OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 User Manual

Assembly Manual & User Guide
ThunderBay Flex 8
Congurable Drive Performance
Mix SATA/SAS
1
and U.2/M.2
2
NVMe
drives for real-world 2750MB/s speed
Productivity Enhancing Docking
Use video/audio mixers and peripherals
while charging mobile devices
Import 4/8K RAW Videos and Photos
Up to 985MB/s frontside SD 4.0 and
CFexpress card readers
Expandable for Unique Project Needs
PCIe (X16 connection with x4 lanes) slot for
adding an audio/video capture, networking,
SSD storage, hardware RAID, or I/O card
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Add up to an 8K display
via DisplayPort 1.4
3

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