StarTech.com 5.25 to 3.5 Hard Drive Hot Swap Bay - For 3.5" SATA/SAS Drives - Trayless - Aluminum
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Overview
- VERSATILE FUNCTIONALITY: This hard drive bay for 3.5in SATA/SAS drives is ideal for IT professionals looking to for quickly swap, replace, or transport hard drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) between various systems and locations
- EASY TO USE: This 5.25in to 3.5in hard drive hot swap bay features a trayless design, creating a convenient solution for drive maintenance and interchangeability between multiple systems - Includes SATA data cable
- SMART AND SECURE DESIGN: The aluminum hot swap hard drive bay provides a protective backplane with a durable aluminum housing that offers ventilation for proper air flow and heat dissipation - Features Power/Activity LED and lockable drive door w/ keys
- FAST SPEEDS: To maximize the performance of your drives, the removable hard drive bay supports SAS I/II & SATA I/II/III, providing data transfer speeds up to 6Gbps with a compatible controller
- THE IT PRO’S CHOICE: Designed and built for IT Professionals, this hard drive bay is backed for 2 years, including free lifetime 24/5 multi-lingual technical assistance
Hot-swap drives with ease, using this trayless mobile backplane for desktop PCs or servers
This removable hard drive hot-swap bay makes it easy to swap 3.5” SATA or SAS drives in and out of your server or desktop computer, using an available 5.25” front drive bay. It features a trayless design that saves you installation time and enables you to insert or remove drives as needed, creating a convenient solution for drive maintenance and interchangeability of data between multiple systems.
Hot-swap drives easily
This hot-swap bay/mobile rack is ideal for IT professionals, such as system administrators or computer operators, for quickly swapping, replacing, or transporting drives between various systems and locations. With support for both SATA and SAS 3.5” drives, it saves valuable time in environments where storage drives need to be replaced or removed regularly, such as in server rooms and data centers.
Valuable drive protection
The hot-swap bay provides a protective backplane with a durable aluminum housing that offers ventilation to ensure proper air flow and heat dissipation. To safeguard your data, you can lock the drive bay door to prevent unauthorized access to your drive.
Fast data transfers
To maximize the speed and performance of your drives, the mobile rack supports SAS I and II and SATA I, II and III, providing data transfer speeds up to 6Gbps when paired with a compatible controller.
The HSB1SATSASBA is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.
Specifications
Features
| Size (imperial) | 13.3 cm (5.25") |
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| Type | Carrier panel |
| Product colour | Black |
| Number of HDDs supported | 1 |
| Maximum HDD capacity | 10 TB |
| HDD size | 3.5" |
| HDD interface | Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) |
| Material | Aluminium |
| Supported storage drive heights | 26.1 mm |
| Hot-swap | Yes |
| Key lock | Yes |
| LED indicators | Activity, Power |
| Data transfer rate | 6 Gbit/s |
| Number of fans | 0 fan(s) |
Weight & dimensions
| Weight | 336 g |
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| Height | 39 mm |
| Depth | 179 mm |
| Width | 146 mm |
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Packaging content
| Quick start guide | Yes |
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| Number of lock keys included | 2 pc(s) |
| Cables included | SATA |
| Number of screws | 4 |
| Screws included | Yes |
Sustainability
| Sustainability compliance | Yes |
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Operational conditions
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 95% |
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| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 85% |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 50 °C |
Technical details
| Compliance certificates | CE, RoHS |
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Returns
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