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Black lay-flat SATA docking station with ten drive bays

Sabrent

Sabrent EC-DFLT USB 3.0 SATA Lay-Flat Docking Station 2.5 3.5in 10 Bay

SKU CH-CDZE-C1KSM

A ten-bay lay-flat dock that lets you hot-swap 2.5" and 3.5" SATA drives over USB 3.0 at up to 5 Gbps

  • Size2.5 in & 3.5 in
  • Drive interfaceSATA I/II/III
  • External connectionUSB 3.0
  • Bay count10
  • Supported operating systemsWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Mac OS
  • Product colorBlack
  • 10 drive bays for simultaneous access to multiple SATA disks
  • USB 3.0 interface delivers up to 5 Gbps transfer speed
  • Hot-swappable design lets you swap drives without rebooting
  • Accepts both 2.5" and 3.5" SATA hard drives or SSDs
  • Plug-and-play operation requires no driver installation

Direct-insert SATA dock

The Sabrent EC-DFLT is a lay-flat docking station that accepts 2.5 and 3.5 inch SATA hard drives or SSDs. It provides ten bays for high-volume drive swapping without enclosures. The dock connects through USB 3.0 and works with Windows from 2000 through 10 plus Mac OS X. No drivers are required for operation.

Passive cooling and USB power

The unit has no fan, so it runs silently while drives are seated in the open bays. A 12 V AC adapter supplies power to the dock and the installed drives. Data moves at up to 5 Gbps over USB 3.0 and falls back to 480 Mbps on USB 2.0 or 1.1 ports. An on-off switch cuts power to all bays at once.

Build integration and drive flexibility

The dock needs a free USB 3.0 port and a mains outlet for its power supply. It frees the builder from fitting multiple internal drive cages or hot-swap bays inside the chassis. Each bay takes any capacity SATA drive up to 8 TB, and drives can be inserted or removed while the system is running.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameSABRENT
Model nameEC-DFLT
Product colorBlack
Product typeDock
Storage
Drive interfaceSATA I/II/III
Bay count10
Ports & slots
External connectionUSB 3.0
Size & build
Size2.5 in & 3.5 in
Shipping weight0.59 kg
Package size269 × 142 × 74 mm
Compatibility
Supported operating systemsWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Mac OS
In the box
In the box2.5 in /3.5 in external SATA hard disk docking
AC Power Adapter
USB 3.0 Cable
More details
Cooling fansNo

Questions about this item

How do I install a drive in the Sabrent EC-DFLT 10-bay dock and what step do people miss?

Connect the 12 V power adapter, link the USB 3.0 cable to the host, press the On/Off switch, then insert a 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drive straight down until it seats; the step most people miss is powering the dock on before inserting the drive.

What maintenance or replacement will the Sabrent EC-DFLT dock need later?

The unit has no fan and no user-serviceable parts; only the external 12 V power adapter or the USB 3.0 cable may need replacement if they fail.

What limit appears first on the Sabrent EC-DFLT during sustained transfers?

The USB 3.0 interface caps sustained throughput at 5 Gbps, so that bus limit is reached before any single SATA drive can saturate the connection.

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