Accordance Systems has unveiled ARAID 3000, a drop-in Serial ATA II (SATA) RAID 1 data protection offering for legacy computers using IDE hard disk controllers.
According to Accordance Systems, the new device connects to the computer via a SATA or IDE controller. It builds a RAID 1 disk array supporting data mirroring on two drives and if one disk should ever fail, the computer continues to run uninterrupted on the surviving drive and data is never lost.
The company said that the ARAID 3000 connects to an IDE controller, but uses readily available SATA drives. It requires no system or application software to operate. In addition, the new device comes with a hotswap capability that allows the failed hard drive to be replaced while the system is in use.
Steve Johnson, president of Accordance USA, said: “The ARAID 3000 breathes new life into PCs that are based on IDE hard drive storage. Users can instantly take advantage of ARAID’s data protection and increase storage capacity connecting SATA drives on legacy PC systems.”
