BBS1

BBS1 Entry Level

Tranquil PC are pleased to announce the barebones Entry Server (Multi-drive NAS)

Quality - Reliability - Affordability - Style - Ease of use - Environmentally friendly

With sleek looks and curves - this appliance looks and feels superb
The choice of aluminium HDD carriers, fan less CPU cooling and stove enamelled enclosure ensures a feeling of quality throughout.
By using Intel's Atom 230 single core CPU, the power consumption and running costs are low - but the power is always available to ensure your Server is quick to service your needs.

This model features a Single Core Intel Atom 230 CPU, and 10/100 LAN interface - no HDDs are included

Shipping on a first come - first served basis. Units will ship from 3rd November 2008

Your choices

RAM - DDR2 667MHz Branded 512MB / 1GB / 2GB (factory fitted)
HDD array style that best suits your needs : The non RAID HDD(s) are not Hot Swap, all other are.
- 3x Internal HDD slots + 1x External eSATA (all included in RAID array) and 2x Internal HDD slots (not included in RAID array)
- 4x Internal HDD slots (all included in RAID array) and 1x Internal HDD slots (not included in RAID array)

Hot-plug capability
Supports Serial ATA Generation 2 transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s
Supports SATA II First-party DMA commands for Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
Supports Serial ATA II Port Multiplier 1.0 Specifications revision 1.1
Plesiochronous, Single PLL architecture, 1 PLL for 4 ports
Supports four independent Serial ATA channels
Independent Link, Transport, data FIFO, command fetch, scatter/gather, and command execution
31 Commands and Scatter/Gather Tables per Port
Supports bootable drive
RAID 5 (Distributed Parity RAID) has Highest Read data transaction rate and Good aggregate transfer rate
JBOD is a virtual disk that combines all disk drives as one entire disk drive
Provides RAID 0 (Stripping) to greatly increase the performance of data transfer by simultaneously writing data to multiple drives
Provides RAID 1 (Mirroring) to protect the data from a disk failure by writing identical data on 2 drives
RAID 0+1 (Mirrored-Stripping) combine both Striping and Mirroring technologies to provide both the performance enhancements that come from Striping and the data availability and integrity that comes from Mirroring
Completely with drivers for Windows 2000 ,XP and 2003 Server
Supports 64bit / 32bit Windows Vista
Mac OS X v10.3.9 and v10.4 Non-booting driver supported by SiliconImage SiI3124
Linux 32bit / 64bit drivers supported for RHEL 4.0 Up2, RHEL 4.0 Up3, SuSE9.0 SP2, SuSE9.0 SP3 by SiliconImage SiI3124

No Linux support is directly offered by Tranquil PC - is is assumed that you know how to use RAID arrays under Linux etc

Select RAM

Select RAID Controller

5x HDD slots
Intel Atom 230 Single Core (1.6GHz) CPU
10/100 LAN

Unit dimensions	213 (W) x 221 (D) x 195 (H) - incl feet
Unit construction	Enamelled steel (typically >70% recycled materials)
CPU cooling	Internal CPU and chipset aluminium heat sink (fan less)
CPU	64 bit ready Intel Atom 230 (1.6GHz)
Memory	1x DDR2 533/667MHz (up to 2GB) (not user upgradeable)
HDD	5x bays - none installed - all HDDs are installed without the need for tools
Colour options	Satin Black
Front panel	Power switch and 2x USB2.0 ports
Rear panel	12V DC power in / 4x USB2.0 / 10/100 LAN / eSATA* (with Port Multiplier). Desk Lock
Weight	Base unit (nett) 5Kg
Packing box	310 (W) x 320 (D) x 290 (H) (external)
Power supply	Universal (50/60Hz - 110/240V) External AC/DC with country specific power cord
HDD support	1 - 5x 3.5” HDD supported (SATA2) - subject to your choice of RAID controller : 4x RAID + 1x Non RAID or 3x RAID + 1x eSATA RAID + 2x Non RAID
Working temp	Maximum 44â€™C ambient
Acoustics	~23dBA
HDD Cooling	Hot swap 8cm Fan, with optimised speed / acoustic control
Mounting options	Desk
Power consumption	26W (base unit, with 1x HDD)
Software	No OS - Main board + RAID controller drivers included.