FIREWIRE/HARDWARE RAID ROCKS:

In hardware based RAID systems the drives are native to the operating system, so they provide maximum performance and stability for your system.
If you really understand the true value of your data and time, then you will see quickly how you cannot afford not to have your valuable data in a Vanguard RAID product.

Independent Hardware RAIDand supports levels 0, 1 (0+1), 3, 5 - in a Powerful 5-Bay FireWire 800, USBv2 & SATA QUAD host interface that gives you up to 2500 GB of high speed, easy to manage redundant & secure RAID.

The NitroAV Vanguard V RAID subsystem has a high speed FireWire800/1394b, USBv2.0 & SATA host interface which is another industry first in flexibility and ROI for such a RAID subsystem.
When properly configured, the RAID subsystem can provide non-stop reliable service with a high degree of fault tolerance through the use of RAID technology and advanced array management features. The Vanguard V RAID subsystem offers easy scalability from RAID levels 0, 1 (0+1), 3, and 5 to just simple JBOD. The RAID functions allows one HDD failure without impact on the existing data and failed drive Data can be reconstructed from the remaining data and parity drives. RAID configuration and monitoring can be done through the LCD front control pane or serial port.
The Vanguard V offers completely integrated high-performance controller and data-protection capabilities, which meet the performance and features of a higher range storage product at an entry-level price. Most important completely independant from the host computer.
The Vanguard V RAID subsystem offers features only seen in much higher end products like: Array roaming which stores configuration information both in NVRAM and on the disk drives which protects the configuration settings in the case of a disk drive or controller failure. Array roaming allows the administrators the ability to move a completely RAID set to another system without losing RAID configuration and data on that RAID set. If a server fails to work, the RAID set disk drives can be moved to another server and inserted in any order.
Professional Digital Audio, Digital Video, Graphics pros... power users (and non-pros).... small to medium corporate servers requiring on the fly backup .... perfect for people who need a large scratch work area.... superb RAID redundancy for your valuable data. This is the only FireWire 800 based 5-Bay Hardware controlled RAID system available anywhere.

Host Interface that covers 100%
of what any computer would have.

Our products have been qualified by the success of our customers who use our products with software/hardware combinations from Apple, Avid, Pinnacle, Matrox and many other major software brands, we have thousands of satisfied customers all over the world.
The explosive growth of the digital video, digital audio, graphic professional, data warehousing, and e-mail, and the increased use of personal technology is creating an unprecedented demand for storage. This is expected to grow exponentially over the next years. New applications in digital photography, MP3 audio and MPEG video libraries, desktop video conferencing, DVR and disk-based backup technologies are also helping the drive storage demand.
By leveraging our combined experience and focusing on the enormous market opportunity, we at FirewireDirect plan to be at the front of the storage demand and offer our customer the highest quality product and offer Best-of-Class service at prices not seen anywhere else.