POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Vernon A. LoForti, Kurt L. Kalbfleisch and Denise Garrett, and
each of them, her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1.Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of Overland Storage, Inc.
(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; and

2.Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any
such Forms and the timely filing of such Forms with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority; and

3.Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned, pursuant to this Power
of Attorney, shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in her discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, and proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as such attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
and confirming that all such attorney-in-fact, or her substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in service
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The undersigned hereby revokes any previous Power of Attorney that may
have been granted to any individual(s) in connection with compliance
with Section 16.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 13th day of November 2007.

Signed: /s/ Eric Kelly

Printed Name:  Eric Kelly