4 Drive Multi-Lane, Mini-SAS, Port Multiplier & eSATA SAS/SATA II desktop storage array
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"The easy access removable fan module on the rear of the enclosure allows users to replace or upgrade the cooling fan. The design and appearance of the E4-ML displays quality construction and an eye for detail. "

Arthur Whalem - AMUG Reviews
 

 

 
Elegant E4 Series E4-SA eSATA E4-ML Multi-Lane E4-PM Port Multiplier
ArrowProduct Overview
A Pioneer and leader in hybrid I/O technologies, Enhance Technology introduces the EnhanceBOX E Series (E4 & E8), a host card (HBA) dependent, desktop storage system product line, developed for OEM, VAR, & storage solution providers. Supporting both SAS or SATA II hard disks, the EnhanceBOX E4 Series features a new generation Mini-SAS (MS), Port Multiplier (PM), Multi-lane (ML) and eSATA (SA) host connectivity capable of sustaining data rates up to 260MB/Sec (ML&MS). Constructed with aluminum material and hot-swappable cooling fan, the E Series is the coolest storage system on the market with a host of hot-swap components, empowering users with capabilities normally found in enterprise-class SCSI systems.
 
ArrowTechnology
The E4 Series was built on the latest I/O technology, the Multi-lane (ML), Mini-SAS (MS))connectivity , for multiple-disk configurations and superior airflow. The EnhanceBox Elegent E4 Series comes with highly reliable, thumb screw type cable/connector that combines four ( 4 ) low-cost SATA or high reliable SAS disks to the broadband high performance computing environments. Available in 4 port configurations, the E4 Series is the only and coolest external storage array helped resellers and integrators to offer more cost/effective storage solution to the end customers.
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ArrowProduct Specifications
>MODELS
E4 - SA
E4 - ML
 Form Factor
Compact 4 -Drive Tower
Compact 4 -Drive Tower
 Host Interface
eSATA
Multi-lane
 Disk Interface
SAS/SATAII 3Gb
SAS/SATAII 3Gb
 External Cable
4 x eSATA
1 x Infiniband (SFF-8470)
 Number of Disks
Up to 4
Up to 4
 Performance
Up to 200MB/sec
Up to 260MB/sec
 Power Supply
Single 180Watt
Single 180Watt
 AC Input
100-240V ~2A 50~60Hz
100-240V ~2A 50~60Hz
 OUTPUT
+12V/5A +5V/5A
+12V/5A +5V/5A
 
>MODELS
E4 - MS
E4 - PM
 Form Factor
Compact 4 -Drive Tower
Compact 4 -Drive Tower
 Host Interface
Mini-SAS
Port Multiplier 4723
 Disk Interface
SAS/SATAII 3Gb
SATA II 3Gb
 External Cable
1 x Mini-SAS (SFF-8088)
1 x eSATA
 Number of Disks
Up to 4
Up to 4
 Performance
Up to 260MB/sec
Up to 200MB/sec
 Power Supply
Single 180Watt
Single 180Watt
 AC Input
100-240V ~2A 50~60Hz
100-240V ~2A 50~60Hz
 OUTPUT
+12V/5A +5V/5A
+12V/5A +5V/5A
 
ArrowPower & Cooling
The E Series keeps your workloads and critical applications running with minimum hardware failure interruption through the deployment of user friendly enclosure cooling management, specifically its hot-swappable fan and HDD trays. With the enclosed enclosure design, aluminum material and construction, direct airflow engineering, and rear hot-swappable fan implementation, this compact SAS/SATA external enclosure manage to outperform the enterprise SCSI class system in a heart beat.
 
ArrowKey Features
  • Aluminum material construction
  • Built-in SAS/SATA II compatible backplane
  • Four hot-swappable HDD drive trays with individual keylock
  • One hot-swappable enclosure fan facilitates regular maintenance
  • One thumbscrew enabled front door with optical LED indicators
  • Fan-fail LED and alarm with mute button
  • Power & Status LED indicators on the door
 
 


Model Description
square E4-ML Compact Desktop 4 Drive
Multi-lane Enclosure
square E4-SA Compact Desktop 4 Drive
SATA-to-eSATA Enclosure
square E4-PM Compact Desktop 4 Drive
SATA-to-Port Multiplier Enclosure
square E4-MS Compact Desktop 4 Drive
Mini-SAS-to-SAS/SATA

Disk Support
square E4-ML 4Drive SAS / SATA Disks with Keylocks
square E4-SA 4Drive SATA Disks with Keylocks
square E4-PM 4Drive SATA Disks with Keylocks
square E4-MS 4Drive SAS / SATA Disks with Keylocks

Cooling
square Everflow Model F 128025BH brushless fan
square DC 12V, 0.19 AMP

Physical & Environment
square Operating Temperature 32°F ~ 131°F
square Non-Operating Temperature -4°F ~ 158°F

Cooling
square Everflow Model F 128025BH brushless fan
square DC 12V, 0.19 AMP

 


Power Supply
square Single 180 Watt
square AC Input: 100-240V, ~2A, 47~63Hz
square Output: +12V/5A +5V/5A

Dimensions
square D 12.25” x W 5.75” x H 7.5”

Weight
square 13 lbs (without disk drives)

Material
square Face Plate Bezel Sturdy ABS Plastic
square Housing & Tray Aluminum alloy

Supported Operating System
square Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, 2008
square Mac 9.X, 10.X
square Red Hat Enterprise
square VMware ESX 3.5

Manufacturer Warranty
square 3 years limited manufacture warranty

 
 
  HDD Validation
 
 Validated SATA 3.5 HDD
 
Hitachi Deskstar
Seagate Barracuda
Maxtor Diamond MAX
160GB
 
 
X
250GB
X
X
X
400GB
X
X
X
500GB
X
X
X
750GB
X
X
 
1TB
X
X
 
1.5TB
 
X
 


 
 Validated SAS 3.5 HDD (E4 ML, E4 MS Only)
 
Hitachi
Seagate
Maxtor
 
Ultrastar
Cheetah
Atlas 10K V
Atlas 15K II
36GB
X
 
 
 
36.7GB
 
 
 
X
73GB
X
X
 
 
73.5GB
 
 
X
X
146GB
 
X
 
 
147GB
X
 
 
 
147.1GB
 
 
X
X
300GB
 
 
X
 
400GB
 
X
 
 
450GB
 
X
 
 

 

 
 
  HBA Validation

 Non-RAID Mini-SAS (E4 MS Only)
Areca ATTO HighPoint LSI Logic
ARC-1120 ExpressSAS R380 RocketRAID 2314 LSI SAS3801E
    RocketRAID 2322 LSI SAS3801X
    RocketRAID 3522  

 

 Non-RAID Multi-lane (E4 ML Only)
Areca ATTO HighPoint LSI Logic
ARC-1680x ExpressSAS R380 RocketRAID 2322 LSI SAS3801E
ARC-1120ML   RocketRAID 3522 LSI SAS3801X

 

 Non-RAID Port Multiplier (E4 PM Only)
HighPoint Silicon Image
RocketRAID 2314 SI3124

 

 
  Host OS: Windows, Macintosh
Windows Windows XP Mac Mc OX
 

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