All stock codes associated to this product
ST3NP, ST3-NP
Storage Tower III
Overview
The Storage Tower III features three standard 5 1/4" drive bays and an integrated power supply in a compact stylish chassis. Similar to other Storage Towers in this family, the back panel on the ST III can accommodate a variety of Port Multipliers (PM) and connectors to meet a wide range of applications. The small foot print, silent operation and large storage capability make the Storage Tower III the ideal solution for a wide variety of storage applications in small businesses and homes.
When a Disk Array 5SA is installed into the Storage Tower III , as many as five 3.5" SATA hard drives can be added into this compact chassis. The back panel also can be configured with multiple eSATA connectors, a regular Hardware PM or the SATA Multilane connector to create a high performance external storage system or a terabyte storage farm. By integrating with a Port Multiplier, all the drives inside the Storage Tower III can be instantly turned into a RAID set for redundancy backups or high performance applications. Depending on the type of the PM installed, the entire RAID set can be connected to any computer via any eSATA port or USB 3.0/2.0 port. Also available is a model with 6Gbps Port Multiplier that connects up to five SATA hard drives or optical drives to a computer with a single eSATA cable.
Anatomy of the Storage Tower III
Storage Tower III with examples of various configuration possibilities
Suggested Storage Tower III LED Configurations
Features
- Great for variety of storage applications - external RAID storage, Video storage, Server storage
- 3 standard 5 1/4" drive bays
- Back panels with the following connection choices or a combination:
- 5-Port 6G Rack Mount PM (AD5SARM6G)with one eSATA connector supporting 6Gbps throuput and connects up to 5 SATA/SATA II/SATA III hard drivesto computer equipped with eSATA port (require a PM compatibleSATA controller). Drives appear as individual drive and can be set to a RAID group via RAID utility of the OS or the host controller
- 5-port HPM-XU (AD5HPMREU) with one eSATA and USB 3.0 connectorsto connect up to 5 SATA/SATA II/SATA III hard drivesto computer equipped with either eSATA or USB 3.0/2.0 port. Can be configured as RAID 1, 0, 10, 5, 3, BIG, or Clone mode. (RAID setting is configured through dip switches or included Windows software)
- 5x1 eSATA Hardware Port Multiplier-XA Enclosure Version (AD5HPMRXA-E) with one eSATA connector to connect up to 5 SATA/SATA II/SATA III hard drives to computer equipped with eSATA port. Can be configured as RAID 1, 0, 10, 5, 3, BIG, or Clone mode. (RAID setting is configured through dip switchesor included Windows software)
- Mini SAS bridge(AD4SMSAS) with one SFF-8088 connector to connect up to fourSATA/SATA II/SATA IIIhard drives to system via a single mini SAS cable
- The 4 eSATA Port Bracket for HDD(AD4ESASB)for connecting up to 4ATA/SATA II/SATA III hard drives to system via 4 individual eSATA cables
- Light weight and sturdy metal frame construction
- Compact size
- Low noise high CFM ball bearing cooling fan
- LED indicators for each storage device
- Individual storage devices can be hot swapped* when installed with removable drive systems.
For eSATA connection, hot swap feature depends on the controller. All Addonics SATA controllers support the hot swap feature. The Storage Tower III can be powered down and restarted to swap out hard drive without rebooting the system.
Specifications
| Drive Bays |
3 standard 5 1/4" drive bays |
| Connectors on back panel |
- ST3PM6G - eSATA
- STHPMXU, - eSATA and USB 3.0 connector
- ST3MS - 1 external mini SAS (SFF-8088) connector
- ST34ESA - 4 eSATA connectors
- ST3 - base model and no connector
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Supported interfaces choices (depends on model)
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- eSATA
- USB 3.0 / 2.0
- mini SAS (SFF-8088)
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Supported Operating Systems
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- SATA/eSATA, mini SAS or Multilane - DOS, Windows NT/SP6, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux kernel 2.4 and higher, Mac OS
- USB 3.0 - Windows XP or later release
- USB 2.0/1.1 - Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Linux kernel 2.4 and higher, Solaris 9.0 and higher
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| LED lights |
- ST3HPMXU, ST3HPMXA - Power, PM health, PM error
- ST3PM6G, ST3RPM - Power, PM health, 3 device LEDs
- All other models - Power and 4 device LEDs
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| Cooling fan |
one 80x80mm low noise, ball bearing type |
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Weight
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6.29 lb (2.86 kg) (100.7 oz)
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Size
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7.48 x 10.63 x 6.5 inch (190 x 270 x 165 mm) (W x D x H) 
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OperatingTemperature andHumidity
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0C - 60C,5% - 90% RH
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StorageTemperature andHumidity
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-20C - 65C,5% - 95% RH (non-condensing)
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| Warranty: |
One Year |
