Introduction

FWBU2DSATA01 RAID Kit is a cost-effective Serial ATA to USB Bridge RAID kit.

It provides 4 hardware RAID mode:

  • RAID 1 (Mirroring): for two disks with same capacity.
  • RAID 0 (Striping): for two disks with same capacity.
  • Spanning: for two disks with different capacity.
  • Non-RAID (JBOD).

RAID 1 (Mirroring):
By mirroring technique, FWBU2DSATA01 maintains data in two disk drives simultaneously and securely. If one drive fails, FWBU2DSATA01automatically switches operations to the functional drive and alert the failure. Once a new HDD is installed to replace the defective drive, the FWBU2DSATA01 will automatic rebuild the entire HDD image in the background, while providing the un-interrupt data connection to the system

RAID 0 (Striping) and Spanning:
By striping/ spanning technique, FWBU2DSATA01 integrates two HDDs into a big drive.

    Technical Specifications

      FireWire800 (IEEE 1394b) & USB 2.0 ComBo to dual SATA RAID Bridge Board:

    • DC Power Connector: Mini 4-pin Floppy Disk Drive like power connector.
    • USB 2.0 Port: One USB B-Type connector
    • USB Bus Transfer Rate: High Speed (480 Mbit) And Full Speed (12 Mbit)
    • USB Bus Power: Self Powered Mode Operation
    • FireWire Port:: Two Bilingual-9pin (IEEE 1394b) Connectors
    • 1394b PHY: Ti's TSB81BA3
    • 1394 Bus Transfer Rate: 100/200/400/800 Mbps
    • SATA Port: Two SATA Signal 7pin Connectors
    • SATA Transfer Rate: 150Mbytes/s
    • RAID
      • RAID 0 (Striping): for two disks with same capacity.
      • Disk Spanning: for two disks with different capacity.
      • RAID 1 (Mirroring): for two disks with same capacity.
    • Provide pin header for Power indicator LED and SATA Access LED
    • There are two model for option.
      • FWBU2DSATA01P
        With PCI Form Factor Bracket
        (Fit to most standard PC Case)
      • FWBU2DSATA01
        With SCSI I 50pin Low Density Centronics Connector Form Factor Bracket
        (Fit to most standard SCSI enclosure)

    SATA Mobile Rack:

    SATAMR01

    • Frame is designed to fit the standard dimension of 5.25" device bay of a computer case.
    • Inner HDD tray provide the screw hole for 3.5" SATA HDD.
    • Direct connect to Serial ATA cable (no converting P.C.B required)
    • Support both SATA 1(1.5 Gbit/sec) and SATA 2(3.0 Gbit/sec)
    • Keylock + power switch make SATA HDD hot swappable
    • One Built-in 40x40 mm cooling fan
    • Power indicator LED and HDD Status (Error and Access) dual color (Red & Green) LED
    Operating System Requirements
    • Windows ME/2000/XP/2003/7; MacOS 9.1 or higher; Linux
    • Driver Requirements
      • USB:
        • No driver installation for Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7, Mac OS and Linux.
      • FireWire:
        • No driver installation for Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003, 7, Mac OS and Linux
    Kit includes

      FWBU2DSATA01P RAID Kit

    • FWBU2DSATA01P bridge board.
    • Two SATAMR01 SATA Mobile Rack
    • CB-00072--- Y-Shape DC Power Cable (Red, Black, Black, Yellow) with three power connectors
      one FDD like mini 4pin, one IDE big 4pin male plug and one IDE big 4pin female plug
    • CB-00136--- USB 2.0 A to B Type Cable with Ferrite Core in length of 1.5m
    • CB-00277 --- Beta -to- Beta FireWire 800 Cable (L = 2m)
    • User's Manual

      FWBU2DSATA01S RAID Kit

    • FWBU2DSATA01 bridge board.
    • Two SATAMR01 SATA Mobile Rack
    • CB-00072--- Y-Shape DC Power Cable (Red, Black, Black, Yellow) with three power connectors
      one FDD like mini 4pin, one IDE big 4pin male plug and one IDE big 4pin female plug
    • CB-00136--- USB 2.0 A to B Type Cable with Ferrite Core in length of 1.5m
    • CB-00277 --- Beta -to- Beta FireWire 800 Cable (L = 2m)
    • User's Manual