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ARS-3020 User’s Manual
1.3 Specifications
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
ARS-3020 is an external data storage equipment. It provides JBOD solution, and
meets the requirement of large data capacity in Digital Video Recording (DVR) / Digital
Audio Recording (DAR) / Media Streaming. Its capacity can reach 15TB by installing
250GB * 60 hard drives; that is, 15 sets. It uses ACARD’s leading SCSIDE technology,
that lets you enjoy the best SCSI performance by using inexpensive IDE hard drives.
And it offers 4 swappable trays for convenient replacing of hard drives.
1.2 Features
l Capacity up to 1TB by connecting 250GB * 4 hard drives
l Offers 4 swappable trays for convenient replacing of hard drives
l High scalability up to 15 sets with 40MB/s of data transfer rate; maximum
capacity up to 15TB by connecting 250GB * 60 hard drives
l High scalability up to 8 sets with 160MB/s of data transfer rate; maximum
capacity up to 8TB by connecting 250GB * 32 hard drives
l Supports 48-bit LBA Big Drive Technology (hard drive over 137GB)
l Built-in ACARD RISC microcontroller core for improving chip performance
l On-board flash ROM for easy firmware update
l Cost-effective and high-perfromance
l 1U rack mount of 44(H) × 483(W) × 400(D) mm
l Host interface
w Supports Ultra160 LVD SCSI feature with data transfer rate up to
160MB/s
w Selectable SCSI ID from 0 to 15
l Device interface
w Supports UDMA mode with data transfer rate up to 133MB/s