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StarTech.com 2.5" to 3.5" SATA HDD/SSD Adapter Enclosure - External Hard Drive Converter with HDD/SSD Height up to 12.5mm (25SAT35HDD), Gray

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  • 2.5in to 3.5in SATA ENCLOSURE: The 2.5in to 3.5in hard drive adapter enclosure turns a 2.5in SATA hard drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD) into a 3.5in SATA drive
  • VERSATILE FUNCTIONALITY: The 2.5in to 3.5in SATA adapter enclosure lets you substitute a 3.5in hard drive for a 2.5in SSD/HDD in any application that would typically require a 3.5in drive form factor
  • SIMPLE DESIGN: The external hard drive converter enclosure fits directly into a standard 3.5in hard drive bay, including mounting points, and SATA connector locations; Toolless design facilitates convenient setup and drive swapping
  • MAXIMUM COMPATIBILITY: With support for high-capacity SATA I/II/III drives this 2.5in to 3.5in hard drive adapter enclosure ensures compatibility with virtually any 2.5in SATA HDD or SSD, up to 12.5mm drive height
  • THE IT PRO'S CHOICE: Designed and built for IT Professionals, this 3.5in hard drive enclosure is backed for 2 years, including free lifetime 24/5 multi-lingual assistance
  • Seamless 2.5" SSD/HDD integration with standard 3.5" hard drive dimensions
  • Improve the performance speed of any 3.5" hard drive application by adapting a 2.5in solid state drive

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Turn a 2.5” SATA HDD/SSD into a 3.5” SATA Drive

hard drive adapter

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The 2.5" to 3.5" hard drive adapter enclosure turns a 2.5" SATA hard drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) into a 3.5" drive.

The adapter enclosure lets you substitute a 3.5" hard drive for a 2.5" SSD/HDD in any application that would typically require a 3.5" drive, such as desktop chassis, backplane, or docking station.

The enclosure has the same dimensions as a standard 3.5" hard drive, including mounting points, and SATA connector locations.

With support for drives up to 12.5mm in height, and high-capacity SATA I/II/III drives (tested up to 1TB) this HDD adapter ensures compatibility with virtually any 2.5" SATA hard drive or solid state drive.

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  • Storage enclosure - internal

    • Product Description

    The 2.5" to 3.5" hard drive adapter enclosure turns a 2.5" SATA hard drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD) into a 3.5" drive. The aluminum hard drive adapter enclosure lets you substitute a 3.5" hard drive for a 2.5" SSD/HDD in any application that would typically require a 3.5" drive, such as desktop chassis, backplane, or docking station. The 2.5" to 3.5" SSD/HDD adapter enclosure has the same dimensions as a standard 3.5" hard drive, including mounting points, and SATA connector locations. With support for drives up to 12.5mm in height, and high-capacity SATA I/II/III drives (tested up to 1TB) this 2.5" to 3.5" SATA adapter enclosure ensures compatibility with virtually any 2.5" SATA hard drive or solid-state drive. The 2.5" to 3.5" hard drive adapter enclosure is backed by a StarTech..

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    4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Customers like the performance, quality and ease of installation of the hard drive enclosure. For example, they mention it works flawlessly, is reliable and easy to setup. That said, opinions are mixed on fit, appearance, value, and screws.

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    66 customers mention53 positive13 negative

    Customers like the performance of the hard drive enclosure. They say it works flawlessly, has great transfer speed, and cooperates well with their older Gigabyte Z77. Some mention that the drive has fired up every single time and that it went off without a hitch.

    "...perfect and then I slapped a 1TB SATA HD inside it and done worked absolutely perfectly...." Read more

    "...about 2-dozen insertions into different bays, and the drive has fired up every single time...." Read more

    "I'm using this adapter with a Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD and it works just fine...." Read more

    "...it works well with cases that include slide-out mounting trays, cooperates well with my older Gigabyte Z77 motherboard in an Antec Sonata III 500..." Read more

    48 customers mention35 positive13 negative

    Customers like the quality of the hard drive enclosure. They mention it's a very good piece of hardware, well-manufactured, reliable, and sturdy. Some appreciate the durable construction and say it'll completely encase an mSATA SSD. Overall, customers recommend it as the best SSD adapter in the market.

    "...so they start making beats.lol but 👍👍 up is what I give it for durable construction and how well it works...." Read more

    "...$33 did not buy quality. Just looking at it, the adapter card looks well manufactured except for 2 slightly large solder marks on the underside at..." Read more

    "...CONS: The plastic construction "feels" flimsy and weak...." Read more

    "...My experience with StarTech products concludes that they are quality built and generally very reliable." Read more

    26 customers mention26 positive0 negative

    Customers find the installation process of the hard drive enclosure to be simple. They mention that it's easy to adapt to different setups, and that it works well with SSDs in a NAS. Some say that the installation is tool-less and takes about 15 seconds.

    "...It is tool-less and takes about 15 seconds to get the drive securely inside. This is a very innovative design...." Read more

    "Simple and easy to use. Just plug in your 2.5" disk (SSD or SATA) into the shell and your physical size is now that of a standard SATA hard drive...." Read more

    "Couldn't be easier to use. Slide the 2.5" drive in and close the front panel. Drive locks into place. Job done in a jiffy." Read more

    "...STURDY AND WELL MADE EASY TO USE...." Read more

    29 customers mention14 positive15 negative

    Customers are mixed about the fit of the hard drive enclosure. Some mention that it works flawlessly and fits perfectly in a 2.5 inch HDD slot, while others say that it doesn't quite fit for converting an SSD to fit into a Dell hotswap tray, or that it does not fit into their Zeedo Z10.

    "...I popped this beneath the DVD drive fit absolutely perfect and then I slapped a 1TB SATA HD inside it and done worked absolutely perfectly...." Read more

    "...As it stands, it appears there is a short on the adapter card that is causing the problem...." Read more

    "...Happily the SSDs fit perfectly into this converter, which in turn fit perfectly into the 3.5" bays...." Read more

    "...The only trouble I had with it was it was slightly too wide causing the hard drive tray to expand and wouldn't fit in it's slot, but I was able to..." Read more

    14 customers mention8 positive6 negative

    Customers are mixed about the appearance of the hard drive enclosure. Some are extremely pleased with the design, build quality and functionality, while others say it's cheap and plastic.

    "...This is a very innovative design. These things have been God-sends for me and I can't recommend them highly enough." Read more

    "...Be careful opening and closing the converter door, the hinge is plastic and secured only with a thin metal screw...." Read more

    "It looks great. It's the right idea. But, for $33 (at my time of purchase) the quality leaves a great deal to be desired...." Read more

    "...Comparing this to an actual SSD, you can see that it's poorly designed and not compatible--nothing lines up properly as the whole enclosure is..." Read more

    14 customers mention6 positive8 negative

    Customers are mixed about the value of the hard drive enclosure. Some mention it's a great product and a good purchase, while others say it'd be better off with a different hard drive. They also mention that the design is cheap and the parts are cheap.

    "...the system is a tad cheap in design as the door latch is very cheap and I am suprised I have not actually broken it yet, but for the parts that..." Read more

    "...It is the first one that fit right and was reliable and still wasn't that expensive." Read more

    "Not because it doesn’t work, it does. It just isn’t worth the price...." Read more

    "The nicest converter I've seen. Good quality and ease of use. Economical too. A+" Read more

    10 customers mention3 positive7 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the screws in the hard drive enclosure. Some mention that the screws are appropriate and secure the mSATA SSD inside the adapter, while others say that they use non-standard screws and require a non- standard screwdriver. Some customers also mention that there are no back slot screws to keep the converter. Overall, the opinions are mixed and it's recommended to read the instructions carefully before using the product.

    "...found that the screw holes on the side of the converter do not match up with the screw holes on the side of a standard 3.5" HDD...." Read more

    "...SSD card fit snugly into the case's board slot and was secured with the provided screws...." Read more

    "...came in a fancier StarTech branded box, the necessary screws, but no screwdriver...." Read more

    "...Once I opened a box, noticed screws package resealed with scotch tape and scratches on the enclosure itself...." Read more

    5 customers mention0 positive5 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the compatibility of the hard drive enclosure. They mention that it does not work with SAS drives, and that it fails to recognize the installed drive. Some say that the device does not allow SAS to SATA conversion.

    "...all laptop mounting screws and case covers in place, the SSD card wasn’t recognized in the BIOS...." Read more

    "...duels in the past is that one of the two hot shoes failed to recognize the installed drive...." Read more

    "...This device will NOT let you use a SAS drive on a SATA controller. Don't fall for it...." Read more

    "...in a USB 2.5" external enclosure and in a hdd dock, both failed to be recognized." Read more

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    The picture says it all. Compare a SATA drive alongside this product. The holes don't match up with any in a computer drive bay or caddy. Also, the case feels flimsy. ALSO, a small set of instructions would be a plus!
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    Kevin Moore
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best thing smoking for adding a extra HD
    Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2020
    Style: 2.5in SATA/SAS DriveSize: 3.5in SATA EnclosureVerified Purchase
    So I used this inside another bin assembly that held a Ultra slimm 9.5mm dvd drive on top and had a 3.5" opening beneath that would fit in the 5.25" single CD drive opening on my AKAI MPC 4000 se. I popped this beneath the DVD drive fit absolutely perfect and then I slapped a 1TB SATA HD inside it and done worked absolutely perfectly. An best thing is to remove HD simply open door and it ejects the HD just slightly so that when door is fully opened its hanging out about a half inch to just pick up and go and to connect HD back to in my case the MPC you simply lay the HD back in the slot slide in about 75% and as you close the door it has an internal mechanism that reattaches the HD to the system. So far now I've purchased about 6 or 7 of these for my own hardware and making kits to resell to other musicians not so tech savvy and just want it done so they start making beats.lol but 👍👍 up is what I give it for durable construction and how well it works.
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    Mhata
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fits great, works great
    Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2013
    Style: 2.5in SATA/SAS DriveSize: 3.5in SATA EnclosureVerified Purchase
    This drive converter solves a big problem of mine. All my RAID arrays are outfitted with trayless 3.5" bays so incorporating 2.5" SSDs poses a major logistical problem. Even though a previous review reported poor fit, I bought one anyway just to test it out. Happily the SSDs fit perfectly into this converter, which in turn fit perfectly into the 3.5" bays. I've tested with about 2-dozen insertions into different bays, and the drive has fired up every single time. I've confirmed SATA III 6Gb/s operating speeds through the converter.

    The big advantage of these converters is they allow air circulation across the SSD. All the trayless 3.5" bays have rear-mounted fans that draw air from front to back, and these converters are designed in such a way as to make good use of this cooling air. This a big relief because even though SSDs (and regular 2.5" drives) are low-power, they can still generate enough heat in an enclosed space to cause damage.

    Out of curiosity, I tried fitting the converter into an internal 3.5" bay, and the holes were indeed a tad bit off (enough to have to break out a drill). Still more curious, I scrounged around and found 3 old cases with 3.5" floppy bays. Voila. The holes aligned perfectly and the fit was spot on. I guess the lesson here is if you're drill-challenged, find an old case with a 3.5" floppy bay.

    I like these converters so much, I'm buying a bunch more.

    Oh, one more thing, inserting and removing drives into the converter can get kind of sticky. It takes patience and gentle rocking motions.
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    Moss Parker
    5.0 out of 5 stars If you have an external 3.5" enclosure you need this
    Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2021
    Style: 2.5in SATA DriveSize: 3.5in SATA EnclosureVerified Purchase
    In my music studio my main DAW computer has a ton of storage connected to it. After filling all of the six SATA ports provided on the motherboard, I needed to add external multi-drive enclosures. Most of the enclosures that work with USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 gbps) expect you to insert 3.5" disks on their caddies. While it is sometimes possible to put a 2.5" SSD on the caddy securely, most of the time it isn't. Sure there are inexpensive adapters that might work in some instances, but I have several enclosures where they won't because the attachment screws for the 2.5" drive are on the wrong surface of the drive making it so that alignment with the data and power ports in the enclosure is impossible. Then I found these StarTech enclosure adapters. What they do is that they encase your 2.5" drive inside a case that looks exactly like a 3.5" drive. In fact, if you didn't know what you were looking at you would think it was a normal HDD. When you insert the drive on an enclosure's caddy, it fits exactly like a 3.5" drive would. Also, inserting the 2.5" drive inside the adapter couldn't be simpler. It is tool-less and takes about 15 seconds to get the drive securely inside. This is a very innovative design. These things have been God-sends for me and I can't recommend them highly enough.
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    Christopher Hauck
    4.0 out of 5 stars a bit cheap in materials
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2024
    Style: 2.5in SATA/SAS DriveSize: 3.5in SATA EnclosureVerified Purchase
    bought this because it was a toolless adapter that made the connectors of a 2.5" sata drive line up with a 3.5" setup(so many don't ensure the alignment so you can install 2.5" drives in a hot-swap 3.5" bay)
    the system is a tad cheap in design as the door latch is very cheap and I am suprised I have not actually broken it yet, but for the parts that matter they did good, it slides in any 2.5" sata drive and makes it look like a plastic 3.5" sata drive in all dimensions that matter, it includes a "drive connected" light that uses the activity pin and is kinda useless(they didn't make it react to changes of that pin) but other than quirks like that it is perfect for putting 2.5" drives into a 3.5" hot-swap type tray
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    Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars BIOS Settings to Enable Hot Swap
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024
    Style: 2.5in SATA/SAS DriveSize: 3.5in SATA EnclosureVerified Purchase
    IMPORTANT!! note about Motherboard bios or Windows System recognizing the docking station with a SSD or HDD installed……. You may have to “Enable” the “Hot Swap” feature on your motherboard SATA channel in the motherboard bios BEFORE your Windows system will find or identify the drive as a hot plug device! The SSD or HDD drive will then appear in the same menu(s) as your USB drives and will need to be similarly “ejected”, just like a USB drive, when removed.

    One suggestion I have is to “Disable” the hot swap feature on your Primary or system drive SATA channel (to avoid accidentally disconnecting your operating Windows drive and forcing a reboot or BSOD). Just saying….

    Most modern motherboards appear to have SATA “Hot Swap” features available. However, as I’ve recently discovered, the default settings in the bios are generally set to “Disabled”. Because my entire purpose for this device is to sort, transfer, copy, consolidate and duplicate info from many separate drives and formats onto fewer media types, I needed the additional speed of a direct SATA channel communication.

    CONS: The plastic construction "feels" flimsy and weak. Be careful opening and closing the converter door, the hinge is plastic and secured only with a thin metal screw. Not sure how long it will last but take care regardless!
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    PZ
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good quality metal material, vents for cooling.
    Reviewed in Canada on September 9, 2021
    Style: 2.5in SATA DriveSize: 3.5in SATA EnclosureVerified Purchase
    I have some older PC's and most 2.5" to 3.5" drive adapters are cumbersome and ugly. The best one I have is a nice one by Silverstone and even that one is a bit of work before it can be used. This startech adapter basically makes any 2.5" SATA drive into a 3.5" drive, so it slides easily into a 3.5" slot. Good quality metallic feel. To a casual glance you might forget and think it's a standard 3.5" drive.

    I wish they made a version that converts 2.5" sata drives to IDE. I could throw it into my older systems or my Playstation 2. It wouldn't even be that much work to repurpose the design. Think about it, Startech!
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    PZ
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good quality metal material, vents for cooling.
    Reviewed in Canada on September 9, 2021
    I have some older PC's and most 2.5" to 3.5" drive adapters are cumbersome and ugly. The best one I have is a nice one by Silverstone and even that one is a bit of work before it can be used. This startech adapter basically makes any 2.5" SATA drive into a 3.5" drive, so it slides easily into a 3.5" slot. Good quality metallic feel. To a casual glance you might forget and think it's a standard 3.5" drive.

    I wish they made a version that converts 2.5" sata drives to IDE. I could throw it into my older systems or my Playstation 2. It wouldn't even be that much work to repurpose the design. Think about it, Startech!
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    trev-uk
    5.0 out of 5 stars does as it should
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2024
    Style: 2.5in SATA/SAS DriveSize: 3.5in SATA EnclosureVerified Purchase
    nice little converter, but needs the needs the bigger one that that fits into the 5.5" bay that hold the 3.5"hdd then it kills 2 birds with 1 stone
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    pierre bourget
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great
    Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2021
    Style: CFast 2.0 CardSize: 2.5in SATA EnclosureVerified Purchase
    Nice
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    Andrea Bonavita
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfetto
    Reviewed in Italy on April 4, 2023
    Style: 2.5in SATA/SAS DriveSize: 3.5in SATA EnclosureVerified Purchase
    Questo Dock è un "adattatore" che permette di collegare le unità SAS da 2.5" ai connettori SATA sulla Scheda Madre, tuttavia come Dock per cambiare velocemente un'unità HDD/SSD da un computer funziona benissimo.

    Sul sito viene confermata la compatibilità con le unità SAS a patto che queste siano compatibili con i controller SATA ma non vengono elencati modelli compatibili:
    "Although mobile racks can enable a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drive to connect using a standard Serial ATA (SATA) connector, the hard drive controller must be SAS compatible to properly support SAS drives. SAS controllers can work with SAS and SATA drives, but most SAS drives will only work with a SAS controller."

    Dalla posizione dei fori per le viti si capisce che questo Dock non si va a installare negli alloggiamenti per le unità disco da 3,5" interne, va ad installarsi nello slot da 3,5" tipicamente usato per i Card Reader o i lettori Floppy Disk.

    Per gli alloggiamenti interni c'è l'apposito adattatore: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B00H91BXJU
    (perfetto per i Dock Hot-Swap da 3,5")
    O un più pratico ed economico kit di montaggio: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B07K9NHL3Y

    Lo sportellino appare solido ma non credo possa reggere una forte tensione quando lo si apre per estrarre l'HDD/SSD, in quanto aziona il meccanismo per l'estrazione.
    È presente anche una semplice sicura a scorrimento per impedirne l'apertura accidentale.
    Va chiuso con attenzione per assicurarsi che il gancetto dello sportello sia entrato correttamente premendo leggermente dopo la levetta di sgancio.

    Il LED indica la presenza di un'unità HDD/SSD al suo interno, ma non lampeggia quando è in uso.

    Il connettore è dichiarato SATA III (6 Gbps) ma il computer a cui l'ho collegato è SATA II (3 Gbps), mentre l'unità che stò utilizzando è a disco magnetico (WD3200BEKT) quindi non posso testare la piena velocità.
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    Andrea Bonavita
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfetto
    Reviewed in Italy on April 4, 2023
    Questo Dock è un "adattatore" che permette di collegare le unità SAS da 2.5" ai connettori SATA sulla Scheda Madre, tuttavia come Dock per cambiare velocemente un'unità HDD/SSD da un computer funziona benissimo.

    Sul sito viene confermata la compatibilità con le unità SAS a patto che queste siano compatibili con i controller SATA ma non vengono elencati modelli compatibili:
    "Although mobile racks can enable a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drive to connect using a standard Serial ATA (SATA) connector, the hard drive controller must be SAS compatible to properly support SAS drives. SAS controllers can work with SAS and SATA drives, but most SAS drives will only work with a SAS controller."

    Dalla posizione dei fori per le viti si capisce che questo Dock non si va a installare negli alloggiamenti per le unità disco da 3,5" interne, va ad installarsi nello slot da 3,5" tipicamente usato per i Card Reader o i lettori Floppy Disk.

    Per gli alloggiamenti interni c'è l'apposito adattatore: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B00H91BXJU
    (perfetto per i Dock Hot-Swap da 3,5")
    O un più pratico ed economico kit di montaggio: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B07K9NHL3Y

    Lo sportellino appare solido ma non credo possa reggere una forte tensione quando lo si apre per estrarre l'HDD/SSD, in quanto aziona il meccanismo per l'estrazione.
    È presente anche una semplice sicura a scorrimento per impedirne l'apertura accidentale.
    Va chiuso con attenzione per assicurarsi che il gancetto dello sportello sia entrato correttamente premendo leggermente dopo la levetta di sgancio.

    Il LED indica la presenza di un'unità HDD/SSD al suo interno, ma non lampeggia quando è in uso.

    Il connettore è dichiarato SATA III (6 Gbps) ma il computer a cui l'ho collegato è SATA II (3 Gbps), mentre l'unità che stò utilizzando è a disco magnetico (WD3200BEKT) quindi non posso testare la piena velocità.
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    STEFA@N MCDS S.A.S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfetto
    Reviewed in Italy on February 18, 2024
    Style: 2x 2.5in SATA DriveSize: 3.5in SATA EnclosureVerified Purchase
    Un alternativa alla mancanza di una scheda raid o laddove non è reperibile i drive relativi al controller raid della scheda madre.
    Semplice funzionale ottimo raid 1.
    Peccato per i led che non sono sull'anteriore.
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