Introduction

Octa-bay 5.25" FireWire (IEEE 1394a) Enclosure with Eight FireWire Mobile Racks.

Two Models:

  • FWEIDE525O-MR8-1
    Internal Parts: IOI-1394R4 x 4pcs + FW-i345MR x 8pcs
  • FWEIDE525O-MR8-2
    Internal Parts: IOI-1394R4 x 4pcs + FW-142AMR x 8pcs

Note:
FW-i345MR is designed with initio inic-1430L.
FW-142AMR is designed with Oxford OXFW911.
IOI-1394 is a four port (IEEE 1394a) Repeater featuring Texas Instrument's new FireWire (IEEE 1394a) 400Mbps PHY.

There are four IOI-1394R4 (4-Port FireWire Repeater) at the rear panel of FWEIDE525O-MR8. Each IOI-1394R4 connects with two FireWire mobile racks. You can connect each IOI-1394R4 to a different FireWire host controller (IOI-4601-22 recommended) to increase the data transferring speed. Or, you can use a FireWire cable to connect two IOI-1394R4 externally.

BENEFITS:

Plug and Play/Host Swapping capability
It allows ATA drives to connect to FireWire (IEEE 1394a) serial bus in a plug-and-play fashion.
No jumper pins or ID settings

Technical Specifications
  • FireWire interfaces available
  • Number of ports: Eight FireWire (IEEE 1394a) 6pin Connectors in the rear panel
  • 1394 Bus Transfer Rate: 100/200/400 Mbps per channel
  • FireWire (IEEE-1394a) to ATA Native Bridge Controller:
    • ATA compliant Supports:
      • Ultra DMA 33/66/100 MBytes/sec as well as 48-bits LBA addressing (>128GB) suppo
  • Mechanism and Power supply:
    • Built-in 250W PS/2 switching power supply/ Manual-switch input (115 or 230V AC)
    • Built-in 80x80 mm cooling fan
    • Power Switch on the front panel.
    • Power indicator LED and HDD Access LED
    • Provide eight Mobile Rack for 3.5" ATA HDD
    • FireWire Mobile Rack
      • The inner HDD tray provide the screw hole for 3.5" ATA HDD
      • The inner HDD tray and mounting frame were made by aluminum which is good for heat dissipation
      • Ejecting pull handle with miniature key lock
      • keylock + Power Switch make FW-I345MR/142AMR Hot-Swappable
      • One Built-in 40x40 mm cooling fan
      • Power indicator LED and HDD Access LED
Applications

FWEIDE525O-MR8 delivers the performance and connectivity required for servers and I/O demanding applications such as Video-On-Demand, database servers, workstations, high-end desktops, software RAID sub systems, and image systems.

Operating System Requirements
  • Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP; MacOS 9.1 or higher
  • Apple FireWire driver set 2.3 or higher
Kit includes
  • FWEIDE525O-MR8 enclosure
  • AC Power Core (2.0m length)
  • FireWire 6pin-to-6pin cable (2.0m length)
  • Installation guide
  • 1-YEAR WARRANTY