The ExpressCage 4-Bay 2.5" SAS/SATA Drive Cage from Icy Dock occupies a desktop's 5.25" bay to provide your system with four hot-swap 2.5" storage drive bays. These four drive bays support internal 2.5" SSDs and HDDs that feature a SAS or SATA interface. Furthermore, the bays are able to accommodate 7 to 12.5mm tall drives.

Mounting your drives is quick and easy with ExpressTrays. You can attach a drive to the ExpressTray by simply placing it downward into the built-in screws and pushing the rear tab. Screw holes are also available beneath the tray to provide additional stability.

For cooling, a 40mm fan is on board while an adjustable speed jumper lets you set the fan's speed to High, Low, or Auto. Powering all four drives can be accomplished via a single 15-pin SATA power connector. Moreover, Active Power Technology keeps the enclosure powered down until a drive is inserted.

Mounts Four 2.5" Drives into 5.25" Bay    Supports 7 to 12.5mm Tall Drives    SAS/SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface    40mm Cooling Fan    ExpressTray Design    Hot-Swap Support    Active Power

Supports up to four 2.5" SATA/SAS HDDs and SSDs into a single 5.25" bay

Compatible with SATA III 6 Gbps or a SAS single channel (requires SAS host)

Hot-swappable bays for quick drive installation

Accommodates 2.5" drives that are 7mm, 9mm, or 12.5mm tall

Active Power Technology (APT) - only powers up if there is drive installed in the drive bay

Removable ExpressTray system for tool-less, easy installation comparable to tray-less designs

Bottom mounted screw holes for increased stability

Blue indicator LED provided for each bay

40mm upgradeable fan for drive cooling

2-pin and 3-pin fan headers to support most aftermarket fan upgrades

Single 15-pin SATA power connection powers all four drives

Locking latch design for both 7-pin SATA connector and 15-pin power adapter

Fan speed control for High, Low, and Auto (smart cooling) settings

Metal case with heavy duty ABS tray and door latch

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can you insert SSD and HDD directly into dock, or you need adapters? Thanks

A: A SSD or a HDD would fit directly into the OWC Drive Dock USB Type-C Dual Drive Bay Solution

Q: 2. Does a SAS controller is required for reading SAS disk or SATA controller on the motherboard will be fine?

A: Sata drives may be connected to SAS backplanes, but SAS drives cannot connect to SATA backplanes.

Q: 3. Can i use this on my Mac Pro 5,1 2012 to place 2 SSDs into one 3.5inch internal drive bay? Will both drives work?

A: Yes, both drives will work in that use case.

Q: 4. is the 8 drive version *really* only 4.1cm/1.6" tall? i just want to make sure before i try to cram it into a 1U rack

A: The dimensions for the Icy Dock ToughArmor MB998SP-B 8 x 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD Backplane Cage are 142.4 x 146 x 41.3 mm or 5.65" x 5.74" x 1.62" inches. It is meant to be placed in a 5.25" computer bay.

Q: 5. Does this support 12TB drives?

A: Yes. This dock would work with 12TB drives

Q: 6. What is the length of each USB included cables? (USB-C - USB-C & USB-C - USB-A) Thanks!

A: I am not sure as I'm not home with it but very short. Bummer short.

Q: 7. Hi. Does this support hotswap or hotplug for Raid 1?

A: That will depend on your RAID controller. The unit does make it simple to pop out the drives when safe to eject.

Q: 8. It will run WD Red Pro 18TB NAS drive?

A: Yes, the OWC Drive Dock USB Type-C Dual Drive Bay Solution is compatible with a WD Red Pro 18TB NAS drive.

Q: 9. Does this Cage support 4TB SSD'S ?

A: Yes, it is will support 4TB SSDs.

Q: 10. Does this require a separate raid controller?

A: Yes, this Icy Dock ExpressCage 6-Bay 2.5" SAS/SATA Drive Cage for 5.25" Bay does require a separate raid controller. You can find out more at this link: https://bit.ly/3qyVOL1