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๐Ÿ”ฅ High-Speed 4-Bay Trayless Hot Swap Mobile Rack Backplane for 3.5in SAS II/SATA III - 6 Gbps HDD by StarTech.com (Model: HSB4SATSASBA) Review

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Details

Compatible DevicesDesktop
BrandStarTech
SeriesHSB4SATSASBA
Specific Uses For ProductBusiness,Personal
Connectivity TechnologySATA
Form Factor3.5 Inches
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Description of ๐Ÿ”ฅ High-Speed 4-Bay Trayless Hot Swap Mobile Rack Backplane for 3.5in SAS II/SATA III - 6 Gbps HDD by StarTech.com (Model: HSB4SATSASBA)

INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY: The mobile rack backplane for 3.5in SAS II/SATA III turns three 5.25" bays into a hot-swappable interface for up to four 3.5โ€ SATA or SAS hard drives (HDD). MAXIMUM COMPATIBILITY: The hot swap backplane for 3.5in SAS II/SATA III can interface with SATA I/II/III and SAS I/II hard drives -- an ideal solution for enterprise system applications. EASY TO USE: For a quick and secure method of installing and removing drives, the trayless hot swap mobile rack backplane features ejection levers and a key-lock design. MAINTAIN OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE: To help prevent drive failure, the aluminum mobile rack backplane provides drive cooling with a built-in fan and excellent heat dissipation with a vented enclosure. Connect and hot swap four 3.5in SATA III or SAS II hard drives to your computer system in three 5.25โ€ bays, with support for SATA 6 Gbps. Compatible with Servers & Desktop computers with 3 available 5.25in bays and SATA or SAS hard drives. Trayless SATA Backplane / Hot Swap Bay / Backplane / Mobile Rack / SATA 6 Gbps / Key Lock / 70mm Fan. Onsite data backup as a secure alternative to cloud storage. Add a hot-swap bay to a server or workstation computer that you can use as a removable backup

Reviews

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Works as it should. for computer accessories and peripherals

These drive bays were used to fill the front of my old Antec 1200 case. They've been running on my server without a raid for a few months now and I haven't had any problems yet. I replaced the stock fans with some Noctua fans because I've read that the stock fans are noisy and don't allow for any speed adjustments other than a toggle switch on the back of the cage. In terms of features, I've connected drives to a couple of LSI cards with cables. Two LSI cards allow me to connect four fullyโ€ฆ

Pros
  • electronics
Cons
  • boring packaging

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Excellent backplane ideal for custom builds of multi-drive enclosures.

I needed a 4 drive backplane that didn't use port multiplication for my RAID 10 configuration on my server system and it worked great. It's designed to fit in a real PC case, but for what I was doing that wasn't possible. I needed it to be able to connect to 4 WD Red 3TB drives for hot-plug RAID 10, but I needed it to be disconnected from the actual server machine. I was able to build a custom case for this and connect the PSU to the bottom of the case to power the case. The case sits on top of

Pros
  • Computers and Accessories
Cons
  • Expandable

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Inexpensive for its features, noisy fan, which thankfully is replaceable

I've been using this drive enclosure at home on a FreeBSD ZFS NAS with four 4TB Seagate Ironwolf drives for about 20 months. , 24/7. I had no issues with the reliability of the case or the hard drives. It's nice not to have to deal with the drive sled - just slide the drive into the basket and close the door. In operation, I don't find the status LEDs too bright, they are just right. As noted by some reviewers, the 80mm fan is louder than it should be. Luckily, it can be replaced with aโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Hard Drive Enclosure
Cons
  • Minor issues

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Don't buy this for Hard Drive Accessories

Fried all four of my disks. At first I couldn't see any of the drives in Windlws or Ubuntu. So I called Startech, they had a technical support hotline on their website. The guy was helpful and told me to disconnect and then reconnect the drive case. When I plugged the case back in, it seemed to work when the fan finally started spinning. So I put my hard drives in and "popped," then smoke, then the smell of burning electronics. The problem then escalated to Startech and they needed informationโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Hot-plug and hot-swap connection of four 3.5" SATA III or SAS II hard drives to a computer system in three 5.25" bays that Support SATA 6 Gb/s
Cons
  • No form needed

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Inexpensive for the features it offers, a loud fan that is fortunately replaceable.

I have been using this drive enclosure in my home environment on a FreeBSD ZFS NAS with four Seagate Ironwolf 4TB drives 24/7 for about 20 months. I had no issues with the reliability of the case or the hard drives. It's nice not to have to deal with the drive sled - just slide the drive into the basket and close the door. In operation, I don't find the status LEDs too bright, they are just right. As noted by some reviewers, the 80mm fan is louder than it should be. Luckily, it can be replacedโ€ฆ

Pros
  • KEEP THE OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE. To prevent drive failures, the removable frame's aluminum rear panel provides drive cooling with a built-in fan and excellent heat dissipation with a ventilated housing.
Cons
  • confused