Castle Computers have just taken delivery of an EVA5000 which has a large number of Hewlett Packard 146.8GB hard drives in it.

They have a spindle speed of 10,000rpm and the interface is fibre channel. They are hot-swappable and come with their correct trays. The drives have a HP spares number of 300590-001 and they are available for just £75.00 + Carriage + VAT. For large quantities we are able to offer some excellent prices so please contact sales for further information.

We are able to offer a full and comprehensive repair service for the majority of APC, Compaq and HP UPS (uninterruptable power supplies).

Whether you need a replacement battery or a full repair we offering a 100% fix on the majority of UPS. You might replace a battery yourself and find that the UPS is still faulty, this is the time to send it to Castle Computers for repair. You can send it with or without the battery, we will then evaluate the unit free of charge and quote for the repair. We normally offer a 3 tier pricing structure.

1) Full repair (battery replacement and UPS repair)

2) UPS Repair only

3) Battery exchange

All UPS are returned in specially designed boxes to minimise the chances of damage in transit and all repairs are covered by a 6 month return to base warranty.

Please contact sales for further information

One of best selling range of autoloaders and small libraries is the HP MSL range. At the moment we stock the 26, 30, 52 and 60 slot versions. These libraries are available with the following drives.

• 40/80GB DLT
• 110/220GB SDLT
• 160/320GB SDLT
• SDLT600
• LTO1
• LTO2
• LTO3

The 5 U Loaders are able to take 1 or 2 drives but the 10U ones will take upto 4. They are also available with optional fibre channel cards.

We find that these devices offer an excellent back up solution and they prove to be incredibly fast, efficient and reliable. All our MSL Autoloaders are fully refurbished and come with rail kits and cables. They are tested extensively using HP software.

Castle Computers can also offer on-site installations and maintenance for these products so please contact sales for further details or pricing.

Quantum are let’s face it an industry leader in the manufacture of tape drives and backup tapes. Here at Castle we offer both new and refurbished Quantum Tape Drives.

The range of Quantum products is extensive and they appear to have covered every form of backup solution possible.  As with all our products we have tried to make your purchase as smooth as possible by providing a detailed descriptions such as ” Quantum DLT Loader Drive ” and a part number ” TH6XA-EZ “  and we alo let you know if the backup device is brand new or indeed refurbished.

Quantum have evolved so much in the archive,backup and recovery arena and have played a major role in the development of all data backup technologies.

Castle Computers understand that the disposal / recycling of your old IT equipment is important. We would be interested in purchasing your old IT equipment and would consider anything from printers to tape drives, autoloaders to networking equipment.

If you are upgrading or just have surplus equipment please feel free to email sales with the details and as long as it is working they will provide some pricing to buy the equipment from you and even arrange collection.

Castle Computers will then refurbished the equipment and put it into our stock for resale. This will save you on recycling / disposal costs and you can be confident that the items we will be reused. Did you know that many specialist disposal companies will charge you for their services and then resell much of the product anyway so by coming to Castle Computers you are receiving payment for the items, not the other way round (or we can donate the money to charity if required).

Here at Castle we fully understand just how important your data is. In today’s market the need to protect and indeed backup your valuable data in a fast and efficient way is paramount. Castle Computers are no beginners at supplying tape drives and have been market leaders within the backup industry since 1995.

Backup technology has changed greatly in recent years, but fortunately Castle Computers remain ahead of the technology change and are fully conversant with such advanced storage techniques such as LTO and SDLT drives.

If you are worried that your current drive may not be the latest technology and can no longer be supported, think again. Castle Computers is committed to providing and extensive backup solution service meaning that we stock a complete range of older backup tape drives and discontinued products to match our customers needs.

Rest assured that whatever your backup requirements are Castle Computers will be able to help you.