MEGA DRIVE SYSTEMS DOUBLES CAPACITY OF MR/10 RAID DISK ARRAY TO 42
GIGABYTES

New York, NY, June 28, 1994..Mega Drive Systems, Inc., has doubled the
capacity of its fault tolerant MR/10 RAID disk arrays. The MR/10-42-X
provides 42 GB of on-line, high performance RAID storage fol PC,
Macintosh, LAN and workstation platforms.

Utilizing Mega Drive's Mercury Removable Hard Drive System, the MR11042-X
model comes fully loaded with 10 hot swappable, 4.2 GB Mercury Superfast
drives. The dual-rank configuration supports RAID levels 0, 3 and 5 and
uses an Intel i960 RISC-based controller. The system also features a Fast
and Wide SCSI-2 interface for 20 MB/second transfers and a fault tolerant
architecture using redundant hot swappable power supplies and fans.

"The Mega Drive MR/1042-X delivers the fastest data transfer in the
industry for graphics, video, imaging and other RAID Level 3
applications," said Alex Bouzari, president of Mega Drive Systems. This
blazing speed is combined with the capacity, reliability and features
needed for these demanding environments to produce a storage solution
unlike any in the industry."

The system's advanced design also incorporates a push-button programmable
LCD display. The LCD control center, allows the user to configure the
unit, run diagnostics, and monitor the status of the array's critical
components.

In addition, the MR/1042-X can be equipped with various options including a
tape backup system and a pager alert module that notifies the user of any
problems through a standard pager service should a problem arise.

Features of the MR/10-42-X

* Support for RAID levels 0, 3, 5
* 42 GB array capacity
* 20 MB/sec Fast & Wide SCSI-2 data transfer rate
* Intel i960 RISC-Based RAID Controller
* Redundant, hot swappable hard drives, power supplies and fans
* Up to 128 MB cache
* Optional tape backup module (dual, 8mm or DAT)
* Optional pager notify module
* Optional spare drive
* Compatible with most computing platforms
* Individual drive locks

Pricing for the Mega Drive MR/10-42-X starts at $43,920 and varies
depending on configuration and options.

Mega Drive Systems, Inc., is a manufacturer of high performance, mass
storage solutions for virtually all platforms and computing environments.
The company, founded in 1988, is known for its trend-setting development
in RAID and removable hard drive markets. Mega Drive products have become
the critical mass storage standards for numerous Fortune 500 companies and
major government institutions. The company is headquartered in Beverly
Hills, California, with manufacturing facilities in Hawthorne,
California.

Mega Drive Systems Inc
489 S. Robertson Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
310-247-0006,  fax 310-247-8118

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