Flexibly expand your Thunderbolt NAS storage. Fast and easy.

When expanding data storage capacity, deploying multiple servers can lead to complexity in management and dramatically increased costs. QNAP TX-500P expansion enclosure provides a flexible expansion alternative designed with easy setup in mind for scaling up Thunderbolt NAS storage space via high-speed Thunderbolt 2 (20Gbps) cables. The TX-500P provides an additional 5 hard drives providing up to 40 TB* expanded capacity for the Thunderbolt NAS, making it ideal for data backup, 4K digital media collection and video surveillance storage with blazing-fast data transmission performance.

Form Factor	Tower
Hard Disk Drive	5 x 3.5" or 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s hard drive NOTE: 1. The system is shipped without HDD. 2. For the HDD compatibility list, please visit https://www.qnap.com/compatibility
Hard Disk Tray	5 x Hot-swappable tray
RAID Management	Yes, (via QNAP QTS Storage Manager or software in Mac OS X)
Thunderbolt port	Two Thunderbolt™ 2 high-speed ports (daisy-chain up to 6)
LED Indicator	Status, fan error, system overheat, thunderbolt port status
Secure Design	Kensington security slot for theft prevention
Fan	Quiet cooling fan (12 cm, 12V DC) x 1
Power Supply Unit	Input: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, Output: 250W
Power Consumption	HDD standby: 17.4W In operation: 33.61W (with 5 x 1TB WD10EFRX HDD installed)
Sound Level (dB)**	Sound pressure (LpAm) (by stander positions): 21.4 dB (with 5 x 1TB WD10EFRX HDD installed)
Dimension	185.2 (H) x 210.6 (W) x 235.4 (D) mm 7.29 (H) x 8.29 (W) x 9.27 (D) inch
Weight	Net: 5.1 kg (11.24 lbs) Gross: 6.5 kg (14.33 lbs)
Temperature	5°C ~ 35°C (40°F ~ 95°F)
Humidity	5~95% RH non-condensing, wet bulb: 27˚C.

1.	LED Indicators: Power, Link, Status	4.	Power Connector
2.	HDD LED Indicators	5.	Kensington Security Slot
3.	Enclosure ID	6.	Thunderbolt™ 2 ports x 2

* TX-500P does not include Thunderbolt™ 2 cable in the product package.

** Tseting Environment:
Refer to ISO 7779, ISO 3744 ,Telcordia GR 63 CORE and ETSI EN 300 753 ; Maximum HDD loaded ; 40HL ½ " High Sensitivity
Microphone at the by stander position. ; Background noise is 22.1 ~ 7.0dB(A) ; Ambient temperature is 21 ± 2℃ ; Relative humidity is 63% ± 5%