Ray Davison wrote:
> I have been looking for plugin SATA bays.  This is the first I have seen.
> 
> http://www.evertek.com/viewpart.asp?auto=26252&cpc=RECOM

Just be aware the spec says it only supports the original SATA-150, not 
the newer SATA-300 spec.

I've got a PC here with 10 of these:

http://www.vantecusa.com/p_mrk200st.html

and I'm quite happy with them.  The fans are pretty quiet, too.

I've also used a Supermicro box (CSE-M35T) that puts 5 drives vertically 
in a 3-height 5.25" bay, but there's no "channels" down the
side of the 
box, so it won't fit most cases that have tabs for mounting the 5.25" 
drives... but works fine in any case (like most Antec ones) that use 
frame rails bolted onto the sides of the drives.  (They're also 
SATA-150, but there's a newer version that also handles SAS).  The stock 
fans are a bit noisy, but they're easy to replace with a quieter one 
(though lower airflow can lead to overheating, depending on the drives 
you mount).

I thought from the CSE- in the part number of the bay you mentioned that 
it might be a Supermicro part, but I couldn't find the manufacturer's 
name there in the quick glance I had.

Hope this helps!

-Derek

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