RAIDON HiU1776: High-Speed M.2 NVMe SSD Expansion Enclosure with PCIe HBA

 

Overview

 

The RAIDON HiU1776 embodies an all-encompassing storage solution architected for discerning enthusiasts and professionals aiming to leverage the swift performance and diminutive form factor of M.2 NVMe SSDs. This solution is augmented by the inclusion of the PC05-EZ-I HBA adapter, which serves as a conduit for interfacing an M.2 NVMe SSD with a PCIe slot housed within the iU1776-U6P3 NVMe enclosure. This enclosure is meticulously designed to conform to the dimensions of a 3.5-inch hard drive bay, ensuring a seamless integration into existing systems.

 

Key Features

 

Complete Solution:

 

The HiU1776 set comes with a RAIDON PC05-EZ-I HBA adapter, enabling you to extend the reach of M.2 NVMe SSDs from PCIe to the iU1776-U6P3 NVMe enclosure tailored to fit a standard 3.5-inch hard drive bay.

 

PCIe HBA Support:

 

The included PC05-EZ-I HBA card features a mini SAS connector, providing a reliable data link to the iU1776-U6P3 NVMe enclosure, which offers an M.2 slot specifically for NVMe SSDs.

 

NVMe SSD Enclosure Features:

 

- Universal M.2 NVMe SSD Support: The enclosure supports all sizes of M.2 NVMe SSDs (2280/2260/2242), giving you the freedom to choose the capacity that best fits your needs.

 

- Compatibility with U.2 SSDs: It is also compatible with 9.5mm U.2 SSDs and RAIDON's UBOX Mini Converter, enhancing the enclosure's versatility.

 

- Easy M.2 NVMe SSD Replacement: The design allows for straightforward swapping of M.2 NVMe SSDs with just two screws, emphasizing the simplicity of the maintenance process.

 

High-Speed Connectivity:

 

Mini SAS (SFF-8643) Connector: Ensures compatibility with PCIe Gen 3 and Gen 4 interfaces, providing fast data transfer rates to keep up with intensive tasks.

 

Enhanced Security:

 

Key Lock Tray: An integrated key lock tray helps prevent unauthorized removal of the disk, securing your data effectively.

 

User-Friendly Operations:

 

Plug-and-Play Support: The HiU1776 is built for compatibility with current host systems, offering plug-and-play functionality for a seamless, user-friendly setup experience.

 

Thermal Management:

 

- Silent Fan: Includes a silent fan to maintain performance under heavy workloads and extend the lifespan of your M.2 NVMe SSD.

 

- Thermal Silicone Pad in UBOX Mini: Features an ultra-soft thermal silicone pad that efficiently disperses heat, ensuring your M.2 NVMe SSD operates at peak performance.

 

In conclusion, the HiU1776 is an all-in-one, high-performance storage expansion that's easy to install and maintain, offering exceptional flexibility and speed for advanced computing needs.

 

Benefits

 

The RAIDON HiU1776 offers several benefits for users looking to enhance their storage solutions:

 

1.  Versatility in Storage Options: With support for all sizes of M.2 NVMe SSDs and compatibility with U.2 SSDs through the UBOX Mini Converter, users can choose from a wide range of storage capacities and types, ensuring flexibility for various needs.

 

2.  High-Speed Performance: By facilitating PCIe Gen 3 and Gen 4 connectivity, the HiU1776 ensures rapid data transfer rates, making it ideal for applications that require quick access to large files or high-speed data processing.

 

3.  Easy Installation and Maintenance: The plug-and-play design and easy SSD replacement process simplify both the initial setup and ongoing maintenance, making it user-friendly even for those with minimal technical expertise.

 

4.  Enhanced Data Security: The Key Lock tray adds a layer of physical security, preventing unauthorized access and removal of the sensitive data stored on the SSDs.

 

5.  Optimal Thermal Management: The inclusion of a silent fan and a thermal silicone pad in the UBOX Mini Converter maintains the SSD's performance by ensuring it operates within the optimal temperature range, even under heavy workloads.

 

6.  Space Efficiency: The HiU1776's design to fit into a 3.5-inch hard drive bay makes it an efficient use of space, which is particularly beneficial for users with limited room in their computer cases.

 

7.  Complete Solution: As an all-in-one kit, it includes both the NVMe SSD enclosure and the HBA adapter, providing a comprehensive solution that avoids the need for additional purchases or compatibility concerns.

 

8.  Future-Proofing: With support for the latest NVMe technology and PCIe generations, users invest in a product that is prepared to meet both current and upcoming high-performance computing demands.

 

9.  Reliable Operation: The build quality and thoughtfully designed features of the HiU1776 ensure a reliable operation, which is crucial for professionals whose work depends on dependable storage access.

 

By incorporating the HiU1776 into their system, users can expect a reliable, secure, and high-speed storage solution that will cater to both present and future storage demands.

 

 

Complete Solution

 

Building upon its 'Complete Solution' attribute, the RAIDON HiU1776 transcends conventional storage paradigms by delivering a full-suite expansion package. It includes the sophisticated PC05-EZ-I Host Bus Adapter (HBA), a critical component that bridges M.2 NVMe SSDs with the high-bandwidth PCIe interface. This integration occurs within the confines of the iU1776-U6P3 NVMe enclosure—a precision-engineered chassis that assures an exact fit within a standard 3.5-inch hard drive bay.

 

The enclosure's architecture is adept at accommodating a variety of M.2 NVMe SSD form factors, offering unparalleled compatibility and expansion potential. Its design is tailored not only to fit seamlessly into existing system frameworks but also to harness and amplify the superior performance metrics of NVMe technology. By offering plug-and-play simplicity coupled with a breadth of SSD compatibility, the HiU1776 stands as a paragon of storage solutions, catering to the rigorous demands of advanced computing tasks and data-intensive applications.

 

 

PCIe HBA Support


Expanding on the feature of PCIe HBA Support, the RAIDON HiU1776 leverages the advanced capabilities of the PC05-EZ-I Host Bus Adapter (HBA) card. This card is equipped with a mini SAS connector, establishing a robust and high-speed connection channel to the iU1776-U6P3 NVMe enclosure. The HBA card is designed to support both PCIe Gen 3 and Gen 4 protocols, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of system architectures and future-proofing the solution for next-generation storage technologies.

 

The HBA card's support extends to multi-lane connections, providing the bandwidth necessary to exploit the full potential of NVMe SSDs. This allows users to experience significantly reduced latency and enhanced data throughput, crucial for applications requiring peak performance. The PCIe HBA support ensures that the iU1776-U6P3 enclosure not only meets the current storage demands but is also ready for the increased speeds and capacities of future NVMe advancements. This commitment to scalability and high performance makes the RAIDON HiU1776 a strategic asset in any high-performance computing environment.

 

High-Speed Connectivity

 

Mini SAS (SFF-8643) Connector: This feature offers:

 

Compatibility: Supports both PCIe Gen 3 and Gen 4 interfaces, ensuring seamless integration with current and future systems.

 

High-Speed Data Transfer: Designed for low-latency, high-throughput data transfers, ideal for real-time applications.

 

Reliability: Built to meet industry standards, guaranteeing long-term durability and performance.

 

Scalability: Capable of handling increasing data demands, allowing for easy system expansion.

 

The iU1776-U6P3 and PC05-EZ-I are equipped with Mini SAS connectors, offering a multifaceted, rapid, and dependable connection that caters to the immediate and future requirements of data transfer.

 

NVMe SSD Enclosure Features

 

The HiU1776 excels in compatibility. It is built to support one M.2 NVMe SSD, accommodating a variety of sizes, including 2280, 2260, and 2242. This flexibility ensures the device can effortlessly adapt to your individual requirements, providing you with the capacity you need when you need it.

 

Support for JBOD Mode and Effortless Integration with Plug-and-Play Disk Tray

 

A key highlight of the HiU1776 is its support for JBOD mode. This feature extends the device's application flexibility, allowing you to utilize your storage in ways that best suit your needs. Additionally, the device offers user-friendly functionality with one plug-and-play disk tray. This easy-to-install tray streamlines the device setup, ensuring you can get up and running in no time.

 

Enhanced Security

 

To enhance the physical security of your drives, the iU1776-U6P3 is designed with a tray system that includes a KeyLock feature. This prevents unauthorized access and removal of your valuable drives.

 

 

The UBOX mini on the drive tray can be detached, allowing for the installation of 2.5-inch U.2 SSD

 

The iU1776-U6P3's disk tray includes an UBOX mini, making it convenient for users to install M.2 NVMe SSDs. If the need arises to use a 2.5-inch U.2 SSD, simply remove the UBOX mini after unloading, and then you can install a standard 2.5-inch U.2 SSD (with a height of up to 9.5mm).

One Silent fan for superior heat management

 

Equipped with one silent fan, the iU1776-U6P3 prioritizes the longevity of your storage. This feature, combined with a heat-dissipating metal shell design, optimizes the device's cooling capabilities. These measures are designed to extend the lifecycle of your M.2 NVMe SSDs and ensure they perform at peak levels.

Status monitoring with LED indicators

 

The iU1776-U6P3 features a separate LED display for SSD or hard disk, presenting data access status or the condition of the SSD or hard disk concisely. This allows users to stay informed about the overall status of the iU1776-U6P3 at any time.

Applications


The RAIDON HiU1776 storage solution can be instrumental in various applications where speed, data integrity, and continuous operation are paramount:

 

1. Machine Learning Model Training: AI models, especially deep learning ones, require access to large datasets and intensive computational resources. The HiU1776's fast data transfer rates can significantly reduce the time it takes to train these models by providing quick access to training data.

 

2.  Data Preprocessing: Before training, data often need to be cleaned, normalized, and transformed. The HiU1776 can facilitate rapid preprocessing of large datasets, making the data ready for use in AI applications faster.

 

3.  AI-Driven Analytics: For businesses and organizations utilizing AI for data analytics, the HiU1776’s ability to quickly read and write data can help in obtaining real-time insights from customer data, market trends, and operational metrics.

 

4.  Edge Computing: In AI applications where latency is critical, such as autonomous vehicles or real-time image recognition systems, the HiU1776 can be used to store and process data locally, reducing the latency that would be involved with cloud-based processing.

 

5.  Natural Language Processing (NLP): NLP applications often involve large corpora of text data that require fast I/O for efficient processing. The HiU1776 allows for quick access to these datasets, facilitating efficient language model training and execution.

 

6.   Simulation and Modeling: AI simulations, such as those used in autonomous system training or environmental modeling, can generate and manipulate massive amounts of data. The HiU1776 provides the necessary speed and capacity for these data-intensive tasks.

 

7.   Healthcare AI: In fields like genomics and medical imaging, where large datasets are common, the HiU1776 can accelerate the analysis of data, helping to speed up diagnostics and personalized medicine.

 

8.   AI for Finance: For applications like fraud detection and algorithmic trading, where milliseconds can make a significant difference, the HiU1776's quick data access can provide the edge needed for timely decision-making.

 

9.   Distributed AI Research: Researchers often need to share large datasets and collaborate on model training. The HiU1776 can facilitate this process by enabling rapid data transfer between systems.

 

10.   Content Delivery Networks (CDNs): AI-driven CDNs can use the HiU1776 for caching content at the edge, allowing for quicker response times and lower latency when delivering content to end-users.

 

11.  AI-Powered Security Systems: For security systems that use AI to analyze video feeds in real-time for threat detection, the HiU1776 can provide the speed necessary for processing and storing high-definition video data.

 

12.  HiU1776 storage enclosure can be highly versatile and relevant to a number of application scenarios. Below is an expanded list that now includes AI applications:

 

Enterprise Solutions:

 

Data Centers: Excellent for high-speed storage solutions, allowing efficient data retrieval and storage.
 

Backup and Archival Solutions: Suitable for both long-term and short-term storage needs with high-level security features.

 

High-Performance Computing (HPC):
 

Financial Transaction Systems: Provides the speed and reliability required for real-time financial processing and complex simulations.
 

Media & Entertainment Workflow: Great for high-speed rendering, real-time editing, and other data-intensive tasks.

 

AI and Machine Learning:
 

Data Analytics and Modeling: With its high-speed data transfer, it's ideal for the quick analysis and processing required in machine learning algorithms.
 

Deep Learning Training: Storage capabilities suitable for storing vast datasets commonly used in deep learning applications.
 

AI-Driven Healthcare: Fast data retrieval is crucial in medical imaging and diagnostics, areas where AI is increasingly being implemented.
 

Natural Language Processing (NLP): Provides the computational speed and storage required for processing and analyzing large natural language datasets.

 

IoT and Edge Computing:

 

Real-Time Analytics: Ideal for IoT devices that require real-time analysis and data retrieval from sensors.

 

Security and Surveillance:

 

High-Resolution Video Storage: With its high data throughput, it's suitable for storing high-definition surveillance videos.

 

Automotive Industry:

 

Telemetry and Real-time Analysis: Well-suited for automotive applications where vast amounts of data need to be processed and analyzed in real-time.

 

Academic and Scientific Research:

 

Genomic Research: Ideal for storing large datasets like genomic sequences for medical and biological research.

 

The HiU1776 enhances the capabilities of AI systems by ensuring that the underlying data infrastructure can handle the high throughput and responsiveness that these advanced applications demand.

 

Performance test result for reference. The test result will vary depend on the test environment.

Specification


 
Model No HiU1776
Interfaces 1 x SFF-8643 (PCIe Gen3/4 x4)
Compatible Drive 1 x M.2 NVMe SSD (2242/2260/2280)
1 x U.2 SSD (height 9.5mm) 
Tray with lock
Storage Mode JBOD
System Monitoring LED Indicators
Operating System Windows, Linux
Cooling System 4 cm Low noise fan
Electrical and 
Operating 
Requirements
* Line voltage: 12V + 5V DC
* Operating temperature: 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C)
* Storage temperature: -4° to 116° F (-20° to 47° C)
* Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Size 102(W)×26(H)×147(L) mm
 
Package Accessories * iU1776-U6P3 x 1
* PC05-EZ-I x 1
* SFF-8643 to SFF-8643 Cable x 1
* Accessory kit
* Quick Installation Guide



 

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