Storage

Thunderbolt Solution - Adapter

ARC-4050T3 series

(Thunderbolt™ 3 Adapters)


ARC-4108T3: Thunderbolt 3 to 12Gb/s SAS Host Adapter
ARC-4607T3: Thunderbolt 3 to 16 Gbps FC Adapter
ARC-4883T3: Thunderbolt 3 to 12Gb/s SAS RAID Controller

Host Interface

2 x Thunderbolt 3 ports

Management Interface

Thunderbolt port

External Ports

[ARC-4108T3] 2 x 12Gb/s SAS SFF-8644 ports
[ARC-4607T3] 2 x 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP ports
[ARC-4883T3] 8 x 12Gb/s SAS ports

Thunderbolt™ 3 to 12Gb/s SAS 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, 6Gb/s SAS Host as well as 12Gb/s SAS 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 dual 12Gb/s SAS ports and dual 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 ports configurations, the ARC-4108T3 is an ideal solution to connect a high- performance RAID controller with JBOD enclosure 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 dual 12Gb/s SAS ports and dual 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 ports configurations, the ARC-4883T3 is an ideal solution to connect a high- performance RAID controller with JBOD enclosure for users looking to achieve the highest I/O and data throughput for 4K workflows.

  Thunderbolt™ 3 to PCIe Expansion Solution
ARC-4108T3 ARC-4607T3 ARC-4883T3
Form Factor Mini Box
Host Connection Dual 40Gbps Thunderbolt ports
- Dual-Protocol (PCIe and DisplayPort)
- Daisy chaining device support
Controller Inside ARC-8108 12Gb/s SAS Host Adapter ARC-8607 16Gb/s Fibre Host Adapter ARC-1883x 12Gb/s SAS 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)
Weight 2.64 lbs / 1.2 Kg
OS Support macOS 10.12 or later, Windows 7/8/10

Downloads

Documents
File Version Date
ARC-4050T3 series Specification 1.0 2017/10/19
ARC-4050T3-DB User Manual 1.0 2017/10/18
ARC-4108T3 Specification 2.0 2021/02/24
ARC-4108T3 Quick Installation Guide 1.0 2017/09/18
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
Firmware
File Version Date
ARC-4607T3 firmware 8.0.3 2017/02/02
ARC-4883T3 firmware 1.56 2021/07/12
Driver & Utility
OS Driver Version Date
Windows 10 (32-bit) 6.0.0.16 2018/09/05

This Storport driver is Windows 10 WHQL Certified.
Windows 10 (64-bit) Server 2016 (64-bit) 6.0.0.16 2018/09/05

This Storport driver is Windows 10 WHQL Certified.
Windows 8 (32-bit) Server 2012/7/2008 (32-bit) 6.0.0.16 2018/08/30
Windows 8 (64-bit) Server 2012/7/2008 (64-bit) 6.0.0.16 2018/08/30
ArcQFC Software Version Date
Windows 10/8 server 2012/7 ArcQFC_1.0.0.0 2018/03/23
ArcSAP Version Date
ArcSAP_Quick Manager arcsap_qfc_win 2018/11/19

The ArcSAP quick manager is a graphical-based device management program specifically designed for using in managing and configuring Areca Fibre channel HBAs unit.
MRAID Software Version Date
Windows 10 (64-bit) Server 2016 (64-bit) install_mraid_x64 2021/02/01

This Windows version MRAID installer contains the following version:
Driver : ArcMSR-6.20.00.36-2020/10/21
Driver : ArcQFC-1.0.0.0-2018/03/23
ArcHttp : V2.6.0-2021/02/01
CLI : V1.15.20-2021/02/01
Windows 10/8 (32-bit) install_mraid_i386 2018/12/27

This Windows version MRAID installer contains the following version:
Driver : ArcMSR-6.20.00.33-2017/09/06
Driver : ArcQFC-1.0.0.0-2018/03/23
ArcHttp : V2.5.2-2018/12/20
CLI : V1.15.13-2018/12/20
ArcSAP Version Date
ArcSAP_Quick Manager Windows 10/8/7 V1.4.0 2018/05/29

The ArcSAP quick manager is a Multilingual User Interface option graphical-based device management program specifically designed for using in managing and configuring RAID unit implemented using any of Areca RAID unit in local and network.
API Code Version Date
API Code Zip 2020/04/20
Driver Version Date
macOS 11.x ~ 10.15.x (Universal Driver for Apple M1 / Intel) arcsas-20210119-BigSur 2021/01/19

  Important notice for installing Areca driver on M1  

This installer contains the following version:
Driver - ArcSAS-V2.0.7-20201016 (for macOS 11.x ~ 10.15.x)
CLI - V1.15.18-20200115

macOS High Sierra 10.14 introduces a new security feature that requires user approval before installing driver software. Go to your Mac System Preferences > Security & Privacy panel to allow the system extension so your driver will work properly.

For additional information on this update, please visit:
http://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459

macOS 10.14.x ~ 10.12.x arcsas-20210107-Mojave 2021/01/07

This Mac OS X/macOS installer contains the following version:
Driver - ArcSAS-V2.0.7-20201221 (for macOS 10.11.6~10.15)
CLI - V1.15.18-20200115

This driver version has supported CLI and API code.
Driver Version Date
macOS 11 or higher (Universal Driver for both Apple M1 and Intel) ArcQFC-1.0.4-20201221 2020/12/21

  Important notice for installing Areca driver on M1  

This installer contains the universal driver version - ArcQFC-1.0.4-20201221 (for macOS 11 or higher)

macOS High Sierra 10.14 introduces a new security feature that requires user approval before installing driver software. Go to your Mac System Preferences > Security & Privacy panel to allow the system extension so your driver will work properly.

For additional information on this update, please visit:
http://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459

Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher macOS 10.12 or higher ArcQFC-1.0.1-20191029 2019/10/29

Fix Quantum Stornext QXS-4 series storage compatibility. This driver also supports Thunderbolt ARC-8050T3-SAN solution.

macOS High Sierra 10.14 introduces a new security feature that requires user approval before installing driver software. Go to your Mac System Preferences > Security & Privacy panel to allow the system extension so your driver will work properly.

For additional information on this update, please visit:
http://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459

ArcSAP utility Version Date
Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher macOS 10.12 or higher (Intel / Apple M1) 1.0.1 2019/12/19

The ArcSAP quick manager is a graphical-based device management program specifically designed for using in managing and configuring Areca FC HBAs.
MRAID Software Version Date
macOS 11.x ~ 10.15.x (Universal Driver for Apple M1 / Intel) install-mraid-20201224-BigSur 2020/12/24

  Important notice for installing Areca driver on M1  

This macOS installer contains the following version:
Driver : ArcMSR-1.4.4-20201221
Driver : ArcQFC-1.0.4-20201221
ArcHttp : V2.5.2-20200115
ArcCLI : V1.15.18-20200115
The MRAID software has been notarized by Apple for macOS.
macOS High Sierra 10.14 introduces a new security feature that requires user approval before installing driver software. Go to your Mac System Preferences > Security & Privacy panel to allow the system extension so your driver will work properly.

For additional information on this update, please visit:
http://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459

macOS 10.14.x ~ 10.12.x (Intel-Only) install-mraid-20201231-Mojave 2020/12/31

This macOS installer contains the following version:
Driver : ArcMSR-1.4.4-20201221
Driver : ArcQFC-1.0.4-20201221
ArcHttp : V2.5.2-20200115
ArcCLI : V1.15.18-20200115
The MRAID software has been notarized by Apple for macOS.
macOS 10.13.x(High Sierra) and 10.14(Mojave) introduced a new security feature that requires user approval before installing driver software. Go to your Mac System Preferences > Security & Privacy panel to allow the system extension so your driver will work properly.

For additional information on this update, please visit:
http://developer.apple.com/library/content/technotes/tn2459

MIBs Version Date
SNMP_MIBs Lan (SAS) SNMP_MIBs Lan (SAS) 2017/01/10
ArcSAP utility Version Date
macOS 10.12 or higher (Intel/Apple M1) V1.5.1 2019/12/19

The ArcSAP quick manager is a Multilingual User Interface option graphical-based device management program specifically designed for using in managing and configuring RAID unit implemented using any of Areca RAID unit in local and network. The ArcSAP utility has been notarized by Apple for macOS.
API Code Version Date
API Code Zip 2015/05/19