Black Plastic IDE Removable Drive Drawer Mobile Rack - Accessories, Drive Accessories
The StarTech.com IDE drive drawer is a plastic drive caddy and receiving bay for internally mounting an 3.5" IDE drives into half-height, 5.25" peripheral bays. This allows IDE hard drives to be quickly added or removed from any PC with an available 5.25 inch drive bay without opening the computer. The 2-piece unit consists of a bay that mounts into the PC, and a removable drawer or caddy that encases the hard disk. A locking mechanism controls power to the drive to prevent it from being removed while operating. A handle activated drawer release mechanism allows the drive to be inserted or removed with minimal force. A ball-bearing cooling fan provides air-flow over the hard drive, preventing overheating and data loss. The Removable Hard Disk Drawer is perfect for educational use, where the same PC needs to run several different operating systems, high speed, high capacity backups, or any mission critical PC where downtime must be minimized. Applications/Solutions: Can be used as a fast, high-capacity, removable backup system Can be used in education for providing the ability to run multiple operating systems and applications on the same group of PCs Can be used for transporting huge files or databases from one location to another Features: Supports Ultra ATA/66, ATA/100, and ATA/133 Hard Drives Ball Bearing cooling fan keeps the drive running cool Removable front caddy panel allows IDE Zip, LS-120, or 3.5 inch tape drives to be installed and used as removable devices Spring loaded front cover closes the bay opening when the drive caddy is removed Locking mechanism with key prevents the drive from being accidentally removed while operating Handle activated caddy release allows the caddy to be removed or inserted with minimal force Side to side bay bracing provides extra rigidity for systems that use rail-type 5.25 inch bay mounting brackets Dual LEDs provide drive power and activity status
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