5.25 Slim Drive Adapter

[Yoshi Heffernan]

ThisSlim IDE Optical & 3.5in Hard Drive Mounting Bracket offers multi-purpose functionality, acting as either a Drive Bracket or cage to mount any slim IDE CD/DVD drive in a standard 5.25in bay of your computer, or to mount a slim IDE optical drive and regular floppy or hard drive in the same 5.25in bay.

thank you jaclaz. maybe i forgot to mention that the slimline drive i want to install is a dvd burner? these have a width of 128mm while 3.5" standard has a width of 101.6mm. therefore i figured that 3.5" slots are not suitable for slimline drives and my only chance would be to try it with a 5.25"hh slot. or am i mistaken?

the reaons why it has to be slimline is because there is no slot-in dvd burner in the regular 5.25hh form factor. now, the reason why i need slot-in is because i bought a new pc case where all optical drivers have to be installed vertically.

In other words, all slimline CD/DVD's use a particular connector, a 50 pin one that carries both DATA and POWER, and need an adapter to be connected to a "normal desktop" with SPLIT POWER and DATA cables.

AFAIK 1) can be mounted vertically, but it is NOT advised to do so, and however I still have coincidentally a plextor SCSI 4x CD burner with that technology, it must be about 15 years old, 2) cannot be mounted vertically, both 3) and 4) can.

... while with this knowledge i would assume only slimline drives have a S-ATA slim plug. but having only one connector that can handle both data and power seems nice though? does the data transfer rate drop maybe? or why do they still produce drives that require the additional S-ATA power connector?

can you tell me more about your option 3 and these "hooks" you were speaking of? i have no idea what this is but maybe it can save my problem by avoiding a S-ATA slim adapter? (because my board has only S-ATA and one eS-ATA)

Of course laptops have this connector directly on the motherboard, but you need a converter board (similar to the one depicted above) that has on one side the 50 pin connector and on the other side the appropriate connectors, depending on the drive type (IDE/PATA or SATA):

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The Icy Dock x6 SSD or even x8 SSD bays look to be a perfect fit but they are damn expensive for what they appear to be. Even the cheapest one is 150% more expensive than the case I am going to use and I want to buy two of them.

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How does one install a 5.25 standard CD DVD drive in the tool free drive bays. I understand that you need an adapter for the slims but I am putting in a standard size so no Adapter is needed. There seems to be no way to put the screws in because it uses pins to snap in place. Would someone be kind enough to advise on this matter

Yes thanks I read that more than once. However not having opened up my machine yet, the sides of the drive bay are not accessible with the tool free chases? So how is it seared to the case??? That is what I need to know. Is there a slide out tray?

The DP25 Dell FlexBay Adapter Kit combines a DP25 SATA 6G removable drive and a CD/DVD burner into a single 5.25-inch Dell FlexBay, which is available on select Dell systems. The DP25 is a rugged and reliable removable drive for data security, transport, and backup. It can house up to two 2.5-inch drives and is relied on by government, military, and business.

Moving to the rear of the enclosure, the Icy Dock MB994IPO-3SB shows that it can be equally at home in a server as well as a workstation. The unit has dual 4-pin molex connectors. Most hot swap enclosures in this range have single power connectors, introducing a single point of failure. The next major feature we see is the optical disk drive (ODD) SATA connector corresponding to the top row position of the optical drive. The bottom row has four 7-pin SATA/ SAS connectors. For those wondering why there are four connectors, it is because many SAS drives come in dual port configurations. This is especially important when running high availability (HA) configurations. If one instead opts for simple configurations, like using standard SATA SSD in each tray, only one 7-pin connector per drive is required.

Another feature of the Icy Dock MB994IPO-3SB is that it has an on/ off switch for the fan. Solid state drives run cool, so having the ability to turn off the fan for quiet computing will be an attractive option for some users.When the fan is off it seems as though heat, even when the drives are active, is dissipated enough through the metal enclosure.

Taking a look inside the Icy Dock MB994IPO-3SB shows off how difficult it is to light. In all seriousness, one can see two main PCB planes in the enclosure along with the power connectors, dual SAS connectors and mini SATA/ power connector. The PCB planes are parallel to the unit which helps airflow in the Icy Dock MB994IPO-3SB.

After installing two SSDs and the Samsung slim DVD burner, one can see that the entire unit looks very sharp. The metal latches on the left side of the Icy Dock MB994IPO-3SB drive trays really look and feel solid.

One of the big benefits to a hot swap unit like the Icy Dock MB994IPO-3SB is the hot swap feature. If a drive fails, one can simply swap this out. Likewise, if one needs a CD drive (or wants to share an optical drive among several servers) they can quickly swap these drives in and out. Personally I recommend hot swap bays such as the Icy Dock MB994IPO-3SB in both workstation and server chassis just because it makes maintenance much easier.

Overall, I was very impressed with the Icy Dock MB994IPO-3SB. This is one of those units that feels extremely solid with the all metal construction (save the electronics and fan.) It does have a slightly premium price at around $80-85 USD (not including the optical drive), but that is fairly standard. The latches did feel very solid which is excellent. The Icy Dock unit is a great option for those looking to expand capabilities in workstations and servers small and large.

Just had to say that I appreciated this review. My case is full and I wanted to have the option for a pair of SSDs and remembered this article. Spent 15 mins to track it down so that I could find the model number.

The 5.25 Bay x 4 NVMe U.2 M.2 SSD Carrier SlimLineSAS IO is a specialized hardware component designed to provide storage expansion capabilities within a computer system, particularly focusing on accommodating Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) solid-state drives (SSDs) in the form factors of U.2 and M.2. This carrier solution is engineered to fit into a standard 5.25-inch drive bay within a computer chassis and offers support for up to four NVMe SSDs, facilitating robust storage configurations for enhanced performance and data management.

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