StarTech - SBAY5BK - 5 Drive 3.5in Removable SAS SATA Mobile Rack Backplane

The SBAY5BK SAS/SATA Mobile Rack provides a simple, hot-swappable internal storage solution with support for up to five 3.5in SAS or SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III-6Gbps) hard drives.

The SAS/SATA backplane can be mounted into a 4U server/4U rack mounted case, helping to increase internal space efficiency; to help keep installed drives running at optimal temperatures, the 5 drive backplane features two rear-mounted 60mm cooling fans and is constructed of aluminum and steel for maximum heat dissipation.

The RAID compatible SAS/SATA backplane delivers data transfer rates of up to 6 Gbps to provide maximum performance for enhanced storage applications.

StarTech.com Advantage

• Quickly and easily install or remove up to five SATA and/or SAS drives without having to open the chassis
• A durable steel and aluminum construction and dual 60mm cooling fans ensures optimal cooling of the drives
• Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support

Features

• Holds up to five 3.5" SATA drives across three 5.25" bays
• Easy to use and lockable drive bay doors
• Supports Dual Port SAS
• Flammability rating of UL 94 V-0
• Fully supports SAS revision 1/2 (3.0/6.0 Gbps) hard drives and controllers
• Fully supports SATA revision 1/2/3 (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps) hard drives and controllers
• Supports 3.5" form factor SAS and SATA hard drives
• Power/Activity LED indicator for each drive
• Dual 60mm cooling fans
• Sturdy aluminum and steel construction
• Plug-and-Play and Hot-Swap compatible

Applications

• Add additional hot-swap bays to a server or workstation computer
• Replace or upgrade old IDE or SATA-only backplane with a SAS/SATA backplane
• System builders who need to image many 3.5" drives simultaneously and quickly
• Environments where drives need to be replaced/removed regularly, without external protection for the drives required after removal
• Be able to replace/remove individual drives from a storage array with minimal or no system down time
• Add additional disk drive bays to a system with no more internal drive bays