ALTO 4 features and specifications
Topic
This article provides the layout, hardware specifications, and features for Datto's ALTO 4, 1 TB devices.
Environment
- Datto ALTO 4
Description
Select the chassis used for the specific ALTO 4 model to view the specifications. The feature set of the models is the same.
Devices in this range of sizes may use one of two types of chassis, the OptiPlex 3080 Micro or the Datto-S4X chassis. The features will be the same between the devices and the specifications of each are provided below. For information about determining the device model from the command line, refer to Updating SIRIS 5 and ALTO 4 firmware.
Feature sets of these devices can be found here: ALTO 4 Features.

Device Layout
Front view

Rear View

- Power button with LED indicator
- Hard drive activity LED indicator
- Universal Audio Jack (Not used)
- Line Out (Not used)
- USB 3.0 (x2)
- Power connection
- HDMI Port
- DisplayPort
- Kensington lock
- USB 3.0 (x2)
- USB 2.0 (x2)
- Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Port with LAN LED indicators
LED Behavior
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Power LED: The indicator represents the power state of the device.
- Power on: Illuminated
- Power off: Dark (the LED is off)
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Hard Drive Disk (HDD) LED: The indicator will flash amber during any HDD's read/write operation.
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LAN LED: There are two LEDs for each onboard Ethernet interface, and each LED will respectively flash green during network traffic transmission.
Hardware Specifications
Model | ALTO 4 |
Weight | 3 lbs |
Dimensions |
Width: 7.16 in. (182.00 mm) Rear height: 7.16 in. (182.00 mm) Height: 1.42 in. (36.00 mm) Depth: 7.03 in. (178.56 mm) |
Capacity | 1TB |
CPU | Celeron G5900T (2c/2t, 3.2GHz) |
RAM | 8GB DDR4 (1x8GB) Non ECC |
NICs | 1 x 1GbE |
Dedicated OS Drive | 128GB SSD |
Storage Drives | 1TB PCIe NVMe Class 40 0 m.2 SSD |
RAID | N/A |
Form Factor | MicroPC |
Power Supply |
External |
Idle Power (W) | 9 |
Operating Power (W) | 27 |
PSU Rating (W) | 65 |
Agent-level encryption | Not supported on ALTO |

Device Layout
Front view

Rear view

- Power button
- 2 x USB 3.0
- 1 x 1GbE
- 2 x USB 3.0
- Mini DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI
- Power input jack
LED Behavior
LED Behavior
-
Power LED: The indicator represents the power state of the device.
- Power on: Illuminated
- Power off: Dark (the LED is off)
-
Hard Drive Disk (HDD) LED: The indicator will flash amber during any HDD's read/write operation.
-
LAN LED: There are two LEDs for each onboard Ethernet interface, and each LED will respectively flash green during network traffic transmission.
Hardware Specifications
Model | ALTO 4 |
Weight | 0.5 lbs |
Dimensions |
4" x 4" x 1" |
Capacity | 1TB |
CPU | Intel® Core™ i3-7100U (2c/4t, 2.40ghz) |
RAM | 8GB DDR4 (1x8GB) Non ECC |
NICs | 1 x 1GbE |
Dedicated OS Drive | N/A |
Storage Drives | 1TB NVMe m.2 SSD |
RAID | N/A |
Form Factor | Mini Desktop |
Agent-level encryption | Not Supported on ALTO |