OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 User Manual

ThunderBay Flex 8
Introduction
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1.4 Front View
1. Power LED – When powered on without a data connection
will display white. When powered on with a data connection,
will display blue.
2. Drive Status LEDs – The top row displays the status of SATA
and/or U.2 Drives, while the bottom row displays the status
of additional SATA drives. The LEDs on the top row will ash
blue for U.2 drive activity or green for SATA drive activity. The
bottom row will ash green for SATA drive activity.
3. Security lock – secure installed drives by using this lock.
4. USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports – connect compatible USB devices with
a Type-A connection here.
5. USB 3.2 Gen 2 port – connect a compatible USB device with
a Type-C connection here.
6. Media cards – use the top slot for CFexpress Type B card;
use the bottom slot for SD-compatible media (up to SD 4.0).
1.5 Rear View
1. PCIe slot cover – any available I/O ports on installed PCIe
cards will be available here.
2. Thunderbolt 3 ports – connect a compatible host to the
85W port and chain additional Thunderbolt 3 devices to
the 15W port.
3. DisplayPort 1.4 – connect a DisplayPort display here.
4. Security slot – connect a security tether here.
5. Power input – connect power cable here.
6. Power switch – power the device on or off with this switch.
7. Power light – additional power indicator.
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OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 Specifications

General

Fan diameter	120 mm
Product type	HDD/SSD enclosure
Certification	CE, FCC, VCCI, RCM, BSMI
On/off switch	Yes
Product color	Black
Number of fans	1 fan(s)
Operating altitude	-304.8 - 3048 m
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	8 - 90 %
RAID levels	0, 0+1, 1, 4, 5, JBOD
Storage drive size	2.5/3.5 \
Compatible memory cards	CFexpress, SD
Installed storage drive type	HDD+SSD
Total installed storage capacity	134000 GB
Number of storage drives supported	8
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA
Chipset	Thunderbolt: Intel JHL7440, PCIe Switch: ASMedia ASM-2824, USB, Controller: Genesys Logic GL-3590
Data transfer rate	40 Gbit/s
AC adapter frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)	450 W
AC adapter input current	7 A
AC adapter input voltage	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output current	37 A
AC adapter output voltage	12 V
USB connector type	USB Type-A, USB Type-C
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity	2
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	390 mm
Width	149 mm
Height	349 mm
Weight	13900 g