If you think you'd like to have two 500-GB drives slipped into your computer's floppy-disk (1.4-MB) 3.5" slot, then this is the way to do it. It's fairly well-built, very well designed, and very easy to install. All screws are provided; and fit/finish is first-class.
You don't need any accessory power leads (as in the LP4 to 2 SATA power splitter), because the unit comes with special SATA power leads with four additional wires to a connector for each drive bay to drive blue (disk present) and red (drive active) LED indicators. The blue's a little bright, but not bad. The red becomes magenta as it mixes with the blue LED which is on all the time a drive is installed in the bay.
This is a terrific product. I bought a second unit for another install because it's so good. If you don't need extra internal drive space, don't bother, but if you would like removable storage for off-line backup (esp. home video), definitely consider this economical and practical accessory. At $72 for 320 GB (late 2009), WD Scorpio Black 2.5" drives are cheap and reliable storage. Alternatively, go ahead and purchase, record, and store 71 DVD disks.
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Easy, trayless removal and insertion of dual 2.5in SATA hard drives from single 3.5in bay
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This 3.5in SATA hard drive hot-swap bay allows you to install two 2.5in SATA hard drives (HDD) or solid state drives (SSD) in an available/unused 3.5in floppy drive bay. |
Featuring a convenient "no mounting required /easy eject" feature (like a tape cartridge or floppy disk), the hard drive hot swap bay doesn't require that the drives be installed in a tray - making it the ideal solution for quick and easy drive removals and insertions as part of a system building process, or integration into rackmount systems or industrial environments. |
To maximize performance and utilize the full speed potential of your SATA III hard drives, this HDD Backplane supports SATA III for transfer speeds up to 6 Gbps when paired with a compatible controller. Also a perfect addition for operating system image deployment and any task that requires being able to quickly access large volumes of data on the fly, the hot swap bay provides everything you need to expedite important projects while maintaining a reliable storage solution. With support for SATA HDD speeds up to 6.0 Gbps, this backplane is fully compatible with RAID installations to ensure maximum performance and versatility for enhanced storage applications. |
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Unacceptably cheap materials, shoddy workmanship, and no quality control.
Everything about it was perfect until I later removed it from its bay intending to place it in a different system. Unplugging the bottom LED power connector resulted in not only the plastic receptacle breaking away from the PCB but one of the four pins as well, rendering it incredibly difficult to repair. As if that weren't bad enough, unplugging the top bay's SATA power connector resulted in several small bits of receptacle crumbling away, including most of the the key (meaning that power connectors plugged into it either fall out immediately, or stay barely connected and liable to cause a short later on).As a nice little cherry on top, the return window for this heap of trash has since ended.Do not buy this despite its enticing price tag. It will not last.
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Alan S.
Works great, nice and easy to handle 2.5 SSD's
Reviewed in Canada on August 28, 2021Style: SingleVerified Purchase
Carmine Frascella
Startech.Com Backplane per Rack Portatile Trayless Hot-Swap Sata 2.5" 2 Unità
Reviewed in Italy on April 12, 2021Style: SingleVerified Purchase
Leo
Calidad Profesional ISO 9001 SATA3
Reviewed in Spain on December 19, 2020Style: SingleVerified Purchase
Trottinette
Excellent pour des disques SSD
Reviewed in France on November 29, 2020Style: SingleVerified Purchase
Spiros Giagozoglou
Easy to install and works great
Reviewed in Australia on July 29, 2023Style: SingleVerified Purchase
