4 In 3 Sata I/ii Module

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 1.5 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000KMAWQ0
• Item model number: MB454SPF-B
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,365 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 29, 2006

Product Description

Product Description

With a full aluminum built cooling body, 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. The 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

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Poorly labeled quality product, September 8, 2007

By	N. Cody (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The ICY Dock MB454SPF-B does everything is should. My only complaint is that once it is in your machine, you can't read any of the labels. You can't even see who made it or what its model is. This makes finding the order that the 4 sata connectors go very difficult. Once I found it, I was able to make a simple little diagram on the side that just looked like this:
......1
...2
4..3
which once you look at the back explains quite a lot.
I'm always wary of companies that aren't willing to put name and model on the front of a product. But so far this has worked exactly the way it should.
If you are wanting to know more, a site called bjorn3d (I have no relation to them) wrote a detailed review of this device with lots of pictures.

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

By	J. Benoit "JohnnyB" (SF Bay Area, CA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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...)