This unique dual-bay adapter enclosure gives you an easy & cost-effective way to upgrade legacy systems such as desktop PCs & servers, by letting you install two 2.5" solid-state drives or hard drives into a single 3.5" drive bay. Upgrade your system performance The adapter enclosure lets you install newer, higher performing drives such as SSDs into legacy systems that may only support 3.5” hard drives. The enclosure provides a cost-efficient way for companies & organizations to enhance storage performance & reliability without expensive upgrades to core IT systems. Its also ideal for system administrators & integrators who want to build a system or upgrade a system with limited SATA interfaces to take advantage of the increased drive performance of 2.5” SSDs or increased capacity with support for two drives. The adapter enclosure means that you can install two 2.5" SATA drives into an internal or external 3.5-inch bay, such as a drive drawer caddy or tray, or 3.5" drive enclosure. To utilize the full speed potential of your SATA III hard drives, the drive converter supports SATA III for transfer speeds up to 6 Gbps. Suitable for drives with a height of up to 9.5 mm, virtually any 2.5" SATA drive can be made to look & function like a 3.5" drive. Enhanced performance & data redundancy with RAID The adapter enclosure is equipped with hardware RAID to provide enhanced performance & data redundancy. The enclosure supports both RAID 0 & RAID 1 as well as Spanning, & JBOD, & lets you choose your preferred backup mode by simply adjusting the RAID setting switch. The RAID 1 functionality is ideal in a hot-swapping server environment, providing a level of security & reliability to your data through data redundancy. With RAID 0 support, you can combine the storage capacity of the two hard drives & achieve faster read & write speeds. Easy & flexible installation You can install the adapter enclosure into a desktop PC or server. It offers flexible use in hot-swap bays or in a more fixed, permanent installation in a 3.5” hard-drive mounting bay with standard mounting holes. Once installed, you simply slide two 2.5” HDDs/SSDs into the adapter enclosure, with no tools required. The aluminum housing protects installed drives in a durable enclosure. The 35SAT225S3R is backed by a Star Tech.com 2-year warranty & free lifetime technical support. Applications Upgrade legacy systems such as desktop PCs & servers Build or upgrade a desktop PC or server to take advantage of the increased performance of two 2.5" HDDs or SSDs in a 3.5" drive bay
- ideal for system integrators, IT professionals & prosumers Upgrade core IT systems cost-efficiently