Areca ARC-8050T3U 6-Bay Thunder3 Desktop RAID Storage Array - Manual (Page 8)

INTRODUCTION
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1. Introduction
This section presents a brief overview of the Thunderbolt 3 desktop
SAS/SATA RAID storages, ARC-8050T3U series.
1.1 Overview
Unleash Your Creativity Faster Than Ever
Thunderbolt™ 3 brings Thunderbolt to USB-C at speeds up to 40
Gbps, creating one compact port that does it all – delivering the
fastest, most versatile connection to any dock, display, or data
device. ARC-8050T3U is equipped with dual Thunderbolt 3 ports for
connecting to any Thunderbolt 3-enabled host and offers an addi-
tional Thunderbolt 3 port for daisy-chaining other peripherals, while
also supplying power for quick notebook charging. The Thunderbolt
daisy-chaining allows connection of up to six devices, so customers
can connect ARC-8050T3U for massive amounts of video storage
with a single Thunderbolt connection to their host computer. If an
ARC-8050T3U is plugged in a USB-C (or) USB X.X computer port, a
USB device controller inside the ARC-8050T3U-enabled system
is activated, and the inside USB device controller drives USB (2.0,
3.2 Gen 1, or 3.2 Gen 2) signals to the USB-C port. In this condi -
tion, the ARC-8050T3U Thunderbolt 3 port behaves exactly like a
typical USB-C 3.2-enabled connector. The ARC-8050T3U also sports
a full sized DisplayPort 1.4 video output on its rear, allowing for a
quick and easy 8K 30Hz display setup.
Unparalleled Performance for 4K Workflow
ARC-8050T3U is the most complete 4/6/8/12-bay Thunderbolt
3 desktop SAS/SATA RAID storage with RAID control capabilities
solution for both PC and Mac. ARC-8050T3U incorporated on-board
RAID-On-Chip and ECC SDRAM memory to deliver true high perfor-
mance hardware RAID protection against drive failure.This combi-
nation helps to provide a high performance storage device perfect
for the video editor working with Real time multi-stream HD and 4K
workflows. It is so quick it allows for 4K displays at the same time
as daisy chaining ARC-8050T3U and doing a simultaneous 4K out -
put and file transfers while maintaining maximum throughput.