ARC-4050T3 series
(Thunderbolt™ 3 Adapters)
ARC-4686T3: Thunderbolt 3 to Tri-Mode Host Adapter
ARC-4607T3: Thunderbolt 3 to 16 Gbps FC Adapter
ARC-4886T3: Thunderbolt 3 to Tri-Mode RAID Controller
ARC-4686T3 (rear)
ARC-4607T3 (rear)
ARC-4886T3 (rear)
Host Interface
2 x Thunderbolt 3 ports
Management Interface
Thunderbolt port
External Ports
[ARC-4686T3] 2 x tri-mode SFF-8644 ports
[ARC-4607T3] 2 x 16 Gbps Fibre SFP ports
[ARC-4886T3] 2 x tri-mode SFF-8644 ports
Thunderbolt™ 3 to Tri-Mode/Fibre RAID Storage
The ARC-4050T3 series are Thunderbolt™3 expansion chassis with one PCIe 3.0 slot to fit a low profile adapter for high-performance 4K video editing and networking. By supporting Thunderbolt-compatible low profile PCIe adapters, the ARC-4050T3 expansion enables professionals to use high-performance PCIe adapters or RAID adapters on the lacking PCIe expansion MacBook Pro. Supported adapters include Areca 16Gbps Fibre Channel, tri-mode cacheless RAID adapter as well as tri-mode cache RAID controllers. Designed and leveraged with Areca’ existing high performance internal PCIe adapters, Areca’s family of Thunderbolt 3 products provide a perfect outside-the-box solution for your 4K deployments.
ARC-4050T3 series connect with high performance RAID solution to deliver true hardware RAID for the video editor working with real time multi-stream HD and 4K workflows. It runs efficiently without disruption or major drops in performance to meet the requirements of 4K data workflow. The Thunderbolt 3 Solution from Areca provides the supreme performance so quick that it allows 4K video at the same time while daisy chaining storages devices and doing a simultaneous 4K in/output file transfers.
With an ARC-1686-8X inside and dual 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 ports configurations, the ARC-4686T3 is an ideal solution to connect a high- performance external RAID controller subsystem for users looking to achieve the highest I/O and data throughput for 4K workflows.
With dual 16Gbps Fibre Channel ports and dual 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 ports configurations, the ARC-4607T3 is an ideal solution to connect a high-speed Fibre Channel SAN for users looking to achieve the highest I/O and data throughput for 4K workflows.
With an ARC-1886-8X inside and dual 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 ports configurations, the ARC-4886T3 is an ideal solution to connect the JBOD enclosure for users looking to achieve the highest I/O and data throughput for 4K workflows.
| Thunderbolt™ 3 to PCIe Expansion Solution | |||
| ARC-4686T3 | ARC-4607T3 | ARC-4886T3 | |
| Form Factor | Mini Box | ||
| Host Connection | Dual 40Gbps Thunderbolt ports - Dual-Protocol (PCIe and DisplayPort) - Daisy chaining device support |
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| Controller Inside | ARC-1686-8X Tri-Mode Host Adapter | ARC-8607 16Gb/s Fibre Host Adapter | ARC-1886-8X Tri-Mode RAID Adapter |
| Ports | 8 x external | 2 x external | 8 x external |
| External Connectors | 2 x Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644 | 2 x SFP+ | 2 x Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644 |
| Data Transfer Rates | Up to 12 Gb/s per port | Up to 1600 MB/s per port | Up to 12 Gb/s per port |
| Cooling Fan | 1 x 2700rpm | ||
| Power Supply/In/out | 100-240V AC/65W | ||
| Physical Dimensions (H x W x D) |
4.97 x 2.13 x 6.35 in (150 x 64.4 x 191.7 mm) |
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| Weight | 2.64 lbs / 1.2 Kg | ||
| OS Support | macOS 10.12 or later, Windows 8/10 or later | ||
Downloads
| File | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-4050T3 series Specification | 2.0  |
2022/07/21 |
| ARC-4050T3-DB User Manual | 1.0 |
2017/10/18 |
| ARC-4686T3 Specification | 1.0 |
2022/07/25 |
| ARC-4886T3 Specification | 1.0 |
2022/07/25 |
| ARC-4x86T3 Quick Installation Guide | 1.0 |
2022/07/25 |
| ARC-4607T3 Specification | 1.0 |
2017/10/19 |
| ARC-4607T3 Quick Installation Guide | 1.0 |
2017/09/18 |
| ArcSAP_QFC Manual | 1.0 |
2017/12/06 |
| File | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-4686T3 firmware |
1.69
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2023/12/15 |
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1. Add UEFI Shell virtual disk for UEFI BIOS to enter controller setup 2. Fix NVME direct IO problem in win11/2022 3. Add ARM UEFI BIOS support, 3 BIOS images (INT13+x64 UEFI+arm64 UEFI) included |
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| ARC-4607T3 firmware | 8.0.3 |
2017/02/02 |
| ARC-4886 series firmware |
1.69
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2023/12/15 |
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1. Add UEFI Shell virtual disk for UEFI BIOS to enter controller setup 2. Add support of unmanaged pcie switch (Supermicro's backplane) 3. Fix NVME direct IO problem in win11/2022 4. Add ARM UEFI BIOS support, 3 BIOS images (INT13+x64 UEFI+arm64 UEFI) included 5. Fix seagate SAS mach.2 hdd error handling problem |
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