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Product ID: HSB225S3R
In stock: CA: 5 | US: 0
This HDD rack lets you install two 2.5” SATA hard drives or solid-state drives into a single 3.5” front bay. With configurable RAID support, the SATA drive rack provides an ideal data storage solution.
Configure and arrange your drives for increased drive capacity, or add data redundancy, with built-in hardware RAID functionality. The HDD rack offers software and operating system independent operations and with multiple RAID options, such as RAID 0, RAID 1, spanning, or JBOD, you can build the data storage solution that works best for you.
This SATA backplane is trayless and hot-swappable, which makes it easy to install and remove your drives from your computer system when required, without having to open the case every time. It also provides a more convenient way to create backups for data recovery and archiving.
The removable hard-drive bay/backplane features durable aluminum construction for long-lasting performance. The SATA backplane also has LED indicators for power and hard drive activity, and drive status, which makes it easy to monitor the status of your hard drives and RAID array.
The HSB225S3R is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.
| Warranty Information | Warranty | 2 Years |
|---|---|---|
| Connector(s) | 1 - Drive Connectors | 22 pin SATA Data + Power (7 + 15 pin) Receptacle |
| 1 - Host Connectors | LP4 (4 pin, PWM) | |
| 7 pin SATA Data Receptacle | ||
| Environmental | Operating Temperature | 0⁰C to 55⁰C (32°F to 131°F) |
| Storage Temperature | -20⁰C to 55⁰C (-4°F to 131°F) | |
| Humidity | 5% ~ 65% | |
| Hardware | Front Door Key Lock | No |
| Fan(s) | No | |
| Interface | SATA | |
| Number of Drives | 2 | |
| Drive Size | 2.5in | |
| Compatible Drive Types | SATA | |
| Drive Installation | Removable | |
| Number of 2.5 inch bays | 2 | |
| Supported Drive Height(s) | 5mm | |
| 7mm | ||
| 9.5mm | ||
| Chipset ID | ASMedia - ASM1092R | |
| Indicators | 2 - LED Indicators | Link/Activity/Error |
| Packaging Information | Shipping (Package) Weight | 12.2 oz [345.0 g] |
| Package Length | 7.8 in [19.8 cm] | |
| Package Width | 5.9 in [15.0 cm] | |
| Package Height | 1.8 in [4.5 cm] | |
| Performance | TRIM Support | Yes |
| S.M.A.R.T. Support | Yes | |
| Type and Rate | SATA III (6 Gbps) | |
| Port Multiplier | Yes | |
| Hardware Raid Supported | Yes | |
| Supported RAID Modes | RAID 0 (Striped Disks) | |
| RAID 1 (Mirrored Disks) | ||
| BIG (Spanning or Concatenation) | ||
| JBOD - (Just a Bunch of Disks) | ||
| Hot Swap Capability | Yes | |
| Insertion Rating | 50,000 | |
| Physical Characteristics | Color | Black |
| Material | Aluminum and Plastic | |
| Max Drive Height | 0.4 in [9.5 mm] | |
| Product Length | 5.5 in [14.0 cm] | |
| Product Width | 4.0 in [10.1 cm] | |
| Product Height | 1.0 in [2.5 cm] | |
| Weight of Product | 7.8 oz [220.0 g] | |
| Special Notes / Requirements | Note | TRIM and SMART have limited support while in a RAID configuration. A SATA controller with Port Multiplier support is required, in addition to the product configured in JBOD mode, to provide full TRIM and SMART support. |
| What's in the Box | 1 - Included in Package | mobile rack |
| SATA data cable | ||
| SATA to LP4 adapter | ||
| installation screw kit | ||
| quick-start guide |
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We are always ready to assist you with any questions you may have.
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Live Chat (opens in new window)When you troubleshoot issues with a hard drive rack, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. You can test to make sure that the following components are working correctly and are not the source of the issue:
To test your setup components, try the following:
When you test the hard drive and hard drive rack, it is recommended that you do the following:
Note: Formatting a hard drive erases all of the data on it. Make sure that you back up all of your data before you reformat the hard drive.
Note: A formatted hard drive will not show up in Computer or My Computer until it has a drive letter assigned to it.
Yes, this mobile rack does support hot-swapping of SATA drives. To use this feature, it is required that the SATA port is set to Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode and hot-swapping is enabled. On most motherboards, this is performed within the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) or the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). If you are using a SATA controller card, consult the motherboard manufacturer's technical documentation for the correct steps to accomplish this.
In order to rebuild a RAID array, you need to replace a physical drive with an identical drive on the same RAID controller. Although standard RAID levels are generally agreed upon throughout the industry, the implementation varies between manufacturers. RAID arrays are typically not accessible when they are moved to another controller, and data may be unrecoverable if the drives are out of order or have been formatted or accessed by another RAID controller.
If a RAID controller has failed, you should get the exact same model of RAID controller.
Note: If a drive or drives were damaged, it is possible that the RAID array may be permanently unrecoverable.
RAID should not be considered a replacement for backing up your data. If critical data is going onto a RAID array, you should back up the data on another physical drive or logical set of drives.
With the following RAID modes, recovery is possible using the same StarTech.com product. Refer to the following table for the appropriate method to use to recover your RAID array.
| RAID mode | Max # of failed drives | Procedure |
| RAID 1 | Only one drive is needed for recovery. |
The array will rebuild and is accessible during the rebuilding process. |
| RAID 3 | Single drive failure will rebuild. |
Note: Do not change the order of the drives.
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| RAID 5 | Single drive failure will rebuild. |
Note: Do not change the order of the drives.
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| RAID 10 | Only one drive in a mirrored set can fail. |
Note: Do not change the order of the drives.
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Note: Not all StarTech.com devices support each of the RAID modes described below. For more information on the RAID modes that your device supports, refer to the manual or the StarTech.com product page.
Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) is a virtual disk technology that combines multiple physical drives into one unit. RAID can create redundancy, improve performance, or do both.
RAID should not be considered a replacement for backing up your data. If critical data is going onto a RAID array, it should be backed up to another physical drive or logical set of drives.
The following are terms that are normally used in connection with RAID:
Different RAID levels exist for different application requirements.
Refer to the following table for the list of RAID modes offered by some StarTech.com products:
| RAID mode | Description | Operation | Advantages | Disadvantages | Recovery |
| RAID 0 | Striped disks | Data is split evenly between two or more disks. | Large size and the fastest speed. | No redundancy. | If one or more drives fails, this results in array failure. |
| RAID 1 | Mirrored disks | Two or more drives have identical data on them. | A single drive failure will not result in data loss. | Speed and size is limited by the slowest and smallest disk. | Only one drive is needed for recovery. |
| RAID 3 | Striped set with dedicated parity | Data is split evenly between two or more disks, plus a dedicated drive for parity storage. | High speeds for sequential read/write operations. | Poor performance for multiple simultaneous instructions. | A single drive failure will rebuild. |
| RAID 5 | Striped disks with distributed parity | Data is split evenly between three or more disks. Parity is split between disks. | Large size, fast speed, and redundancy. | The total array size is reduced by parity. | A single drive failure will rebuild. |
| RAID 10 | 1+0; Striped set of Mirrored Subset | Four or more drives are made into two mirrors that are striped. | Larger size and higher speed than RAID-1, and more redundancy than RAID-0. | No parity. | Only one drive in a mirrored set can fail. |
| JBOD | Just a Bunch Of Disks | Any number of drives are accessed independently by the operating system. | Software RAID modes can be used. | Hardware RAID may have better performance. | N/A |
| Big | Spanning or Concatenation | Data is written on one drive until it is full, and then the next drive(s) until it or they are full. | Creates a very large and simple array. |
No redundancy. |
N/A |
| Clone | RAID 1 + Spare |
Two drives have identical data, plus one drive is used for rebuilding in case of a primary array failure. |
Seamless operation when one drive fails in a RAID-1 array. | Spare drive is not accessible to the user. | Only one drive is needed for recovery. |
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