Addonics ST4HPMXU User Manual

INTRODUCTION

The Storage Tower IV is another innovative storage enclosure solution from 

Addonics that offers tremendous customization flexibility to fit practically any 

storage application. Comes with four standard 5.25" drive bays, the Storage Tower 

IV has a strong power supply integrated into a compact and sturdy aluminum 

chassis. The four drive bays can accommodate up to four full height optical drives 

or six 3.5" hard drives or a combination of these devices in various mixes. A variety 

of SATA, IDE or ATAPI devices can be installed into the Storage Tower IV. The 

drives can be individually interfaced to a computer via USB 3.0/2.0, eSATA, or 

combined into one mini SAS connection or a Port Multiplier (PM) to form a powerful 

RAID system.

 

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Using eSATA or the mini SAS connection, you can build yourself a high performance external storage system a terabyte 

storage farm using large capacity and connect it up to 6 feet away from the computer! Any SATA devices inside the 

Storage Tower can be easily converted into eSATA. Each drive can be connected directly to a eSATA host controller for 

maximum throughput. For better cable management, multiple SATA devices inside the Storage Tower can be connected to 

system via one cable by installing a Port Multiplier (PM) or a mini SAS bridge.

The Storage Tower with a built-in Hardware Port Multiplier is an ideal external RAID storage solution for sharing with 

different computers. Once the HPM is configured, the entire RAID set can be attached to any eSATA port or USB 3.0 port 

of any system. Click here for a Port Multiplier Tutorial.