Due to increased demand we are now stocking a range of hard drives including the following

431658-B21 HP 146GB SAS Hard Drive

286716-B22 HP 146GB Hotswap HDD U320

286714-B22 HP 7.28GB U320 Hotswap Hard Drive

350964-B22 HP 300GB 10K U320 HDD

289042-001 HP 72GB 10K U320 Hotswap Hard Drive

286778-B22 HP 72GB 15K U320 Hotswap HDD

375861-B21 72GB SAS Hard Drive

All drives are tested and come with a minimum of 90 days warranty. Contact sales for further information

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.

HP Storage works have been a long established backup brand. HP has always provided high performing hardware. The HP StorageWorks MSL series of  Tape library is no exception and a great mission critical device.

As a backup device the HP Storageworks is highly scalable and has a PCI backplane to enable further expansion. HP aims this device at the mid-range market. The HP Storage works is aimed at multi-environments and can lower business a cost increase your efficiency and is scalable to accommodate even the largest data growths.

The great feature of this library is that it is always available as it has hot pluggable drives which minimise downtime. The unit is available in 5U format and can use ether LTO1, 2 or 3 drives with 30 slots or SDLT110/220GB, 160/320GB or 300/600GB with 26 slots. For larger requirements the same drives can be used with the 10U loader offering 60 slots with LTO drives or 52 slots with SDLT. These Autoloaders have a rich range of features often associated only with enterprise libraries.The MSL5026 can work with multiple operating systems and a variety of server platforms and software applications. Functionality is certainly at the fore with tape magazines that can be removed for off-site storage of backups.
With a touch screen graphical user interface the tape library is easy to operate. Business continuity is paramount these days in a climate where data retrieval needs to be immediate. They can also be attached to a fibre card or router using the optional card which can be installed.

We can offer from stock a MSL6026 SDLT Autoloader which is new and boxed and has 2 SDLT600 drives. We are offering this autoloader at an excellent price which will save thousands of pounds on the retail price. We sell a lot of the MSL Series Autoloader and it is unbeatable for reliability.

HP Storageworks

When thinking of implementing a backup solution for your enterprise the HP Internal Tape Drive Ultrium 460 is an all round solution.

The drive is based on the success of Storageworks from HP 230 and 215 Ultrium drives used in disaster recovery and tape libraries with tape tool and a range of utilities to manage your backup solution.

With a form factor of 5.25 inches in full height it is surprising just how much functionality HP have fitted into such a small device.

The HP Storageworks Q1518A tape drive has a huge capacity of 400 GB (with compression) on just a single backup cartridge. As a backup device it is extremely efficient and is the latest of the Ultrium storage generation.

With a 60 MB/sec transfer rate this device will backup your data securely and with ease.
The Ultrium 460 sets the standard in performance and reliability, its recording technology is that of LTO Ultrium 2 and has an Ultra 160 SCSI (LVD) interface.

For long term investment and protection the HP Ultrium is a superdrive that is difficult to beat.

The drive takes the HP Ultrium 400Gb Data Cartridges HP-C7972A which have limited lifetime warranty