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Key Features
- 4 x 20TB 3.5" 7200 rpm Enterprise HDDs
- 4 x 3.5" SATA III 6 Gb/s Drive Bays
- 2 x Thunderbolt 3 | 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
- Supports RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 10, and JBOD
This ThunderBay 4 80TB 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array from OWC / Other World Computing is pre-configured with four 20TB Toshiba MG10 Enterprise-grade drives pre-configured in RAID 5 via included SoftRAID XT software, which provides a balance of performance and data redundancy. With two Thunderbolt 3 ports featuring transfer speeds of up to 40 Gb/s, it's suitable for a wide variety of workflows, such as video and photo editing, audio production, and much more. If needed, Thunderbolt 3 connectivity also supports daisy-chaining with up to six devices as well as DisplayPort equipped displays. Using the SoftRAID software, you can reconfigure these drives from RAID 5 to alternate configurations including RAID 0, 1, 4, 10, and JBOD. When configured in RAID 0, the ThunderBay 8 features read speeds of up to 1167 MB/s and write speeds of up to 1060 MB/s.
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If I currently have Thunderbolt 2 connections on ...
If I currently have Thunderbolt 2 connections on my macbook pro, but am planning to upgrade to one with thunderbolt 3, is there an adapter I can buy now that will allow me to use this drive with thunderbolt 2 until I upgrade my macbook?
The Apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter will work.
Date published: 2020-05-13
Can this be configured as RAID 10 using Apple's ...
Can this be configured as RAID 10 using Apple's DiskUtility?
Yes, the OWC ThunderBay 4 48TB 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array (4 x 12TB, RAID 5 Enterprise Edition) can support RAID 10.
Date published: 2025-04-07
I only have USB 3.1 port. Can i use usb C to usb ...
I only have USB 3.1 port. Can i use usb C to usb 3.1 Cable or adapter for connect ? And if one of them has problem, can I keep my data? Or it will lose ?
I'm sorry, but it will not run via USB-C or 3.1 with an adapter. This requires a native Thunderbolt connection.
Date published: 2020-07-06
can you switch raid from 5 to 0 after it's nearly ...
can you switch raid from 5 to 0 after it's nearly full to use the extra storage once in Raid 0? Switch RAIDS without formatting?
No, reformatting would be required.
Date published: 2021-08-03
Is it password protected?
Is it password protected?
The OWC ThunderBay 4 24TB 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID 5 Array (4 x 6TB)
BH #OWTB3SRT240S does not ship with password protection software but you could use third party utilities to password protect it.
Date published: 2021-08-20
Does it come with the drives?
Does it come with the drives?
Per the description, the listing you are referring to: "This particular ThunderBay 4 model comes with four 6TBTB 3.5" 7200 rpm drives for a total of 24TB storage capacity."
Date published: 2021-05-14
I work on a PC running Mac Drive 10. I use mac ...
I work on a PC running Mac Drive 10. I use mac drives all the time on this PC. Will I be able to operate this RAID if the Software for PCs is still in it's Beta stage?
Yes
Date published: 2020-12-31
Is it possible to create partitions on these ...
Is it possible to create partitions on these drives? For example, for Mac, set up a partition for a time machine backup.
Yes, setting up partitions is possible.
Date published: 2022-11-29