The JMR Lightning LTNG-XQ-8-DTMP is a 4-slot Thunderbolt-2 to PCIe expander with an internal hardware (6Gb SAS) RAID controller and an 8-bay disk RAID array for working storage. This is an Intel-Certified product featuring four x16 (mechanically, x4 electrically) PCIe expansion slots and quad 20Gbps Thunderbolt-2 I/O ports so other compatible Thunderbolt products may be daisy-chained beyond the Lightning product.

But beyond that, the LTNG-XQ-8-DTMP is a one-of-a-kind product that also safely houses a new-generation Mac Pro computer, remotes its on-off power function and all of its I-O ports, and adds boost cooling to the computer to keep it running cooler – all while providing a RAID storage subsystem and the other benefits listed.

The Mac Pro installs in a few minutes using a removable carriage that securely straps the computer in place and in the correct position to install all I-O cables and use remote on-off power switch activation provided by the LTNG-XQ-8-DTMP. Included in this desktop product is a Thunderbolt-compatible ATTO SAS RAID controller installed in one of the PCIe slots, and an integrated, hot-swappable RAID disk storage subsystem which may be populated with any compatible 2.5” SFF drives, either rotating or SSDs – thus providing “on board” storage up to 32TB.

It has internal forced air cooling and is powered by an internal 460 Watt power supply, and is attractively packaged with a rugged powder coated finish. The LTNG-XQ-8-DTMP works with all Thunderbolt-2 compatible PCIe peripheral devicesThe LTNG-XQ-8-DT supports all compatible PCIe cards, up to full-height and full-length peripherals. It provides extra DC power connections for GPUs requiring those additional connections.