Expand your storage capacity with the USB Type-C 10-Bay 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station from Sabrent. Whether you are a creative professional, producer, or gamer, this enclosure will allow you to install your own array of 3.5" hard-disk drives for easy access to your files and documents. Ten bays allow you to install the 3.5" SATA III drives of your choosing, and the tray-less design allows you to place your drives into the enclosure without needing any screws or mounts. You can manually turn your drives on and off with individual power buttons, while a main power button is on the back of the housing. This enclosure is also hot-swap compatible, allowing you to swap drives without turning off your system. Dual 120mm cooling fans work together with the aluminum design to maintain thermal performance, preventing damage to your drives caused by excessive heat build-up.

10 x 3.5" SATA III Bays    USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Interface    Hot-Swappable Design    Locking Bay Doors    Individual Power Buttons    Aluminum Construction    Dual 120mm Cooling Fans    Works with Windows, macOS & Linux

This Sabrent SATA Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station enables you to access 3.5" hard drives without the frustration of assembling enclosures. By inserting a 3.5" SATA hard drive directly into this docking station, you can quickly access drive contents and transfer files. Transfer data quickly and easily through USB 3.2 Gen 2 at speeds up to 10 Gb/s.

This drive bay supports 10 SATA III hard drives in its tray-less drive bays. The high quality aluminum is ideal for optimal heat dissipation and structural integrity, and all 10 bays are hot swappable with independent on/off switches. There is a locking key to prevent accidental bay door opening with a built-in Kensington security slot. Additionally, two 120mm fans add additional cooling capability.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does this have a hardware RAID component? Or can one be added? And if so, any recommendations?

A: The Sabrent USB Type-C 10-Bay 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station (BH #SADSUCTB) does not have a hardware RAID component to that will allow RAID functions. For RAID it can be achieved with the use of a 3rd party software raid management tool.

Q: 2. Is this compatible with Windows 11?

A: The Sabrent USB 3.2 Gen 2 5-Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station BH #SADSSC5B is compatible with Windows 11.

Q: 3. can this device support hard drive with large capacity such as Seagate x18 18TB?

A: The Sabrent USB 3.2 Gen 2 5-Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station can be used with any capacity of disk that is supported by your host OS. In most cases an 18TB drive would be fine.

Q: 4. Is there a limit on the capacity of the individual drives and or type of drive?

A: The maximum capacity for individual drives listed for the Sabrent USB Type-C 10-Bay 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station is 20TB, and your choice of brands and models can be used.

Q: 5. can it support more harddrive storage capacity with a pci expansion card ??

A: The Sabrent USB 3.2 Gen 2 5-Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station does not have a PCIe expansion slot.

Q: 6. Does this support 18-20 TB HDDs ?

A: You can use 18 or 20TB drives. The enclosure does not limit the drives used.

Q: 7. Can this take drives of varying capacity or do all drives have to be identical size?

A: The Sabrent USB 3.2 Gen 2 5-Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station can accommodate drives of varying capacity.

Q: 8. Does this support JBOD (multiple inserted drives being mounted as a single drive in the OS)?

A: The Sabrent USB 3.2 Gen 2 5-Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station does support JBOD. However, please note if configured as JBOD, the drives will not show up as a single drive. Each drive will show as its own volume.

Q: 9. What is the maximum capacity 3.5" SATA hard drive supported in this configuration? Will four 8TB HDDs function in this bay?

A: Yes, four 8TB HDDs will function in this Sabrent Docking Station.

Q: 10. How loud? Do the fans spin up and down or do they stay a constant speed with constant noise?

A: The Sabrent USB Type-C 10-Bay 3.5" SATA III Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station does not have a rated noise level, but the fans do make noticeable noise if you're working near the system. The speed of the fans may vary based on the cooling needs of the system.