Review on Syba Adapter Optical Drive Components by Doug Ellingson

I'm using this on my server so I can have an optical drive and a 2.5" OS SSD that only takes up a 5.25 slot. My motherboard is a bit old so it doesn't have USB 3 ports; The solution is to get an adapter like this one (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0098FSJ92/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1). I thought the USB 3 cable would not fit. be long enough to get through my (very large) case to the motherboard, but it was 1.5 feet long so I didn't even need a store-bought extension cord (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008RQVK1C / ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) Revain's range of compact optical drives seemed to contain nothing but drives for specific laptops and weird brands, so I got these from newegg. Be sure to buy such an adapter. one (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OFNLXI/ref=oh_details_o01_s02_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) because thin SATA drives use a different interface than regular SATA. y Screws supplied with the Syba bay adapter to secure the optical drive to the chassis. The only downsides I can think of are the 2.5 inch hot-swap bay. The door does not lock, allowing a disc to be accidentally ejected while the system is running. Also, the LED only indicates the presence and power of the drive, it does not indicate hard drive activity. None of these issues are severe enough to deduct a star. Great product, similar to the Icy Dock except it's cheaper and has USB ports on the front.