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Black aluminium 5.25in mobile rack drawer with key lock and cooling fan

STARTECH

STARTECH DRW150SATBK 5.25in SATA 3.5in HDD SSD accessory

SKU CH-3GET-4MA2G MPN DRW150SATBK

A 5.25in bay drawer that hot-swaps a single 3.5in SATA drive with a key lock and built-in cooling fan

  • Mobile rack drives support1 × 3.5 in Drives to 5.25 in Bay
  • Mobile rack interfaceSATA I/II
  • DetailsHard Drive Compatibility: 3.5 in SATA/300(SATA II) or SATA/1
  • Key featuresAll aluminum construction for maximum durability and heat di

Model Rugged

  • Turn any 3.5in SATA drive into hot-swap storage for a 5.25in bay
  • All-aluminium body gives maximum durability and heat dissipation
  • Ball-bearing cooling fan keeps the drive running cool
  • Key-lock mechanism prevents accidental drive removal
  • Works with PC or Mac systems that have a 5.25in bay

Rugged 5.25in SATA mobile rack

This black aluminium drawer converts a single 3.5in SATA hard drive or SSD into a front-accessible hot-swap bay that fits a standard 5.25in drive slot. It is built for technicians and system builders who need to move drives between machines without opening the case. The key-lock mechanism prevents accidental ejection while the drive is powered.

Sustained-load thermal behaviour

The all-aluminium chassis acts as a heatsink and a ball-bearing fan draws air across the installed drive during continuous read or write sessions. This combination keeps operating temperatures stable over long backup, imaging or archival workloads instead of letting heat build up in a short burst.

Practical limits of the SATA interface

The caddy supports SATA I and II signalling, so the drive will operate at up to 300 MB/s rather than the 6 Gbps ceiling of later revisions. Systems that only provide a 150 MB/s SATA I port will run the drive at that lower ceiling, and the tray cannot overcome the bandwidth limit of the host controller.

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameStarTech.com
Model nameDRW150SATBK
Storage
Mobile rack drives support1 × 3.5 in Drives to 5.25 in Bay
Ports & slots
Mobile rack interfaceSATA I/II
Size & build
Shipping weight0.84 kg
Package size193 × 152 × 48 mm

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Questions about this item

Does the built-in ball-bearing fan keep the 3.5in drive cool during all-day operation?

The aluminum drawer includes a ball-bearing cooling fan that moves air across the drive, while the all-metal body acts as a heatsink to dissipate heat during continuous use.

What must my system already have for this mobile rack to function?

A desktop PC or Mac with a free 5.25in front drive bay, an internal SATA data cable, and a spare SATA power connector from the power supply.

Will my older SATA 150 or SATA 300 hard drives work in this drawer alongside newer drives?

The caddy accepts any 3.5in SATA drive and the SATA I/II interface handles legacy SATA 150 and SATA 300 drives without extra configuration.

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