Trayless caddy for 2.5 & 3.5 drives from Syba
This
drive caddy from Syba (part# SY-MRA55006) will
make it really easy to remove / hot swap your drives in your desktop PC. It also features two USB 3.0 ports.
I
like to play with multiple operating systems on a secondary PC. This is ideal for allowing me to swap out the
boot drive. I have lots of smaller hard
drives that are ideal for playing with Linux distros, Hackintosh or pre-view
copies of Windows.
The
Syba supports both 2.5” and 3.5” drives.
The 2.5” drives are very common with SSD’s or laptop drives. The drives can be easily slid in and
removed. I like to use offline
storage/backups with my hard drives.
This product is ideal for that. It requires two SATA data cables and one power
cable. The USB 3 ports (which are
optional) come with a standard USB 3 19 pin header.
My
only slight complaint is the LED’s are very bright. You can use a Sharpie or paint to tone them
down. Tape could also work. The device is easy to install in a 5.25”
bay. The SATA speeds can be up to 6Gbps. Also remember to enable HOT SWAP in your
BIOS.