NT2 S2

NT2

The ultra compact design of the NT2 makes this dual-bay storage enclosure one of the smallest in the market, yet still packing a punch when it comes to flexibility and performance. Not only does it come with a choice of multiple interfaces but thanks to RAID protection, all valuable data can be securely backed up.

Features

• Configurable RAID function for 2 drives (RAID 1 mirroring, RAID 0 striping, JBOD and Non-RAID)
• USB mass-storage compliant (USB 2.0 and USB 1.1)
• Compact and screwless design for easy HDD installation
• Built-in low speed (2800RPM) fan for extra cooling
• Security lock slot

Compact & Screwless Design

The NT2 is designed to house up to two 3.5" SATA hard drives with the option to setup your drives according to your own preferences. The small footprint and screwless design makes this the ideal storage expansion for your crowded desktop. In a matter of seconds, hard drives can be installed or exchanged without any extra tools.

RAID Protection

The NT2 comes with a user configurable RAID engine to protect your valuable data. To increase performance and data throughput, the "RAID 0 - Striping" setup will be ideal for your daily backup and other data transfers. For important data and reliability, the "RAID 1 - Mirroring" setup will automatically create a copy of all the data in case one of the drives fails. Last but not least, the drives can also be used as two independent volumes or the capacity of both drives combined to create one large volume.

Non-RAID

The drives show up as independent volumes. Each drive can be formatted and accessed separately. If one drive fails, the other is not affected. This setting does not provide any performance or redundancy benefits.

1 or 2 hard drives

JBOD - Disk Spanning

The drives show up as one large single volume, with a total capacity of twice the size of the drive with the smallest capacity. Spanning is an array (not RAID) that is written sequentially across the drives. By itself, it does not provide any performance or redundancy benefits. If one drive becomes damaged, the whole array can become corrupted.

2 hard drives

RAID 0 - Disk Striping

The drives are shown as one large single volume with a total capacity of twice the size of the drive with the smallest capacity. This setting is used where speed is the primary objective but RAID Level 0 (also called striping) is not redundant. This form of array splits each piece of data across the drives in segments; since data is written without any form of parity data-checking, it allows for the fastest data transfer of all other modes. On the downside, if one drive becomes damaged, the whole array can become corrupted.

2 hard drives

RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring

Two drives show up as one volume but only 50% of the total capacity, depending on the drive with the smallest capacity, can be used. RAID 1 creates an exact copy (or mirror) of a set of data on the second drive. This is useful when reliability and backup take precedence over storage capacity. Should one hard drive fail, it can be replaced and the data rebuilt automatically.

2 hard drives

Remarks

• The difference in performance is only visible for fast interfaces like eSATA.
• For RAID 0 and RAID 1, hard drives of identical capacities are recommended. If the capacity is different, the total amount of the space that can be used will depend on the drive with the smallest capacity.

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• HDD compatibility list