LE
•Digidesign Pro Tools HD Home, Pro Tools HD
•Apple Logic Audio
•Cakewalk Sonar
•Magix Samplitude
•Ableton Live
•MOTU Digital Performer
•Tascam Gigastudio
•Mackie Traction
•Magix Sequoia
•Adobe Audition

Small Numbers of Supported Applications For Pro Video
•AJA Kona 2/Kona 3 HD
•Black Magic Decklink
•Canopus Edius NX for SD/HD
•BlueFish444
•Digital Voodoo
Multi-Lane PCI-Express Raid Controller Card
Supporting RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and JBOD, plus disk
hot plug, hot swap, the Multi-Lane PCI-Express Raid Controller
Card is an ideal solution for applications where high levels of
sustained read and write performance are required, including
audio and video streaming, web content, reference data and
fixed content storage. Pro Studio Raid can be configured and
monitored remotely from a single workstation providing
convenience and flexibility, ensuring 24x7 data accessibility.
Specification:
Host Side Interface
PCI Express X4 compatible with X8
and X16 Interface
Device Interface
Serial ATA I or II
Number of Channels
Dual External Mini-SAS Connectors
Allowed Disk Connection
8 SATA II or SATA I hard drivers
Supported RAID Levels
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and JBOD
Operating Systems Support
Mac, Windows, Windows X64
Editions, Linux (opensource) and
FreeBSD (opensource)
RAID Management Tool
BIOS, RAID GUI, and Web GUI and
CLI
Some Highlighted Features
Hot swap/hot spare, 64bit LBA for
over 6.0TB partition support, Drive
Activity/Failed LED support, and
SMTP support for email notification
Accessories:
•MiniSAS to Infiniband Cable (2)
•Multi-Lane PCI-Express Raid Controller card
•Raid Controller Utility CD
•EZQuest Utility CD
Pro Studio Raid SATA Dual Multi-Lane PCI-Express Part Numbers
B24164: Pro Studio Raid SATA Dual Multi-Lane 2.56TB PCI-Express
B40160: Pro Studio Raid SATA Dual Multi-Lane 4.00TB PCI-Express
B60160: Pro Studio Raid SATA Dual Multi-Lane 6.00TB PCI-Express
© 2006 EZQuest Inc. All rights reserved. EZQuest is a registered trademark and Pro Studio Raid is
a trademark of EZQuest. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies.
EZQuest keeps the right to change this Data Sheet without any notice.