Taipei, Taiwan, Sep. 02, 2009 – Netstor’s PCIe expansion RAID series now includes 4U 24 bay(NA380A), features 7 extra PCIe slots and 24 disk bays together in one enclosure with just request a PCI-e x8 slot host connectivity. The 7 extra PCIe slots give a solution to the shortage of workstations and servers which usually limited PCIe slots are offered. In addition, the NA380A allows users to choose RAID core from PCIe RAID HBAs with 24 internal ports. This attractive advantage allows users are able to customize the RAID core with appropriate functionality and scalability to suit their workflow.

20Gbps host connectivity
Netstor’s PCIe RAID series turned the PCI Express bus from motherboard/serverboard to PCIe x8 external cable with an enclosed adaptor card. PCIe x8 delivers a 20Gbps transmission rate; it’s five times faster than a 4Gbps Fibre Channel. Under such a high transmission speed, the PCIe RAID is capable of taking on any speed critical tasks, such as content creation, HD streaming or other data intensive applications. 

PCIe slots expansion
PCIe slots are needed while looking to equip vast capacity storage devices or peripherals to the computer or server. But usually only limited number of slots are offered. Netstor utilizes the PCIe expansion technology to extend the PCIe slots from the computer to the enclosure, at the same time, creates 7 extra PCI Express slots to maximize user’s existing server workstation.