StarTech.com 5.25 to 3.5 Hard Drive Hot Swap Bay - For 3.5" SATA/SAS Drives - Trayless - Aluminum

StarTech.com 5.25 to 3.5 Hard Drive Hot Swap Bay - For 3.5" SATA/SAS Drives - Trayless - Aluminum

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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.. The StarTech.com Advantage. Features. Number of fans. 0 fan(s). Data transfer rate. 6 Gbit/s. LED indicators. Activity, Power. Key lock. Yes. Hot-swap. Yes. Supported storage drive heights. 26.1 mm. Material. Aluminium. HDD interface. Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). HDD size. 3.5". Maximum HDD capacity. 10 TB. Number of HDDs supported. 1. Product colour. Black. Type. Carrier panel. Size (imperial). 13.3 cm (5.25"). Weight & dimensions. Width. 146 mm. Depth. 179 mm. Height. 39 mm. Weight. 336 g. Packaging data. Package weight. 412 g. Package depth. 197 mm. Package height. 45 mm. Package width. 150 mm. Packaging content. Screws included. Yes. Number of screws. 4. Cables included. SATA. Number of lock keys included. 2 pc(s). Quick start guide. Yes. Sustainability. Sustainability compliance. Yes. Operational conditions. Operating temperature (T-T). 0 - 50 °C. Operating relative humidity (H-H). 5 - 85%. Storage relative humidity (H-H). 5 - 95%. Technical details. Compliance certificates. CE, RoHS. Logistics data. Harmonized System (HS) code. 84733080. Products per master (outer) case. 20 pc(s). Master (outer) case width. 330 mm. Master (outer) case length. 420 mm. Master (outer) case height. 275 mm. leaflet. manual pdf

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Marque StarTech.com
Référence fabricant hsb1satsasba
VERSATILE FUNCTIONALITY This hard drive bay for 3.5in SATA/SAS drives is ideal for IT professionals look
EASY TO USE This 5.25in to 3.5in hard drive hot swap bay features a trayless design
SMART AND SECURE DESIGN The aluminum hot swap hard drive bay provides a protective backplane with a dura
FAST SPEEDS To maximize the performance of your drives
S CHOICE Designed and built for IT Professionals

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Market price ranges in 2026

RangeIndicative price
Entry-levelUnder 3210 £
Mid-range3210 £ to 7490 £
High-endOver 7490 £

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