16TB, DriveStation Quad USB 3.0
Description
Fully populated with high-reliability WD Red drivesBuffalo Technology’s DriveStation™ Quad (HD-QHU3 series) is a 4-bay Direct Attached Storage device perfect for demanding SMB. The HD-QHU3 comes fully populated with high-reliability WD Red™ drives in total capacities of up to 24TB.
The DriveStation™ Quad is RAID-enabled for customised redundancy and capacity depending on your specific needs and also comes with 10 licenses of NovaStor NovaBACKUP Business Essentials software.
The DriveStation™ Quad features the capacity, redundancy, and performance required for any demanding user – the perfect solution for backing up large servers, multimedia files, or databases. The HD-QHU3 series is sold fully populated with WD Red drives and total capacities of 8, 12, 16, or 24TB.
RAID supportThe HD-QHU3 is ready for intensive data storage tasks: users can choose from multiple levels of RAID support (0/1/5/10/JBOD) for customised capacity and redundancy according to their specific needs.
Hot SwapWith RAID 1 or RAID 5 (full redundancy), even if a drive fails, the DriveStation™ HD-QHU3 will automatically power down the faulty drive to allow its safe removal and replacement without causing any data loss or down time.
SuperSpeed USB 3.0Buffalo’s HD-QHU3 features SuperSpeed USB 3.0 with interface speeds up to 5 Gbps. Simply plug it into any available USB port on your computer and instantly add enormous capacity.
Removable front panelAccess the four hard drive bays via the removable front panel
Specifications
| Storage |
|---|
| Total installed storage capacity |
16 TB |
| Storage drives installed |
Yes |
| Installed storage drive type |
HDD |
| Number of storage drives installed |
4 |
| Supported storage drive types |
HDD |
| Number of storage drives supported |
4 |
| Maximum supported storage capacity |
24 TB |
| Storage drive interface |
Serial ATA III |
| Storage drive capacity |
4 TB |
| RAID levels |
1, 5, 10, JBOD |
| Hot-swap drive bays |
Yes |
| Data transfer rate |
5 Gbit/s |
| Ports & interfaces |
|---|
| USB connectivity |
Yes |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B ports quantity |
1 |
| Design |
|---|
| Chassis type |
Desktop |
| Internal |
No |
| Product colour |
Black |
| LED indicators |
HDD, Yes |
| Cable lock slot |
Yes |
| Number of fans |
1 fan(s) |
| Power |
|---|
| Number of power supply units |
1 |
| Power consumption (typical) |
90 W |
| System requirements |
|---|
| Windows operating systems supported |
Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 |
| Mac operating systems supported |
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks |
| Weight & dimensions |
|---|
| Width |
5.87" (149 mm) |
| Depth |
9.17" (233 mm) |
| Height |
6.06" (154 mm) |
| Weight |
12.1 lbs (5.5 kg) |
| Packaging content |
|---|
| Bundled software |
NovaStor NovaBACKUP Business Essentials |
| Operational conditions |
|---|
| Operating temperature (T-T) |
5 - 35 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) |
20 - 80% |
