4 In 3 Sata I/ii Module

by Icy Dock

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.4 x 7.5 inches ; 3.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000KMAWQ0
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: MB454SPF-B
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 22, 2003

Product Description

Full aluminum built cooling body constructed to fit four drives within a three (5.25”) bay fitting, the MB454 Series follows the tradition of industrial systems' needs for stability, durability, toughness and high sensitivities for mass storage operating conditions. It's equipped with a hot swappable fan that may be detached if confined by depth limitations when integrated, or if replacement is necessary. Our removable fan requires no tools or wiring, simply swap with a new fan and back to operation! It is space saving and user friendly for industrialized system solutions.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Does what its suppose to, December 13, 2010

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Marty - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 4 In 3 Sata I/ii Module (Personal Computers)

Ive had this for 3 months now and what can I say. Read the title of this review.
As long as you have 3 open standard 3.5" bays it installs with ease.
The aluminum bay rails are a little bit flimsy due to design,
but after the hard drives are screwed the whole bay is sturdy.
The fan creates very little noise.

I like the product and plan to buy 2 more in the future.

2.0 out of 5 stars long term use, October 30, 2010

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james r morse (bradford, vt United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 4 In 3 Sata I/ii Module (Personal Computers)

I've been useing one these for many months ... lately I've been seeing itermitent hangs of the machine ... today I took the covers off and one the SATA conectors fell off this thing ... cheap parts would be my guess be carefull ...

4.0 out of 5 stars Good idea, design - needs some improvements to get 5-stars, November 22, 2008

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J. Benoit "JohnnyB" (SF Bay Area, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 4 In 3 Sata I/ii Module (Personal Computers)

I ordered this so I could house a RAID array on my desktop, so I can backup the desktop + 2 laptops to it. Then I could get SATA II backup speeds (for the desktop, laptops will be WiFi speeds), RAID 1 for all the backups, and ability to yank the disks and take with me in case of a fire.

+'s:
+ Drives are easy to install, move to a different slot, and seem to auto-seat onto the power / SATA connectors well (I've probably removed / re-docked my 2 drives 5-6 times).
+ No problems w/ hook-up, using it right away, etc. etc.

-'s:
. Fit and finish - The bay itself is aluminum, and fits very, very, very tightly into a standard 5 1/4" rack (1st annoyance). Screw holes are also tough to get to once installed (2nd annoyance). Front panel and front of trays are plastic (that portion feels a bit flimsy).
. Bug - I have 2 drives installed - bays 2 & 4 from top. Last night, red thermal alert LED went off on bay 3, as did the audible alarm. Bay 3 is empty, so where's the problem? Are the LEDs on the front 1-4, but mapped to 1,2,4,3, ala the SATA connectors, as the other review suggests?
. Documentation suggests leaving an empty space between 2 drives if other bays are unused. I had a thermal issue using bays 3 & 4 only. If it over-heats w/ just 2 drive in, but adjacent, I'm doubt I'll ever put 4 drives in (unless maybe I replace the fan...)