Glyph Technologies Triplicator Backup Device with FireWire 800, USB 2.0, and eSATA Ports

The Glyph Technologies Triplicator Backup Device with FireWire 800, USB 2.0, and eSATA Ports has three eSATA ports (eSATA stands for external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) to which you can connect up to three external hard disk or solid-state drives regardless of their storage capacity.* The drives to which you connect the Triplicator will have to have an eSATA port. With the storage drives plugged into it, you will need to transfer the Triplicator's host port to one of the computer's USB 2.0, FireWire 800, or eSATA host ports. This is possible through a password-protected user interface to which you access via a USB cable. And there you are, ready to copy data from your computer to all three drives. After copying data to your external drives, you can shut them all off (in addition to the Triplicator), then turn them all on again and the data you copied from your computer will still be there without any loss. The data you copied onto the drives will be mountable on your computer. If you want to navigate through your data files, they will appear on your computer's desktop. Triplicator has a relatively simple user interface. It comes in an included carrying case and has a generous warranty. Triplicator works with Windows and Macintosh computers with the Glyph Technologies Triplicator Backup Device with FireWire 800, USB 2.0, and eSATA Ports.

Easy to Use

To get started with the Triplicator, follow four simple steps:1. Connect two or three drives to Triplicator's eSATA device ports2. Connect the Triplicator to your computer via FireWire 800, USB or eSATA3. Power on drives and Triplicator. LED tells you number of drives attached4. Copy data - the destination is seen as one drive through the Triplicator

Connections

Connect to your computer via eSATA, FireWire or USB, using any of the Triplicator's ports marked "computer connections." The target drives are connected to the Triplicator via eSATA cables only, using the ports marked "eSATA drive 1", "eSATA drive 2", or "eSATA drive 3." The Triplicator supports any eSATA connected drives, such as hard disk drives and solid state drives

User Interface

Triplicator's user interface also provides important information during the copy process. The front panel includes a button designed to guard against unintended drive initialization. The first time you power on the Triplicator, the blue LED blinks to indicate that button press is required. On button press, the drives initialize and the blue LED goes to solid. After a few seconds a volume will be visible on your computer screen. Format this volume using your operating system utility, and you're ready to go. After the Triplicator has initialized the drives, the red LED pattern blinks to show the number of attached drives. If no drives are attached, the LED goes solid red. If a discovered drive disappears in the course of operation, it goes solid red

In Use

You can use the Triplicator volume as you would use the volume on any drive. However, when you copy data to the Triplicator volume, the data will be copied to all target drives at the same time. Once you are done working with the drives, you can unmount the volume just like any external drive, and connect the target drives individually to a computer. You will see that the same data is on each drive

Remountable!

Once you've copied data to your drives, using the Triplicator, the remount function allows you to turn off those drives and the Triplicator without losing all your data. Once you turn on the drives and the Triplicator, you will still be able to access and inspect the data on these drives via your computer*

Note:

Data on the drives cannot be changed independently between power-ups. Triplicator does not support synchronizing data on the drives if the data has been changed when connected directly to a computer. Once the data on any drive has been changed, it cannot be brought back and included in a Triplicator drive set

Drive Capacities

Glyph recommends that all the drive capacities should be the same to maximize your storage space, but you can mix drives of different capacities. Here's the difference between using drives of the same capacity and drives of different capacities: If you connect three 500GB drives, the volume will be 500GB, because the same data is copied to all drives. If you connect two 500GB drives and one 250GB drive, the capacity will be equal to the smallest drive, so total capacity will be 250GB

A Cool Drive is a Healthy Drive

The Triplicator uses a quiet internal fan for maximum airflow and proper cooling. The case is designed with front-panel ventilation holes to draw cool air in, while exhausting warm air out the back - critical to the performance and reliability of the components

Professional Carrying Case

Included is an impact-resistant hard-molded plastic carrying case to protect your valuable work and your Triplicator. The case is foam-lined and has room for your accessory cables

Nobody Likes Wall-Warts

Wall-warts are easily misplaced, or accidentally unplugged from the enclosure, and take up valuable outlet space. The Triplicator uses an industry-standard power cord and pro-quality internal power supply for the most efficient and reliable power source possible

Comes with a 3-year limited warranty and also a 1-year advance replacement warranty (the latter is only for the 48 states in the continental U.S.)

Fits into a Rack Mount

If you purchase a single-rack kit from Glyph, you can fit the Triplicator into a 1U rack mount