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And its on macbook air, macbook pro, imac, and mac mini. A brief, concise video on setting up the the pegasus r6 thunderbolt raid from promise technology inc on a mac under os x. Promise technology now offering custom configurations for. The r6, r8 and m4 are similar in appearance power button led drive carrier thunderbolt link leds. About this manual this product manual describes how to setup, use, and maintain the pegasus r6 and r4 unit. Promise 2tb pegasus r series sata drive module hard.
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Pegasus, met schijfsnelheden tot maximaal 500 mb per seconde, is compatibel met macsystemen met thunderbolt en vereist een thunderboltkabel apart. I did check the promise web before posting to this site but could only find the older promise pegasus r4 r6 service release compatibility list v1. Promise pegasus2 thunderbolt 2 raid array for apples. It really chaps my knickers that i went out and bought a brand new promise r4r6 raid array only to find out i cant use it with bootcamp. Jan 29, 2014 the pegasus2 line is promise s upgrade to the previous pegasus lineup including the pegasus r6 and the pegasus r4. First off, thanks so much to everyone for contributing to this and making it a great resource especially cfs. Formatting a filesystem with disk utility without the format option in the pegasus utility if you would like to create an apfs volume or simply elect not to have the utility format your filesystem with the pegasus utility, create your logical drive without the format checkbox selected. It is one of the latest thunderbolt drives on the market for mac and pc users who have adopted. Promise technology, a recognized global leader in the storage industry, will be at ibc2019 showcasing its industry renown storage solutions tailored for rich media segment. Oct 19, 2017 one of just a few options for mac formatted external raid arrays, the promise pegasus3 r4 is a good choice if you need to store mountains of data and access it quickly. I used this list last time i added the 4 tb seagate st4000dm000 drives to my r4 2 and also my older r6 1. Synergize the ultimate innovation of the new mac pro and thunderbolt 2 with the capacity. Synergize the ultimate innovation of the new mac pro and thunderbolt 2 with the capacity and performance of the industrys fastest storage solution, pegasus2.
Promise technology pegasus 2 r4 installation manual pdf download. Pegasus has become the benchmark by which all thunderbolt storage is measured. Promise pegasus2 series with thunderbolt 2 technology. Setting up the pegasus r6 thunderbolt raid from promise. The pegasus2 r6 from promise is the first thunderbolt 2 peripheral to make its way into the macworld lab. Prior to now, only specific configurations offered by manufacturers were available. Just loaded my new promise pegasus2 r4 diskless with four new blank wd re 4 tb drives. The fourbay version of promises pegasus is more affordable, offered in 4 and 6 tb configurations. Macmall promise pegasus2 r4 8tb 4 x 2tb sata raid system. Jan 19, 2017 promise pegasus has been around for a while and their popular pegasus2 was a firm favourite, in particular with mac users in photo and video editing suites so now that the wait is finally over. Our download center provides promise customers with the latest firmware and utilities updates as well as technical briefs, compatibility lists, manuals, guides. Promise dev support was able to recommend the following compatible drives up to 3tb but not larger on my legacy r4 unit, but just make sure you have the latest pegasus r4 r6 firmware update first currently sr 2. Data storage external hard drives external thunderbolt hard drives 32gb and up external thunderbolt.
The promise pegasus r4 is a fourbay raid external drive for professionals that sling a lot of data. Pegasus2 r4 not recognized by thunderbolt 3 new macbook pro. Dec 20, 20 just loaded my new promise pegasus2 r4 diskless with four new blank wd re 4 tb drives. Featuring four swappable modules with 8tb 7200rpm sata. Promise pegasus2 r series 8bay 48tb with 8x 6tb sata hdd high performance hardware raid solutions featuring thunderbolt2 technology. Promise pegasus j2i 8tb internal storage enclosure for mac pro next gallery image. The promise utility must be installed onto your computer before you can use it. Promise technology pegasus r4 4tb 4 x 1tb raid systeem. Hello select your address todays deals vouchers amazonbasics vouchers amazonbasics. Fyi, i am having the same set of problems since going to catalina on my mac pro trashcan.
Promise technology storage solutions for it, cloud. Thunderbolt technology is an enormous enabler for video with its exceptional performance and bandwidth models include the pegasus2 r4 4bay 8tb, pegasus2 r6 6bay 18tb and pegasus2 r8 8bay and up to 32tb raid storage with thunderbolt technology. Easily expand the mac pros flash storage capacity by daisychaining multiple pegasus2 systems to achieve massive amounts of additional storage space. Promise pegasus j2i 8tb internal storage enclosure for mac pro previous gallery image. Promise pegasus2 r6 with 6tb drives apple community. Nine external thunderbolt storage devices, rounded up. I did check the promise web before posting to this site but could only find the older promise pegasus r4r6 service release compatibility list v1. Its funny, i used to have six of these next to my workstation. Get the blazing speeds essential for your highresolution video and rich media projects, along with the safety and security of a fullfeatured hardware raid engine. Customers can choose r4, r6, or r8 enclosures and select 1 and 2tb ssds or 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10tb hard drives. Promise technology storage and archiware solution brief. The pegasus r4 thunderbolt storage device from promise technology shows that windows users can now enjoy the thunderbolt peripheral standard, just as mac users have for more.
The promise box didnt work because a driver for it wasnt. Promise pegasus r4 tuning noise reduction macrumors. I wanted you to know about a problem that i have discovered after installing mac os catalina on my imac pro. Promise pegasus j2i 8tb internal storage enclosure for mac pro previous gallery. Hooked it up to a 20 mbp 15 inch retina display running 10. I am having the same set of problems since going to catalina on my mac pro trashcan and promise utility v 4. Fastest raid hardware system for mac with thunderbolt technology. Increasing storage capacity on a pegasus rx pegasus2 rx. Buy promise p3r4hd12us pegasus3 r4 12tb 4x3tb thunderbolt 3 raid storage. The pegasus 2 series is the worlds first line of storage solutions with thunderbolt 2.
When i manually put the imac to sleep or when the mac sleeps due to inactivity, both drives shut down but only for about 1530. The promise pegasus3 12tb mac os edition r4 4bay raid tower. Jan 03, 2018 customers can choose r4, r6, or r8 enclosures and select 1 and 2tb ssds or 3, 4, 6, 8, and 10tb hard drives. Pegasus2 r4r6r8 product manual ppendix transferring a physical hard disk from mac to pegasus2 pegasus2 supports taking a hard disk out of a mac computer and installing it as a passthrough disk in the pegasus2 enclosure. Promise dev support was able to recommend the following compatible drives up to 3tb but not larger on my legacy r4 unit, but just make sure you have the latest pegasus r4r6 firmware update first. One of just a few options for macformatted external raid arrays, the promise pegasus3 r4 is a good choice if you need to store mountains of data and access it quickly. Compare models right for the office or home and shop online. R4 wont register 6gbs ssd drivesslow readwrite speeds pegasus2. Promise includes one thunderbolt 3 cable along with the system, but with a second, you can actually daisy chain up to six devices together for a real powerhouse raid system. Promise pegasus2 r4 12tb 4 x 3tb thunderbolt 2 raid. Sata hard drives for pegasus2 r4r6r8 only supported on promise drive. One of just a few options for mac formatted external raid arrays, the promise pegasus3 r4 is a good choice if you need to store mountains of data and access it quickly.
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