Description & Specifications
OWC ThunderBay 4
Four-Bay Thunderbolt 2 (20Gb/s) External Storage Enclosure for 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA Drives
Used | OWC Tested
Mfr P/N: TB2IVKIT000 OWC SKU: OWCTB2IVKIT000U
Highlights
- Four hot-swappable universal SATA drive bays
- Mix and match 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch drives — no adapter needed
- Up to 859MB/s read and 838MB/s write1
- Plug and play RAID-ready
- Ultra quiet, heat dissipating aluminum chassis
- Exponentially faster rebuild times than hardware RAID
- 90 Day OWC Limited Warranty
Includes
- (1) OWC ThunderBay 4 External Storage Enclosure
- (1) 1.0M (39") Thunderbolt 2 Cable
- (1) US Power Cable
- (2) Security Keys for Front Panel Lock
- (1) Quick Start Guide for OWC ThunderBay 4 with Thunderbolt 2
- (1) Assembly Manual & User Guide for OWC ThunderBay 4 with Thunderbolt 2
- 90 Day OWC Limited Warranty
Specs
Drive Bays
- 4 bays supporting: 2.5-inch SATA HDDs, 2.5-inch SATA SSDs, 3.5-inch SATA HDDs, 3.5-inch SATA SSDs
Boot Support
- Boot Camp is not supported.
RAID Capable
- Yes
RAID Levels Supported
- JBOD
RAID Features
- Software RAID Capable
Device Ports
- (1) Host Port - Thunderbolt 2 up to 20Gb/s (2500MB/s) - Thunderbolt 1 backwards compatible
- (1) Thunderbolt 2 Port
Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)
- Thunderbolt 2 : Up to 20Gb/s (or 2500MB/s)
- Thunderbolt : Up to 10Gb/s (or (1250MB/s)
Chipset / Controller
- Thunderbolt 2
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Contact Start Stops
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Host Interface Requirements
- Thunderbolt 2 (mDP) port (backwards compatible with Thunderbolt1)
Mac OS Compatibility
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- macOS 10.12 Sierra
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- macOS 13.x Ventura
PC OS Compatibility
- Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
- Windows 10 32-bit Edition
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows 11
Other Requirements
- SoftRAID works with macOS 10.14 or later and Windows 10 or later. SoftRAID is licensed per computer. The SoftRAID serial number will work with both Mac and Windows but can only be active on one computer at a time. Additional seats can be purchased.
- Boot Camp is not supported. The Thunderbolt certification process does not include Macs running Windows through Boot Camp.
- PCs running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later with a Thunderbolt port. Driver required for proper installation.
External Power Adapter
- No
Power Supply
- Internal UL-listed universal auto-switching power supply
AC Input
- 100-240V, 50-60Hz
DC Output
- +12V, 16.66A
Fans
- (1) 92mm cooling fan
Security Slot
- Yes
Power Button
- Yes
Power/Activity LED
- Yes
Housing Color
- Black
Housing Material
- Aluminum
Dimensions
- Height: 17.7 cm (7.0 in)
- Length: 24.5 cm (9.6 in)
- Width: 13.5 cm (5.3 in)
Weight
- 3.9 kg (8.60 lbs)
Reach Certification
- Yes
Ambient Temperature
- Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Altitude
- Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Humidity
- Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Shock
- Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Noise
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
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