Silverstone DC01 Data Center Network your data easily



Author: Jouni 'Jipa' Vasama Published: 22.02.2012 Manufacturer: Silverstonetek

Product Group: Storage In English

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Intro Silverstone is a manufacturer best known for cases, coolers and power supplies, and in the past they've indeed produced some of our favorite cases. Now they're expanding into new area of network storage, and we also got a sample of their new SST-DC01S Data Center. The device is a NAS/home server and on paper quite similar to some others we've reviewed in the past, so let's see how it copes with the competition.

Specifications





Item Description Core IC Dual-core ARM 11 processor

Each core running at 750MHz Memory 256MB DDR2 SDRAM

256MB NAND flash LAN Realtek Gigabit Ethernet controller

Auto-Negotiation, Crossover Detection & Auto-Correction Hard drive interface Internal – 2.5” SATA hard drive space

(compatible with 9.5mm & 12.5mm models) External – eSATA hard drive port RAID function Integrated SATA 3Gb host ports with hardware RAID 0 and RAID 1 engines. USB interface Two USB 2.0 host ports Front IO 1 X Dual color LED to indicate status.

Blue light – Power, Ready and Standby status.

Red light – Error status. Rear IO 1 X DC 5V Jack

1 X RJ45 Ethernet port with dual LEDs, Link and Activity

1 X eSATA port

2 X USB2.0 host port

1 X Power button

1 X Reset button Enclosure material Aluminum + SECC Color Black or Silver Power requirement DC 5V / 2A Dimension 123mm(W) X 123mm(D) X 33mm(H) Weight 500g±10g (exclude internal hard drive)

The DC01 comes packed in a compact box with a couple of photos of the device inside. The box also highlights all the features of the DC01 and the server functionalities it provides.

Looking at the specifications it's basically an ARM-powered PC fitted inside a small case. Unlike the earlier NAS-boxes we've reviewed, the DC01 is actually designed to fit a single 2,5" drive. This is of course not the optimal solution if you want the maximum amount of storage space, but it does mean the DC01 is very small and quiet. For external storage there are two USB 2-ports as well as a single eSATA-port.

Bundle





Inside the box are the device itself (ours is silver, but the DC01 also comes in black), a manual, network cable, power supply, screws for installing the hard drive and rubber pads to act as feet.