Turn Virtually any 25 SATA or SAS Hard Drive into a 35 SATA Drive - Trayless design hard drives are not mounted into separate traysenclosures - Supports 25 form factor hard drives (HDD) and solid state drives (SSD) up to 15mm in height - Power indicator LED - Lightweight plastic construction with air vents - Plug and Play and hot swap compatible - Support for SATA revision IIIIII (153060 Gbps) - Support for SAS revision III (3060 Gbps) Applications - Use available 25 hard drives in place of a 35 hard drive - Install a 25 hard drive into a 35 hard drive enclosure or backplane - Turn unused 25 hard drives into additional storage in a desktop computer - Use large capacity 125mm SATA drives as a front bay removable drive The 25SATSAS35 25-inch SATASAS to 35-inch SATA Hard Drive Converter converts a 25-inch SATA or SAS hard drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) into a 35-inch form factor SATA Hard Drive The converter provides a versatile solution for 25-inch drive installations enabling you to install a 25-inch SATASAS drive in a 35-inch bay drive drawer caddytray or into a 35-inch drive enclosure To maximize performance and utilize the full speed potential of your SATA III hard drives this HDD Backplane supports SATA III for transfer speeds up to 6 Gbps when paired with compatible controller Suitable for drives with a height of up to 15mm virtually any 25-inch SATA or SAS hard drive can be made to look and function like a 35-inch hard drive The drive converter includes mounting holes along the side and base allowing you to mount the drive if needed into a compatible system The Drive Converter features a trayless design for simple drive installation and removal and is constructed of durable yet lightweight plastics with ventilation openings to aid air flow and help keep hard drives running cooler Backed by a StarTechcom 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support The StarTechcom Advantage - A trayless design and support for 15mm drives enables quick and easy installremoval of drives including newer high capacity drives - Includes mounting holes on the side and base providing compatibility with some OEM branded systems such as Dell - Can be mounted into a 35 front bay as a 25 HDD Mobile Rack or treated as a regular 35 hard drive - Maximize performance with file transfer speeds up to 6Gbps when paired with SATA III HDD and controller Warranty Information Warranty 2 Years Hardware Compatible Drive Types SAS & SATA Drive Installation Removable Drive Size 25in Fan(s) No Front Door Key Lock No Number of 25 inch bays 1 Number of Drives 1 Performance RAID No Temperature Alarm No Connector(s) Drive Connectors 1 - SFF-8482 (29 pin Data & Power Internal SAS) Receptacle Host Connectors 1 - SATA Data & Power Combo (715 pin) Plug Special Notes Requirements Note Although mobile racks can enable a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drive to connect using a standard Serial ATA (SATA) connector the hard drive controller must be SAS compatible to properly support SAS drives SAS controllers can work with SAS and SATA drives but most SAS drives will only work with a SAS controller Physical Characteristics Color Black Enclosure Type Plastic Max Drive Height 15 mm 06 in Product Height 25 mm 1 in Product Length 145 mm 57 in Product Weight 140 g 49 oz Product Width 100 mm 39 in Packaging Information Package Quantity 1 Shipping (Package) Weight 199 g 7 oz What\'s in the Box Included in Package 1 - 25 to 35 HDD Converter 10 - screws (6 round 4 flat)