The black CRU-DataPort DX115 6 Gb/s Hard Drive Enclosurefrom CRU-DataPort DX115 6 Gb/s Hard Drive Enclosureis a complete assembly with a removable drive carrier and frame, which accepts a 3.5" SATA hard drive of any capacity in its carrier. It has a host (I/O) port, which operates at speeds of up to 6 Gb/s and is also compatible with 3 Gb/s drives.

The "Auto Start" feature allows the drive carriers to be automatically powered up in seconds after the carrier has been installed. It is designed for digital cinema media on 2.5" or 3.5" SAS or SATA drives and provides a user-friendly way to transport digital content made up of steel and aluminum. The enclosure also offers a Host Activity LED feature which allows the choice of having the disk drive or the PCI host adapter control.

Supports 3.5" SATA/SAS Hard Drives    SATA 6 Gb/s Support    Power/Drive LED Indicators    Metal Construction    FCC, CE, RoHS, C-Tick Compliant

6 Gb/s signal with "Serial Repeater Chip" located on the frame

Compatibility with all drive manufacturers and capacities

Power and host activity LED

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. is this the hard disk carrier or frame?

A: This carrier fits in a DX115 SAS/SATA 6 Gb/s frame, which further fits in a 5.25" peripheral bay.

Q: 2. Dos this drive support SCSI (UAS) mode?

A: This is a SATA 6 Gb/s Interface and will not support SCSI.

Q: 3. if this new drive is defective who do we call for tech support?

A: Seagate because they warranty it for 5 years

Q: 4. It looks good. The specs don't say but can I assume that it comes with a power supply & connecting USB cable? Thanks

A: No, this is only a plastic case to store a hard drive in. It is not a USB enclosure.

Q: 5. What's the difference between Enterprise Capacity and Enterprise ? I suspect that the capacity one is less of a drive with less warranty?

A: All of the Seagate Enterprise drives are Enterprise Capacity. They are the same.

Q: 6. With an appropriate sizing adapter for 3.5" drives, will this unit support 2.5" drives, including SSD's?

A: Yes this unit supports SATA 2.5" drives .SATA 3.5" drives and SATA SSDs.

Q: 7. What is Nearline?

A: NEARLINE HD's (SATA, SCSI or PATA, it doesn't matter) are storage devices built with a balanced compromise between speed, reliability and power requirements.They're usually targeted to servers which need an always online and fast backup device (huge databases, sensitive data archives and so on).

Q: 8. Is it possible to use this device to clone a boot drive? And if so, what software should be used to accomplish it?

A: No it is not intended to be used as such.

Q: 9. This enterprise drive is advertised as being usable in a NAS configuration. How does this drives life expectancy compare to a 6TB NAS drive?

A: Enterprise drives are able to last longer than regular NAS drives. They also have a longer warranty.

Q: 10. Does this come with power and USB cable?

A: The dock includes a power supply, and a USB cable.