StarTech.com SATA, USB 3.1 Hot Swap Bay for 1 Drives SATA Hard Drive

This hot-swap hard drive bay turns your 2.5" SATA hard drive or solid-state drive into a removable drive that you can use as a regular external USB 3.1 enclosure.

Hot swap your SATA storage

Mount the removable SATA drive bay into any 3.5" or 5.25" front bay, to provide a hot-swappable mobile rack. This makes it easy to install and remove the drive from the computer system without having to open the case every time, and provides a more convenient way to create backups that you can remove for data recovery and archiving.

Make your data portable

If you need access to your data outside of the office, you can use the enclosure portion as a standard USB 3.1 (10Gbps) enclosure -- a powerful external storage solution when you need access to your files while you’re on the road.

Simply eject the enclosure from the bay for portable data storage. Its lightweight, compact design makes it easy to tuck into a laptop bag or carrying case. The enclosure includes a Micro-USB to USB-A and a Micro-USB to USB-C cable, so you can plug the enclosure into your laptop and access your data anywhere you go.

Add scalability to your storage

For even more versatility, StarTech.com offers the S251BU31REMD, an extra 2.5" SATA Drive Enclosure for the S251BU31REM, providing multiple enclosures that can be swapped in and out of the main computer.

The S251BU31REM backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.

• Hot-swap your 2.5" SSD and HDD drives
• Unique enclosure style design provides the option to use as an internal mobile rack or an external USB 3.1 enclosure
• Access your data offline with a portable USB 3.1 (10Gbps) drive enclosure
• One USB-C to Micro-USB cable and one USB-A to Micro-USB cable included for compatibility with your USB-C and USB-A laptop
• Front-mount drive bay design installs into any standard 3.5" or 5.25" bay
• Push-button drive ejection from the front-mount bay
• High-quality vented metal enclosure provides enhanced heat dissipation
• Compatible with SATA revision 1/2/3 (1.5/3.0/6.0Gbps) drives
• Supports 2.5" form factor SATA hard drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD)

• Add a hot-swap bay to a server or workstation computer, for a removable data backup solution
• Switch between fast internal storage and portable external storage
• Environments where storage drives need to be replaced and removed regularly

• 2.5” SATA enclosure
• 3.5” front-panel drive bay
• 3.5” to 5.25” front bay adapter bracket
• SATA data cable
• SATA power cable
• Molex power cable
• USB-C to Micro-B cable
• USB-A to Micro-B cable
• set of drive-mounting hardware
• bay-mounting screws
• bracket-mounting screws
• quick-start guide

Can I hot-swap SATA drives with this mobile rack?

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.