VIA NSD-7800 8 Bay Home Server Now Shipping

Those of you who have been chomping at the bit to get hold of VIA’s new 8-bay barebones home server, the NSD-7800 will be pleased to know that the hardware is now available to order.

Pricing starts at $1219.95 which buys you 8 x 320Gb (2.56Tb in total) with other storage configurations also available. The server runs VIA’s C7-D processor at 1.5GHz, and bundles 1Gb of RAM, 4 USB ports plus Gigabit Ethernet.

The VIA NSD7800 addresses the growing need for a compact, user-friendly home server solution as well as NAS, iSCSI, Media Server and NVR applications to offer system integrators a superbly versatile product.

The VIA NSD7800 supports up to eight 3.5″ desktop hard drives and Gigabit networking for fast, efficient file transfer speeds. Powered by a power-efficient VIA C7-D processor it offers a power-efficient, low heat system that can be relied upon in always-on server implementations.

Key Features include:

• Desktop tower design
• Supports eight SATA trays
• Supports one bootable Compact Flash type I slot
• Supports one VIA VT6130 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet and an optional 2nd Gigabit Ethernet port for ODM/OEM project requirements
• Supports four USB 2.0 ports

The VIA NSD7800 supports a type-1 compact flash slot for embedded OS installations and uses PCI-Express-based Gigabit networking to handle file transfers quickly and efficiently. A mini-PCI port is also available for additional security related add-in cards such as hardware VPN or anti-virus modules.

LEDs include individual S-ATA port activity, overall hard drive activity, network activity and power. There are also custom LED control and push button backup and recovery options.

The VIA NSD7800 supports Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2007, Windows Home Server and Linux. System monitoring and management includes Wake-on-LAN, Wake-on-Alarm and Watch Dog Timer. A complete driver and SDK is available to customers.

Full Specifications as follows:

Manufacturer Part Number

NSD-7800-15S00-A0

Processor

1.5GHz VIA C7-D

Chipset

VIA CN700 North Bridge

VIA VT8251 South Bridge

System Memory

1GB DDR2 Standard

System Storage

8 x 320GB SATA-2, 7200rpm, 16MB Buffer HDD

1 x Apacer Industrial Compact Flash Card up to 16GB available

LAN

1 x VIA VT6130 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Front I/O

1 x Front Door

8 x 3.5″ SATA HDD Trays

1 x Power Button

1 x Recovery Button

Rear I/O

1 x RJ-45 LAN Port

4 x USB 2.0 Ports

System Indicator

1 x Amber LED for system power-on indicator

1 x Green LED for LAN active indicator

1 x Blue LED for overall HDD active indicator on front panel

1 x Blue LED for HDD active indicator on each HDD Tray

1 x Green/Red LED for HDD health/fail status indicator on each HDD Tray

Power Supply

300w ATX

Operating System

Supports Windows Server 2003/2007, Windows Home Server, Linux

System Monitoring & Management

Wake-On LAN, Wake-on Alarm

Watch Dog Timer

System Power Management, AC Power Failure Recovery

Operating Temperature

0 to 45-degree C

Storage Temperature

-20 to 70-degree C (90% relative humidity)

Operating Humidity

0% to 90% (relative humidity; non-condensing)

Safety Certificate

CE, FCC

System Dimension

34cm (D) x 34cm (H) x 15cm (W)

More Info: VIAITX.com