The World's fastest 1U NAS server just got bigger! The Snap Server 4500 now offers up to a full terabyte of simple, cross-platform file sharing for the most demanding enterprise... more
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Expansion Bays Total (Free): 4 ( 0 ) x hot-swap, Hot-swap
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 3 years, Limited warranty - parts and labour - 3 years
Manufacturer's product description
The World's fastest 1U NAS server just got bigger! The Snap Server 4500 now offers up to a full terabyte of simple, cross-platform file sharing for the most demanding enterprise departments, workgroup, and remote offices. The 4500 is powered by the Intel Pentium 4 processor and the Linux-based Guardian Operating System to offer the fastest performance available in the 1U NAS market today. Combine this performance with a low cost of acquisition, easy installation, remote administration, and no client license fees and it's easy to see why Snap Servers deliver capacity without complexity.
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free):
1 ( 0 ) x processor
3 ( 2 ) x memory, 1 ( 0 ) x processor
3 ( 2 ) x memory
2 PCI, 3 memory, 3 memory
2 PCI, 1 ( 0 ) x processor - Socket 478
3 memory, 1 ( 0 ) x processor - Socket 478
3 ( 2 ) x memory - DIMM 184-PIN
Interfaces:
2 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x management - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9), Ultra2 SCSI
2 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x management, 2 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x Ultra2 SCSI - 68 PIN VHDCI (Mini-Centronics), 2 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
OS Required: SunSoft Solaris 7, Microsoft Windows 95/98, HP-UX 11.x, IBM AIX 4.3.3, SunSoft Solaris 8, Red Hat Linux 6.2, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Apple MacOS 9.x, UnixWare 7.1.1, SCO OpenServer 5.0.5, Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows XP, Red Hat Linux 7.2, Apple MacOS 8.x, SunSoft Solaris 9, Red Hat Linux 8.0, Microsoft Windows 95, SunSoft Solaris 7, HP-UX 11.0, IBM AIX 4.3.3, SunSoft Solaris 8, Red Hat Linux 6.2, Apple MacOS 9.x, UnixWare 7.1.1, SCO OpenServer 5.0.5, Red Hat Linux 7.2, Apple MacOS 8.x, Apple MacOS X 10.x, SunSoft Solaris 9, Red Hat Linux 8.0, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP, SunSoft Solaris 7, Microsoft Windows 95/98, HP-UX 11.0, IBM AIX 4.3.3, SunSoft Solaris 8, Red Hat Linux 6.2, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Apple MacOS 9.x, UnixWare 7.1.1, SCO OpenServer 5.0.5, Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows XP, Red Hat Linux 7.2, Apple MacOS 8.x, Apple MacOS X 10.x, SunSoft Solaris 9, Red Hat Linux 8.0, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, SunSoft Solaris 7, Microsoft Windows 95/98, HP-UX 11.0, IBM AIX 4.3.3, SunSoft Solaris 8, Red Hat Linux 6.2, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Apple MacOS 9.x, UnixWare 7.1.1, SCO OpenServer 5.0.5, Apple MacOS X, Red Hat Linux 7.2, Apple MacOS 8.x, SunSoft Solaris 9, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Red Hat Linux 8.0, SunSoft Solaris 7, Microsoft Windows 95/98, HP-UX 11.x, IBM AIX 4.3.3, SunSoft Solaris 8, Red Hat Linux 6.2, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Apple MacOS 9.x, UnixWare 7.1.1, SCO OpenServer 5.0.5, Microsoft Windows XP, Red Hat Linux 7.2, Apple MacOS 8.x, Apple MacOS X 10.x, SunSoft Solaris 9, Red Hat Linux 8.0, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, SunSoft Solaris 7, Microsoft Windows 95/98, HP-UX 11.0, Microsoft Windows 2000, IBM AIX 4.3.3, SunSoft Solaris 8, Red Hat Linux 6.2, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Apple MacOS 9.x, UnixWare 7.1.1, SCO OpenServer 5.0.5, Microsoft Windows XP, Red Hat Linux 7.2, Apple MacOS 8.x, Apple MacOS X 10.x, SunSoft Solaris 9, Red Hat Linux 8.0
Storage Operating System: GuardianOS 3.2
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 3 years warranty
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature: 10 °C
Max Operating Temperature: 35 °C
Humidity Range Operating: 20 - 80%
Shock Tolerance: 33 g @ 2ms (operating)
Vibration Tolerance: 0.25 g @ 10-300 Hz (operating) / 2 g @ 5-500 Hz (non-operating), 0.25 g @ 10-300 Hz (operating)
Advantages: A bargain. Easy to install and used. Good entry level SCSI controller. Disadvantages: No support for higher data rates.
...If you plug an SCSI card into your pc, don’t hold your breath because nothing exciting is going to happen. (Unless of course you have made a very bad job of installing the card. Then you might see smoke and flames coming from your cherished/reviled PC or even, in extreme cases, find yourself moving down a tunnel towards a bright light.) However, once you have installed you SCSI card you will be able to attach any number of exciting devices to your pc.
Although this is an opinion of Adaptecs AVA-2900 series of SCSI card, it is also a general review of SCSI. I have done this because as far as I can tell this is the first review at Ciao of a SCSI controller card. This seems to be a bit of an over sight to me as any number of SCSI devices have been reviewed, (such as the excellent Plextor external SCSI cd writer which was the subject...
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Advantages: Speed, 5 year warrenty Disadvantages: Low capacity considering price
...This hard disk drive is designed to be used in a high-end server solutions where both speed and reliability are paramount.
The largest bottleneck in any computer system is the hard disk drive. And as solid state technology is out of the price range of most PC enthusiasts, the next best thing (after adding more RAM) is to upgrade the hard disk drive.
The Seagate 15,000 RPM Cheetah is currently the fastest hard disk drive on the market. This drive is seriously fast and very reliable, hence the 5 year warranty from Seagate. I can vouch for this warranty from experience. Unless the drive has been physically abused, Seagate will replace it.
The only downside to purchasing this hard disk drive is that you will need to purchase a SCSI controller card and cable in order for your new drive to get friendly with your current system...
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Advantages: Works well out of box; captures video as MPEG-2 flawlessly Disadvantages: Stopped working after a Microsoft update - Adaptec will not offer free fix.
...Product served me well for transferring several piles of VHS tapes to my Media Center 2005 machine. Then - Microsoft came out with some software update and product only works for a limited time. Pause it while recording and the PC freezes. restart the PC and it no longer detects the device. Remove device - uninstall drivers and uninstalling WinDVR 3 all temporary fixes - problem reoccurs. Doing the C++ registry hack worked very limited, now does not. Adaptec - with this known problem - can not even be contacted outside of their "pay" support. Adaptec has not updated their searchable database with the "fix" - they apparently demand their customers to pay them before they assist. A sad state of affairs within a once-great company. Shame on you, Adaptec!...
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