Features

Amazing 100MB/s to 150MB/s performance*

*see performance charts below 

• Ultra fast eSATA connection
• Screwless technology to exchange disks
• RAID 1 Mirroring (for data protection)
• RAID 0 Striping (for performance)
• Also works with standard USB 2.0 connections
• Compact unit, solid metal body
• Inbuilt mains power supply. No adaptor needed.
• Samsung Spinpoint Green Series Disk
• Full 2 Year Warranty

Description

This great value external dual-disk RAID drive is great for those needing performance and data safety. Using the disk in its RAID 1 Mirror configuration will give you 2TB of capacity, with your data automatically being written to both disks at the same time. If a disk failed, then your data would be safely held, and can still be accessed, on the other disk drive.

Other dual disk configurations are also possible by changing the slider on the front of the enclosure (and pressing the reset button). See the detailed panel (below right). Please note that your data is lost when you switch between different RAID modes, so it must be set before you start adding data.

If you are using JBOD mode, where both disks are accessed seperately, then you must have an eSATA port that supports "port multiplier mode". Otherwise only one of the disks will be seen.

The disk drives use the very latest 667GB per platter technology, achieving the massive 2TB with only 3 platters inside (instead of 4 or 5 with older disks). As a result these disks are fast but use less power and generate less noise and heat.

This product is aimed at PC users with fast eSATA ports, or standard USB 2.0 ports. You will get significantly faster performance using eSATA. A backplate is included that enables you to make an eSATA port on the back of a desktop PC, using one of the internal SATA ports on your motherboard.

See our performance graphs below to compare the speed of the unit in different configurations.

You can eject and change disk drives easily using the disk doors on the front of the unit. No screws are needed.

Windows XP cannot work with sizes of greater than 2TB, so cannot use this disk in RAID0 mode. Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Apple Macs do not have this limitation.

Contents

• Fantec MR-35DUS2 RAID 0/1 eSATA & USB 2.0 Dual Hard Disk Enclosure with
• 4TB (4000GB) Total Disk Capacity
• 2 x Samsung Spinpoint Green 2TB SATA-II Disks
• Metal body
• Quiet 70mm cooling fan
• eSATA Data Cable (Approx 1m)
• USB 2.0 Cable (Approx 1m)
• eSATA Backing Plate Included
• Inbuilt Mains Power Adaptor (100-240V)
• Power lead with UK plug {or Euro plug for EU Sales}

Specifications

Disk Enclosure Specifications

model no.: FANTEC MR-35DUS2 specification: 3.5" 2xSATA USB 2.0 eSATA RAID0/1/JBOD/BIG internal built-in toolfree hotplug mobile rack black connectors: Internal: 2xSATA External: 1x USB 2.0 connector 1x eSATA operating system: MS Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X, Linux chipset: Silicon Image 5744 USB 2.0 max. 480Mbits/s SATA max. 3,0Gb/s fan: 70 mm thermal controlled fan for excellent heat dissipation material / color: coated metal case / black front plastic features: RAID mode 0 / 1 / JBOD / BIG switchable screwless design for fast HDD mounting and changing power switch at front RAID level switch at front status LEDs suitable for all 3,5" SATA HDD accessories including: USB 2.0 cable eSATA cable eSATA PCI bracket power cord manual country of origin: China dimensions (w x d x h): 130x 210x 117 mm Power Supply: input: 100-240V ~50-60Hz, 1,2A output: +5V 3,5A, +12V 3,5A, 60 Watt weight / piece (kg): 2,5 EAN code: 4250273423969 description: For use with 2x 3,5" SATA hard disks. Easy installation by plug & play. RAID 0 -Stripping Mode: Maximum Speed through two simultaneous working HDDs. BIG - Spanning Mode: Two HDDs combined to one single HDD. (no Raid). RAID 1- Mirroring Mode: Maxiumum security by HDD mirroring. JBOD Mode: Two independent HDDs (no Raid). 6 LED- indicator for Power on, HDD activity (HDD1, HDD2) and RAID mode. Internal Power supply. For JBOD mode via eSATA port a controller with port multiplier (PM) is required. software: Management Software

Performance

QuickBench Performance

Tests performed on Core i3-2100 MiniITX PC, Windows 7, USB 3.0 Port 

RAID0 Striped (4TB Capacity) 

RAID1 Mirrored (2x2TB Capacity)