| Item |
Spec |
| Processor |
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Technology |
| SATA device |
7xSATA for internal, 1xeSATA for external |
| System Memory |
4GB DDR2 SDRAM |
| LAN Interface (PCI-e) |
RJ-45x2 : 10/100/1000 BASE-TX Auto MDI/MDI-X
WOL supported |
| USB Interface |
USB 2.0 host port x4(Front x2, Back x2) (A Type) |
| LCM |
Displays system status and information |
| LED indicator |
Power(Blue)
System Status : Busy (FW Upgrade)(Orange)
HDD1-7 Activity/Fail(Green/Red)
WAN (Link : Green; Activity : Green)
LAN (Link : Green; Activity :Green)
USB (Copy LED: Blue)
eSATA (Activity LED:Blue) |
| PCI-e x 8 slot |
1 (supports 10GbE) |
| Power supply |
300W Power Supply support 2TB and above HDDx7 |
| Disk interface |
SATA x7 via backplane |
| Thermal/Fan control |
Thermal sensor on processor temperature
Temperature controlled system FAN speed
System fan monitoring |
| Buttons |
Power button(Front, power down controlled by S/W)
LCM button (ENT,ESC,UP, DOWN) |
| RS232 |
1 (For UPS) |
| Environment |
Temperature : 5°C to 40°C
Humidity : 0 ~ 80 % R.H. (Non-condensing) |
| Dimension |
Tower Base |
| RAID |
| RAID modes |
RAID 0, 1, 5,6,10,JBOD |
| Auto-rebuild |
Supported |
| Hot-swap |
Supported |
| Hot spare |
Supported |
| SMART Info |
Supported |
| SMART Test |
Supported |
| On line RAID Migration |
Supported |
| On line RAID Expansion |
Supported |
| RAID Volume Encryption |
AES256bit |
| Disk |
| Power management |
Spins down while idle time setup |
| Bad Block Scan |
Supported |
| Roaming |
Supports roaming to other N7700PRO |
| Network |
| Configuration |
Fixed IP Address, Dynamic IP Address, |
| IP sharing mode |
Can be enable/disabled |
| Transport Protocols |
TCP/IP/Appletalk |
| File Protocols |
SMB/CIFS, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, NFS v3, AFP |
| Link Aggregation |
802.3ad, load balance and fail over |
| Data Access |
| Client OS support |
Windows 7/2000/XP/2003/Vista
UNIX/Linux
Mac OS 9 / X |
| WebDisk |
Web-based file access |
| FTP |
Build in FTP Server with bandwidth control |
| Secure FTP |
Build in secure FTP Server with bandwidth control |
| Download Manager (Module) |
HTTP / FTP / BT / eMule |
| Printer Server (IPP) |
Supports USB printers
Supports IPP various printers
Client can manage print tasks (List/Delete) via Web user interface |
| Data Backup |
| Client schedule incremental data backup |
FarStone Drive Clone PRO 5.0 |
| Client system Disaster Recovery |
FarStone Drive Clone PRO 5.0 |
| NAS Remote Replication |
Via Thecus proprietary Nsync |
| USB device copy to N7700SAS |
Through LCM to control |
| Snapshot |
Supported |
| Bi-directional USB Copy (Module) |
Supported |
| Block Level Access |
| iSCSI Target |
Supports Microsoft/Mac/Linux Initiator |
| iSCSI initiator |
For stackable with N5200/1U4500/N5500/N7700/N8800SAS and PRO |
| iSCSI Thin Provisioning |
Virtual size adjustable up to 16TB |
| Power management |
| Schedule power on/off |
Supported |
| Volume management |
| Multiple RAID |
Supported |
| Selectable file system |
Ext3 / XFS / ZFS |
| Multimedia Support |
| iTunes Server |
Supported File Types: AAC, MP3 w/ ID3 tag, WAV |
| Photo Web Server |
Supported File Types: GIF, JPG (JPEG), BMP, PNG
Supports EXIF display
Supports slide show |
| Media server |
Supports uPnP AV streaming protocol |
| User Authentication |
| Local User |
Supports built-in user accounts |
| Local Group |
Supports built-in user groups |
| Windows NT/ADS |
Supported |
| File System |
| Type |
Journaling File System |
| Capacity |
14TB (XFS,ZFS) / 8TB (ext3) per volume |
| Language Support |
Unicode Support |
| Authorization (ACL) |
Read, Write or Deny options on individual users or groups for share and sub-folders |
| Administration |
| Multi-Lingual Web-based administration |
Web-based server management Interface Supports English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Polish |
| Utility Program |
MS Windows Setup Wizard, supports Windows 7/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Mac setup Wizard (OSX only) |
| Email notification |
Sends system messages via Email to system administrator |
| SNMP trap |
System information trap out |
| Others |
| Dual DOM |
Supported |
| Web Disk |
Supported |
| Recycled bin |
Supported |
| Web Server (Module) |
Supported |
| ISO Mount |
Supported |
| User module |
Supported |
| IP CAM surveillance (Module) |
Supports up to 20 IP CAM |
Thecus reckons "the N7700PRO is the most powerful NAS unit on the market", adding that it "offers unprecedented data performance". Let's put those claims to the test.