OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 User Manual

ThunderBay Flex 8
Contents
Introduction
1.1 Minimum System Requirements .............................................. 1
- Mac Requirements
1.2 Packaging Contents .................................................................. 1
1.3 About This Manual .................................................................... 1
1.4 Front View .................................................................................. 3
1.5 Rear View ................................................................................... 3
1.6 Usage Notes .............................................................................. 4
1.7 OWC Dock Ejector ..................................................................... 4
Installation
2.1 Drive Installation ....................................................................... 5
2.2 Quick Start ................................................................................. 5
2.3 Installing a PCIe Card................................................................ 6
2.4 Why Install SoftRAID? ............................................................... 6
2.5 Changing Drives & Drive Failure ............................................... 6
Support Resources
3.1 Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 7
3.2 About Data Backup ................................................................... 7
3.3 Online Resources ...................................................................... 7
3.4 Contacting Technical Support .................................................. 7
CONTENTS

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