INTRODUCTION
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1. Introduction
This section presents a brief overview of the 6Gb/s SAS RAID storage,
ThunderBox 800. (Thunderbolt 2 to 6Gb/s SAS RAID storage)
1.1 Overview
Unleash Your Creativity Faster Than Ever
Thunderbolt 2 is full backward compatibility to the same cables
and connectors used with today’s Thunderbolt. It pushes speed to
20Gb/s and enables 4K video file transfer and display simultane-
ously. ThunderBox 800 is equipped with dual Thunderbolt 2 ports
for connecting to any Thunderbolt 2-enabled host such as the new
Mac Pro, and offers an additional Thunderbolt 2 port for daisy-
chaining other peripherals. The Thunderbolt daisy-chaining allows
connection of up to six devices, so customers can connect Thunder-
Box 800 for massive amounts of video storage with a single Thun-
derbolt connection to their host computer. ThunderBox 800 can
meet the demand of users when working with rich, ultrahigh
resolution media through Thunderbolt 2 interface.
Unparalleled Performance for 4K Workflow
ThunderBox 800 is the most complete 6Gb/s SAS 8-bay Thunder-
bolt 2 box with RAID control capabilities solution for both PC and
Mac. ThunderBox 800 incorporated on-board dual core 800Mhz
RAID-On-Chip and with 1GB DDR3-1333 memory to deliver true
high performance hardware RAID protection against drive failure.
This combination helps to provide a high performance storage
device perfect for the video editor working with Real time multi-
stream HD and 4K workflows. It runs efficiently without disruption
or major drops in performance to meet the requirements of 4K
data workflow. It is so quick it allows for 4K displays at the same
time as daisy chaining ThunderBox 800 and doing a simultaneous
4K output and file transfers while maintaining maximum through-
put.
