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NI HDD-8263

4-Drive, 1 TB External RAID Enclosure

  • Four 250 GB 3.5 in. SATA II hard drives for a 1 TB total storage capacity
  • 200 MB/s reading and writing (sustainable for 800 GB) with the NI 8262 module for PXI Express
  • Integrated hardware RAID controller
  • x4 cabled PCI Express interface
  • 1U height in a 19 in. rack
  • Universal AC power supply

National Instruments HDD-8263 and HDD-8264 external hard drive enclosures are part of PXI streaming systems from NI. These systems consist of an NI 8262 x4 cabled PCI Express module in a PXI Express peripheral slot of a PXI Express chassis. The chassis is cabled, via a x4 cabled PCI Express cable, to either an NI HDD-8264 or HDD-8263 enclosure. Each enclosure includes a hardware RAID controller and a set of 250 GB SATA II hard drives. RAID 0, or striping, provides the highest performance for streaming data to and from disk. The HDD-8264 includes twelve 250 GB 3.5 in. SATA II hard drives, and the HDD-8263 includes four 250 GB 3.5 in. SATA II hard drives.

Part Number Description Est Ship  US Dollars Qty
NI HDD-8263 Data Streaming System Components
780065-01NI HDD-8263 4-Drive, 1 TB, 1U, Cabled PCIe HDD Enclosure w/RAID12 - 20$ 3,099.00
780064-01NI 8262 x4 Cabled PCI Express Module for PXI Express10 - 15$ 1,049.00
779725-03x4 MXI-Express Cable, 3m10 - 15$ 139.00
763068-01Power Cord, 240V, 10A, North American5 - 10$ 19.00
780681-01Spare 250 GB Hard-Drive and Drive Bay for HDD-8263 & HDD-826412 - 20$ 399.00
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