Specifications

KEYBOARDS & STORAGE
SONNET
1194
FUSION D-500P
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Fusion D500P systems can be used for sim-
ple backup needs. With appropriate hard
drives, they are well-suited for use in editing
suites such as Apple Final Cut Pro® and
Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3 video editing
software, and video capture cards from AJA,
Blackmagic Design, Matrox and Bluefish444.
With an attractive and user friendly design,
Fusion D500P's handsome door hides the
drive modules, yet status indicator LEDs for
each drive shine through. The drive modules
have built-in locking levers that double as
handles to make swapping easy. Or if you
choose, you can secure each module in place
with the built-in locks (great for added secu-
rity). The Fusion D500P E-series integrates a
swappable quiet fan module.
Mass Storage Solution
Fusion storage systems employ Enterprise/RAID Edition hard drives(2),
which are subjected to hours of additional testing to check for soft errors,
vibration, and other reliability predictors—just the sturdiest drives pass
these tests. Only then are they prepared with special RAID-optimized
firmware and become the building blocks of a super-reliable Fusion stor-
age system. For added convenience, the swappable drive modules are
compatible across the entire Fusion line.
The Fusion D500P enclosure employs a high performance SATA II port
multiplier to manage the enclosed drives—just a single locking cable
connects the enclosure to a SATA host controller card. This efficient inter-
face simplifies setup and cuts cable clutter without compromising per-
formance.
The 3.75 TB Fusion D500P eSATA Array System from Sonnet is an eSATA storage system for Windows, Mac, and Linux com-
puters. The array features four hot-swappable drives, which can be configured as a RAID when using a compatible con-
troller card. It supports multiple video stream playback and sustained transfer rates of 240 MB/sec when paired with a
RAID 0 eSATA controller. It is an excellent solution for the large storage needs and intense performance requirements asso-
ciated with video editing applications.
One Cable, Five Drives
Connected to a Sonnet Tempo SATA E4P PCIe or
X4P PCI-X adapter installed in a Mac or Windows
computer, a Fusion D500P system’s drives can be
accessed through its port multiplier at full speed,
whether configured as RAID 0, 1, 10, or JBOD. A
single Fusion D500P configured as a RAID 0
striped set achieves 240MB/sec, fast enough to
support multiple streams of DV, HDV, DVCPRO,
or uncompressed 8-bit 1080 HD video. Up to
four Fusion D500Ps can be ganged on a single
Tempo SATA E4P or X4P adapter for double,
triple, or even quadruple the available streams
(as well as increasing the number of supported
video formats).
The array is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is compatible with editing
hardware and software from most major developers.
Sonnet3.75TB Fusion D500P eSATA Array System
(Mfr # FUS-D5P-37TB • B&H # SOFUSD5P37TB).......................................................2384.95
Sonnet2.5TB Fusion D500P eSATA Array System
(Mfr # FUS-D5P-25TB • B&H # SOFUSD5P25TB).......................................................1676.95
Sonnet750GB Fusion RAID Drive Module for 400-500-800
(Mfr # FUS-RM-0750GB • B&H # SOFUSRM0750G) .....................................................443.95
Sonnet500GB Fusion RAID Drive Module for 400-500-800
(Mfr # FUS-RM-0500GB • B&H # SOFUSRM0500G) .....................................................326.95
SonnetTempo SATA E4P SATA Host Adapter for PCI Express
(Mfr # TSATAII-E4P • B&H # SOTSE4P).........................................................................258.95
SonnetTempo SATA X4p Serial ATA Host Adapter for PCI-X
(Mfr # TSATAII-X4P • B&H # SOTSATAIIX4P).................................................................258.95
SATA E4P
SATA X4P