CalDigit HDElement Expansion Unit

This product requires the CalDigit RAID card. With this RAID card you can connect up to three HDElements to your Mac Pro or PC. This card is sold seperately.

When ordering the device without harddrives please only use 7200rpm drives from Seagate or Hitachi. Other drives are not guaranteed to work.

CalDigit HDElement brings you a new horizon in protected and high performance RAID storage.

Our focus, like yours, is on Content Creation, whether you are, a filmmaker, photographer, musician, or managing your MP3 and game libraries, the HDElement gives you ultimate in reliable support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 50, 60 and JBOD.

The HDElement is the compact 4-bay hardware RAID storage that you've been waiting for. It comes with CalDigit's RAID Card that gives you hardware protection for your valuable data.

Each HDElement gives you flexibility of configuring your RAID on different RAID Levels such as RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 50, 60 and JBOD. Thanks to CalDigit RAID Card's multiple external ports, you can connect up to 3 HDElements. As your workloads increase it is easy to expand your storage capacity.
Our unique, cross-platform technology is compatible with MAC OS X, Windows and Linux workstations. All CalDigit products support a variety of software applications and have been validated by Matrox Video Group, Blackmagic Design and Media 100.

Size and weight

• Height: 9.65 inches (33.4 cm)
• Width: 5.51 inches (15.2 cm)
• Depth: 12.99 inches (32.6 cm)
• Weight: 17.97 lb (8.15 kg)

In the box

• HDElement Unit x 1
• Mini SAS Cable X 1
• Drive Trays X 4
• Installation CD
• Power Cord X 1

HDD

• TB, 2TB, 3TB, 4TB Capacities Available
• Support SATA II 3.0Gb/s

Fan

• Modular design
• Outline Dimension: 92 X 92 X 25 mm
• Rated Voltage: DC 12.0 V
• Rated Current: 0.16 A + 10%
• Rated Power Consumption: 1.92 W + 10%
• Rotational Speed: 2400 R.P.M. +/- 10%
• Max. Airflow: 50.8 CFM (ft3/min)
• Noise Level: 33.0 dB (A)

Power supply

• 200W Cool Swappable Power Supply with Fan
  Full range: 100~240 VAC (+/- 10% tolerance)
  Frequency: the input frequency range will be
  47hz~63hz.
• Steady-state current: 4~2 amps maximum at
  any low/high range input voltage.
• Inrush current: 65/130 amps @ 110/220 VAC
  (at degrees ambient cold start)
• Power factor correction: PFC can reach the
  target of 95% @115V, full load, following the
  standard of IEC 1000-3-2

Environmental requirements

• Operation Temperature: 0°C~60°C
• Storage Temperature: -20°C~70°C
• Operation Humidity: 5%~85%, Non-condensing
• Storage Humidity: 5%~95%

OS

• Windows XP
• Vista
• Mac OS X
• Linux