This units performance characteristics are the same as the CS500 in an equally space saving form-factor. The HD-500 is a dual SCSI drive array designed to fit Crystal's CS500 computer form factor when space is a major consideration. The SCSI drive array can be configured with up to seven drives and an internal RAID controller. It is also available in an eight drive array where the backplane may be split to provide two separate four drive arrays with off-board controllers. The Fibre Channel array is available with up to eight dual loop drives.
All units have dual, hot swappable power supplies and high capacity blower cooling systems.
Space savings can also be made through Crystal's new LCD rack monitor with keyboard. In keeping with developing products to make customers' lives easier, Crystal introduced the GX embedded CPU card. This CPU card can be installed so that it occupies only one slot over its entire length, making higher density telephony solutions easier. Crystal has also introduced single and dual Pentium II CPU cards with on-board video, SCSI and Ethernet. To improve system uptime and remote management capabilities, Crystal has also introduced its Alarm Notification and Monitoring Systems called QuickAlert and QuickAlert Enterprise.