2 Drive High Performance SATA RAID, CalDigit S2VR Duo PCI-e
Includes High Performance 4 Port eSATA PCI Express Host Adapter
Supports Multiple 10 bit Uncompressed SD Streams!

 

 

  eSATA 3Gb/s (SATA II) 
System Requirements
 

No Longer Available
Possible alternative:
eSATA and USB RAID Two Drive Enclosure

The CalDigit S2VR Duo High Performance SATA RAID with PCI-e eSATA Host Adapter Supports Multiple Streams of 10 bit Uncompressed SD!

The most affordable SATA RAID solution for uncompressed 10 bit SD editing and photo libraries. The S2VR Duo is equipped with 2 high-performance SATA 3Gb/s hard drives and CalDigit's unique technology to support multi-stream uncompressed SD, DVCPRO, HDV and DV non-linear video editing systems. S2VR Duo is also designed to store large photo libraries and provide hardware RAID protection on digital content. 

Ideal For:

  • Video Editing: 10 bit Uncompressed SD, Multi-Stream SD, DVCPRO HD, HDV and DV

  • Digital Libraries: Photo libraries, MP3 libraries, Motion Graphics libraries
    High Performance Software Applications: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Aperture, Photoshop, Lightroom, iMovie, iPhoto, ProTools, Sony Vegas, Avid Liquid etc.

Latest High-Performance SATA 3Gb/s Technology
CalDigit's S2VR Duo features the latest SATA 3Gb/s technology for ultra high data transfer rates to support multi-stream video playback with real time effects.

SuperLane
The S2VR Duo features CalDigit's SuperLane (SATA Port Multiplication), a simplified cabling design that allows multiple drives to be connected to the SATA controller via a single eSATA cable. Helping you better manage the cabling behind S2VR.

Supports Uncompressed 10 bit SD
In performance mode (RAID 0),the CalDigit S2VR Duo utilizes it's 2 high performance SATA drives for maximum performance to serve 10 bit uncompressed SD formats.

Reliability and Protection
In protected mode (RAID 1), the S2VR Duo provides continuous full time protection of your valuable digital content. If a hard drive should fail, the S2VR Duo will automatically rebuild your content in a very short period of time.

Flexible RAID Configuration
The CalDigit S2VR Duo offers ease and flexibility in RAID Configuration. Performance (RAID 0), Protected (RAID 1), or JBOD can be configured with only a few clicks.

E-Mail Notification and Password Protection
The S2VR Duo monitors its status and can provide E-mail notification of a fan failure, drive failure or if the internal temperature exceeds normal limits. This management tool offers password protection to prevent unauthorized reading of your RAID setting.

For Mac and Windows
S2VR Duo is compatible with Windows XP, Apple Mac Pro and G5 computers with impressive performance and protection at an attractive price.

Modular Design
The S2VR Duo's drives, fan and power supply are designed to be swappable. The modular design allows the fan and drives, in the event of a failure, to be easily and quickly hot swapped reducing downtime on time-critical projects.

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Specifications:

  • Dimensions: 9.76" L X 5.12" W X 4.26" H (247.87mm L X 130mm W X 108mm H)
  • Net Weight: 7.5lb (3.4 kg)
  • Power Supply Specification: Input 100-240V auto switch 50~64Hz 1.5A, Output 5V 4.2A, 12V 3A
  • Operating Temperature: 5-40 degrees Celsius

System Requirements:

  • Windows PCs:
    • Available x8 PCI Express (PCI-e) slot
    • Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000, Vista
  • Macs:


Have a Power Mac G4 (late 2004), Power Mac G5 (early 2005) or Windows system with PCI-X slots? See:
CalDigit S2VR Duo with PCI-X HBA

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