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Black metal eight-bay 2.5 inch drive cage for 5.25 inch bay

ICY DOCK

ICY DOCK MB998IPB 8-bay 2.5" SAS/SATA hdd accessory

SKU CH-QBDJ-D25ER MPN MB998IPB

Holds eight 2.5" SAS or SATA drives in one 5.25" bay with dual miniSAS HD 8643 connectors and two 40 mm fans

  • Mobile rack drives supportMulti 2.5 in Drives to 5.25 in Bay
  • Mobile rack interfaceSATA I/II/III/SAS
  • Protection caseMultiple Drives
  • Product colorBlack
  • For use with2.5 in (6.35 cm)
  • DetailsHost Interface: 2 x miniSAS HD 8643 Drive Fit: 8 × 2.5 in SA
  • Holds eight 2.5" drives in one 5.25" bay
  • Dual Mini-SAS HD 8643 connectors deliver 12 Gb/s SAS bandwidth
  • Full-metal rugged chassis built for military and medical systems
  • Two 40 mm user-controllable fans keep drives cool under load
  • Hot-swap trays let you replace drives without powering down

Eight 2.5-inch drives in one 5.25-inch bay

The MB998IPB fits eight 2.5-inch SAS or SATA solid-state drives or hard drives, each 5 mm to 7 mm high, into a single external half-height 5.25-inch bay. It is built for workstations, media servers, HPC clusters and industrial PCs that need dense, hot-swappable storage without using multiple drive bays.

Sustained operation with dual 40 mm cooling

Two user-controllable 40 mm fans and a ventilated all-metal chassis keep drive temperatures stable during continuous read and write workloads. The rugged construction is designed for medical and military systems where long-term reliability matters more than short bursts of speed.

Dual miniSAS HD 8643 host interface

The backplane connects to a RAID controller or host bus adapter through two miniSAS HD SFF-8643 ports, providing 12 Gb/s SAS and 600 MB/s SATA bandwidth per drive. This interface choice determines whether the cage matches your existing controller and cabling.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameICY DOCK
Model nameMB998IPB
Product colorBlack
Storage
Mobile rack drives supportMulti 2.5 in Drives to 5.25 in Bay
Ports & slots
Mobile rack interfaceSATA I/II/III/SAS
Size & build
Shipping weight0.98 kg
Package size175 × 170 × 56 mm
Compatibility
For use with2.5 in (6.35 cm)
More details
Protection caseMultiple Drives

Questions about this item

How much noise and heat do the dual 40 mm fans produce when the MB998IPB runs all day?

The unit includes two user-controllable 40 mm fans and a ventilated metal chassis designed to keep eight drives cool during continuous operation.

What host controller or cable must I already own to connect the two miniSAS HD 8643 ports on this enclosure?

You need a RAID card or HBA with SFF-8643 miniSAS HD connectors and matching cables to link the backplane to the host system.

Will my existing 2.5" SATA drives limited to 6 Gb/s work properly in the 12 Gb/s SAS backplane of the MB998IPB?

Yes, the backplane supports SATA I, II and III drives at up to 6 Gb/s alongside SAS drives, so older SATA SSDs and HDDs operate normally.

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