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Athena Power BP-TLASA2221 1 x 3.5″ HDD Bay into 2 x 2.5″ Bays HDD Rack
$21.05
Athena Power BP-TLASA2221 HDD Rack
A practical case accessory engineered for converting a 3.5″ HDD bay into two 2.5″ bays. Its tray-less design allows quick drive installation. And the hot-swap capability eliminates the need for powering down system when inserting or removing drives, enabling continuous system operation. Two easy-to-open front doors, each with a security key lock, prevent undesired access to your drive, and your data. At the back the enclosure are two SATA connectors and a power connector, which connect to the motherboard and the power supply unit.
- Tray-less hot-swappable 2.5″ HDD/SSD backplane module.
- Converting 1x 3.5″ bay to 2x 2.5″ HDD/SSD.
- Support 2x 2.5″ HDD/SSD form factor up to SATA-III (6Gb/s) and 9.5mm thickness.
- LED indicator on each drive bezel for HDD power on & access status. (with LED On/OFF switch)
- Metal triangle key lock on each drive bezel.
| Best Seller Ranking |
#82 in Server Accessories |
|---|---|
| Brand |
Athena Power |
| Model |
BP-TLASA2221 |
| Type |
Other |
| Specifications |
Product Sub Category: SATA InterfaceForm Factor: 3.5"Interface: SATA ,SAS InterfaceTrayless Design: Trayless DesignSupported HDD Size: 2 x 2.5" HDD ,SSD (Support SATA-I ,II & III and each drive thickness up to 9.5mm)Hot-Swappable: Hot-SwappableCage Color: BlackMaterial: Aluminum Cage & Front BezelPower Connector: 1 x SATA 15PINHDD Connection: 2 x SATA 7PIN Transfer Rate: Up to 6Gb/sRoHS Ready: RoHS ReadyDoor & Lock: Metal key lock on each drive bezelDimension: 1.00" x 4.00" x 5.75"Weight: 1.00 lbs. |
| Features |
Tray-less hot-swappable 2.5" HDD ,SSD backplane module.Converting 1 x 3.5" bay to 2 x 2.5" HDD/SSD.Support 2 x 2.5" HDD ,SSD form factor up to SATA-III (6Gb/s) and 9.5mm thickness drive.LED indicator on each drive bezel for HDD power on & access status. (with LED On/OFF switch)Metal triangle key lock on each drive bezel. |
| First Listed on Newegg |
July 14 ,2022 |
12 reviews for Athena Power BP-TLASA2221 1 x 3.5″ HDD Bay into 2 x 2.5″ Bays HDD Rack
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John B. –
Pros: Bay holds two SSD or laptop sized drives and fits in the space for media readers/ old floppy drive external bay.
This allows hot swapping and convenient backups. Cons: none
James H. –
Pros: Well built Cons: You can’t actually connect anything. The Sata connections should be on the right, but the are on the left and the drive doesn’t match with them! LOL!
Mark T. –
Pros: Cheap but solid. Used it to clone an old laptop HDD to a new Intel SSD, and it worked perfectly. Have a couple of old HDD’s in it now, and have had no issues. Cons: Never had a “Hot Swap” hard drive bay, so not exactly what I expected. Unlike say, a USB, you’ll need to reboot or maybe rescan for new hardware for Windows to see a newly plugged in drive. Overall Review: Comes with mounting screws and two keys for locking the dock. Fits in 3.5′ bay, but may require some case trimming of the case face plate opening, if it has any kind of raised parts for a drive or cover plate to clip to (like my old Aero Case).
Anonymous –
Pros: -On sale for $9.99
-Nice Black finish, aluminum casing makes the whole unit into a heat sink.
-Tray-less Hot swap.
-Great for SSDs or 3600-5400 RPM drives Cons: -Unit will not completely “lock” unless the lock is on. (Door can and will pop back open unless unit is locked with a key)
-No active cooling for they more power hungry drives
-7200+ RPM drives may not work very well in this case depending on your case, No active cooling means that the aluminum casing and your rear case fan are doing all the work. Not an issue if you are using SSDs but can pop up for certain users.
-I had to drill 2 more holes in my case to get this to line up with the face plate. I have a Cooler Master HAF case and it was off by about 2mm and it bothered me. Overall Review: -Picked up 3 of these on sale for $9.99. And well worth it at that priced, but I can not see paying the normal price of $29.99 that these are marked at. For that price you might as well look for a 5.25″ 4/6/8 bay one that starts are the $75 area. Most of them have fans built in and you can fit more drives. Unless you really need the 3.5″ form factor I only recommend it when it on sale for $19.99 or less.
-I use this one for copying video files off of a 120/240GB SSD to my internal 8x 480GB RAID 10 SSD array. Works at about 20-30 MBps faster than a SATA III to USB 3.0 dock.
-My right angle SATA cables worked fine. But I had to wiggle the locking ones in a bit to get them to lock in.
Robert H. –
Pros: only needs one power connector.
quick setup. screws and 2 padlocks included. Cons: some might not like the keys. either way is fine with me. Overall Review: don’t lose the keys for the padlock
rickie j. –
Pros: they go way beyond when you have an issue! Cons: NOTHING “Pey” went out of his way to help! Overall Review: my 2221 had issues , they worked with me,it was replaced
Very respectable , Thank you Pey Yuon!
STILL working again thanks Pey and Athena team
Would I buy again no! buy Rosewill they have sep power for each ….
FULL direct connects = no bullsit between your drives
Anonymous –
Pros: Fits into floppy drive slot (so it uses up a useless slot, since floppy drives are no longer used)
Back connections = 2 sata data & 1 sata power; jumper for front light options
SSDs work fine at full speeds (speed of course is based on your SATA controller on the mobo)
Lever system to insert and remove works fine
Can be hotswappable (if your BIOS/UEFI supports it) Cons: The front closing arm does not really lock/snap closed, so you must use the locking key for a firm grab Overall Review: Probably will purchase more.
David M. –
Pros: Enterprise grade at consumer price Cons: Needs cooling vents. I added my own. Overall Review: Excellent product for the price.