Accordance ARAID 3000 ($395)

Accordance Systems, Inc. announced the ARAID 3000, a Serial ATA II (SATA) RAID 1 data protection solution for legacy computers using IDE hard disk controllers.

The ARAID 3000 is a RAID data protection device intended for legacy designs tied to an IDE disk controller, but needing the ability to use widely available SATA drives. The device connects to the computer via a SATA or IDE controller. The ARAID 3000 dynamically builds a RAID 1 disk array supporting data mirroring on two drives. If one disk should ever fail, the computer continues to run uninterrupted on the surviving drive and data is never lost.

“The ARAID 3000 breathes new life into PCs that are based on IDE hard drive storage,”, said Steve Johnson, president of Accordance USA. “Users can instantly take advantage of ARAID’s data protection and increase storage capacity connecting SATA drives on legacy PC systems.”

The ARAID 3000 is intended to bridge the gap for companies currently using legacy designs tied to an IDE controller who’ve found that the selection IDE drives is narrowing or even disappearing. The 3000 connects to an IDE controller, but uses readily available SATA drives. Accordance protects your investment in the 3000. When you’re ready to update to a SATA controller, the 3000 can also be used with a SATA controller. The 3000 follows you unchanged through two generations of controllers.

ARAID is easy to install and requires no system or application software to operate. The computer notifies you of disk failure and continues to operate without interruption. ARAID hotswap capability allows the failed hard drive to be replaced while the system is in use.

The ARAID 3000 is available now with a list price of $395/each.