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The ExpressCage MB742SP-B brings dense 2.5" SSD or HDD storage to the floppy 3.5" bay. With the rising popularity of SFF (Small-Form-Factor) systems due to space-savings and lower power usage, a convenient and protective data storage enclosure is necessary to maintain the critical data stored in the system. The ExpressTray MB742TP-B drive caddy supports tool-less drive installation, and it has been designed to hold your drives securely, with an enhanced tool-less drive gripping mechanism, stabilized drive insertion design, and a strengthened single-piece latch. The new metal chassis has all-around air ventilation to keep your drives running cool all day, even under heavy load.

Space Saver

Utilizing the small space of the external 3.5" drive bay (floppy bay), the MB742SP-B is perfect for applications where space is limited. Small-Form-Factor (SFF) PCs, embedded systems, Box PCs, in-vehicle systems, and home servers can all benefit from this dual 2.5" SAS/SATA drive enclosure. The two drives are also in an ideal position to be used in a RAID setup when combined with a RAID card or software RAID solution. A RAID 1 setup can be used to prevent drive failure, and is excellent for sensitive data, or having a backup of your OS drive. A RAID 0 setup is ideal for applications that require high-speeds, such as in a gaming computer or photo/video editing system. Maximize your speed and security while minimizing your space footprint with MB742SP-B.

Innovative New Tray Caddy Design

The ExpressTray MB742TP-B in the MB742SP-B is designed for applications where drive hot-swap is required, while providing security and durability. Grips on the sides of the caddy hold your drives securely, to keep your sensitive data safe.

The unique built-in screws allow for entirely tool-less drive installation and removal, to allow for quick and easy swapping of drives.

In addition, for applications that require extra stability, we have provided the optional bottom screw holes so you can hold your drives even more securely.

The strong, single-piece latch pops out with the press of a button, making it easy to remove your drives. The integrated drive activity light shines solid blue when powered, and flashes blue when the drive is in use, so you know when it's safe to remove your drives.

Versatile Utility & Security

We understand that the first priority for any storage enclosure must be security of your data. That's why the MB742SP-B uses a metal enclosure for maximum protection from bumps and drops. The heat-dissipating properties of the enclosure, combined with the amply placed ventilation holes, keep your drives running cool all day, even under heavy load.

The ExpressCage MB742SP-B supports both 7-pin SATA and 15-pin SATA power cables with locking latches, so you'll never need to worry about cables unintentionally disconnecting from your enclosure. Once these cables are connected, they'll lock into place and stay that way.

The ICY DOCK flexiDOCK MB795SP-B combines a 3.5" and 2.5" hot-swappable HDD or SSD drive bay into a single external 5.25" bay. The tray-less design makes it hassle-free to install or remove 2.5" or 3.5" HDD/SSDs, simply slide in a bare drive and it's connected, there's never a need for tools or screws. When you're ready to eject your drive, the recessed front housing makes it easy to pull out your drive by hand, improving reliability with the simple and convenient design. Individual power switches let you shut down your drives with a single switch, protecting them from viruses and letting you select which drive to boot from by completely cutting power from the drives so they cannot be accessed until you are ready to use them.

Made for Space Saving

Designed with versatility in mind, perfect for media & home theater PCs, in-vehicle systems, computer repair shops, and forensic systems. flexiDOCK makes it easy to connect any 2.5" or 3.5" SAS/SATA SSD/HDD whether you're an IT professional testing many drives regularly or adding additional storage to a home PC.

Hassle-Free Swapping

Adding a 2.5" and 3.5" HDD / SSD has never been easier than with the flexiDOCK, simply press in any bare drive and you're ready to go.

The recessed front panel is designed to make removing either drive as convenient as possible, simply grab the bare 3.5" drive from the sides and pull. The 2.5" sticks out from the enclosure slightly, making it a highly secure drive docking station for your HDD or SSD.

Safety Enhanced Drive Guiding Mechanism

Installing a 2.5" or 3.5" drive is aided by the dual-action drive guiding mechanism and stabilizer. This ensures that the drive maintains a firm and reliable connection to the internal SATA connector, and protects against damage if the system is bumped.

Packed with Features

To know when your drive is powered on or in use, an individual LED status light is included for both the 2.5" and 3.5" drive bay. A solid blue light indicates the device has power, and a flashing blue light is shown when the drive is in use.

Each drive bay has its own power switch, allowing you to physically cut power to either drive without having to fully remove it from the flexiDOCK. This reduces wear on the internal connectors due to constant swaps, and lets you keep your most sensitive data in cold storage until it is needed.
For additional protection, the flexiDOCK MB795SP-B supports both 7-pin SATA data and 15-pin SATA power cables with locking latches, so you'll never have to worry about cables accidentally disconnecting from your enclosure. Once these cables are connected, they'll lock into place and stay that way.

The metal outer chassis provides maximum longevity and protection for your sensitive data, and the strong ABS plastic internals allow the drive stability system to be flexible without sacrificing strength.

Ventilation holes are amply placed throughout the enclosure maintain optimal temperatures whether you're using just the 3.5" drive, just the 2.5" drive, or both. The wide open front panel and the rear vent holes work with your computers fans to remove heat and keep your drives cool.

To take full advantage of larger mechanical HDDs and SAS drives, flexiDOCK supports full-height 15mm 2.5" drives when the 3.5" bay is not in use. When using a 3.5" and a 2.5" drive, the 2.5" bay still supports most 2.5" HDDs and SSDs available, up to 9.5mm in height.

Introducing the flexiDOCK MB830SP-B professional removable HDD docking enclosure. It offers the ability to hot-swap up to 3 x 3.5-inch SAS and SATA hard drives using only two 5.25-inch optical drive bays. The 100% tool-less and tray-less design means drive installation and removal happens by hand in seconds, not minutes, saving valuable time whether you're a home user, computer forensic specialist, computer repair technician, HDD duplicator or a media workstation editor. A strong full-metal body ensures a long product life, better heat dissipation and keeps your sensitive drives protected at all time. To prevent overheating damage in active environments, the large user-adjustable cooling fan works together with the well-ventilated metal chassis to provide ample cooling performance.

Made for Hot-Swap

Installing or removing drives in a computer system requires opening up the case, using tools, and plugging in cables, a process which can take several minutes for a single drive. If you often swap drives, flexiDOCK is a better solution. The spring-loaded door allows bare hard drives to be pressed in directly, without tools, screws, trays, or any additional work. The wide front bezel allows drives to be easily removed by hand, pulling drives out in just a matter of seconds and saving valuable time. The simple drive removal system allows drives to sit flush with the computers front panel, reducing clutter and protecting your sensitive drives from environmental hazards.

Built with Security

FlexiDOCK MB830SP-B's full-metal enclosure protects sensitive hard drives from external forces, providing a longer life span for your drives.

Maximum Cooling Efficiency

The heat dissipating properties of the enclosure, combined with the amply placed ventilation holes, provide excellent passive cooling abilities.

Customizable Cooling Options

For additional cooling performance, flexiDOCK uses a large 80mm cooling fan with easy access fan speed control, allowing you to pick the best cooling profile for your application. Use a low setting for quiet operation in a home computer or NAS device. Turn the fan up to high for intensive applications, to keep drives running at their optimal safe temperatures.

Packed with Features

To prevent the buildup of dust and debris, which can clog internal connectors and lead to damage, each bay is covered with a spring-loaded dust cover. When installing a drive, simply press the drive in, and the dust cover effortlessly tucks away into the enclosure.

The drive door not only acts as a dust flap, but it also works as a drive guiding mechanism. When inserting the drive, it pushes the door inward to become paralleled with the metal side panel and acts as drive guiding pegs and anti-vibration kit. It provides better drive stability and compatibility for different drive heights, and absorbs vibration caused by mechanical hard disk drives.

Each bay features its own LED drive indicator light, to notify you of any drive activity. The soft blue LED is easy to see, but not too bright for dark environments.

flexiDOCK MB830SP-B supports SATA data and power cables with locking latch designs, and comes with 3x locking latch SATA data cables. Once these cables are connected, they'll lock into place and stay that way, protecting against accidental disconnection.

All three drives are powered by only two power cables, which reduces cable clutter. Fewer cables not only improves aesthetics, it improves airflow within your computer, further reducing temperatures of critical components.

Now Using SFF-8643

Introducing ToughArmor MB833M2K-B, the world's first ruggedized M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD tool-less removable rack. Your M.2 NVMe SSD no longer requires to be installed on a motherboard or a riser card with a tiny screw, but it can now be installed and accessed from the front of your computer without any tools! The ToughArmor MB833M2K-B comes with a patent-pending tool-less M.2 drive installation design which will alleviate the pain that many users experience when installing M.2 drives and offer easy drive maintenance and system upgrading. The ToughArmor MB833M2K-B supports blazing-fast PCIe x4 transfer speed up to 32Gb/s via MiniSAS HD (SFF-8643) and accepts all standard M.2 drives lengths from 30mm to 110mm (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280, 22110). In addition, while working together with numbers of ventilation holes around the enclosure, each drive tray is equipped with a high efficiency aluminum heat sink to ensure all the M.2 NVMe SSDs remains within their optimal temperature even when it is under full load.

Ultimately, your drives will be well protected within this full metal drive enclosure and a barrel key lock to prevent any unauthorized physical access.

M.2 Drive is No Longer Hidden

A typical M.2 drive is installed on a motherboard or a riser card and secured by a tiny screw, and it can be a very troublesome and time-consuming process to install or remove the drive physically. However, with ICY DOCK's ToughArmor MB833M2K-B, M.2 drives are brought into the front of a computer case and makes M.2 NVMe SSD installation and removal a more
straightforward and efficient process.

State-of-art Tool-less M.2 Drive Installation

M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD drives are most often inserted at a 45-degree angle then screwed down onto the motherboard. When using ToughArmor MB833M2K-B, the user can simply place the M.2 SSD in the drive tray, adjust the drive locker to the correct length per M.2 drive type, and push down the drive to lock in place. The whole process will only take users less than five seconds to complete, avoiding the hassle of tiny, easy-to-lose screws while bringing a more efficient and innovative way in installing M.2 drives.

Being a truly tool-less drive installation, installing and removing of the extra-large high-efficiency aluminum heatsink does not require any tools as well. Simply push your thumbs down against the two buttons located at the underside of the tray and the heat sink will simply pop out for you to remove. To install it back, you simply cover the tray with the heatsink and with a little downward force, it will snap right back onto the tray.

EMI Grounding Technology

Grounding your M.2 is very important through many swaps, to ensure your data and drive are always safe. Without grounding, when swapping drives, there is a high possibility that there may be static shocks, possibly damaging the data on the drive. With our innovative M.2 drive installation design, the adjustable M.2 locker act as a ground and once the M.2 locker clips into the SSD screw hole, the drive will be grounded by the tray and the housing of the enclosure. The grounded connector design protects your drive from static electrical surge, ensuring your data is always safe during drive swapping.

Full Drive Length Support

This innovative adjustable M.2 locker slider accommodates all standard M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD drive length including 2230 (30mm), 2242 (42mm), 2260 (60mm), 2280 (80mm), and 22110 (110mm), making this drive tray universal to all drive length and future-proofing the extra-long M.2 drive 22110(110mm).

ToughArmor MB833MK-B V2

The ToughArmor MB833MK-B V2 is a Ruggedized Removable M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure that fits a single external 3.5" drive bay of the computer system and supporting PCIe 4.0 64Gb/s data transfer rates via SlimSAS 4i (SFF-8654) interface and accepts all standard M.2 drives lengths from 30mm to 110mm (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280, 22110). It simplifies the process of installing or removing M.2 NVMe SSD by using the removable drive trays with tool-less adjustable M.2 drive locker, making it easy to change drives at any time without open the computer case or dealing with drive mounting screws. In addition, while working together with numbers of ventilation holes around the enclosure, each drive tray is equipped with a high efficiency aluminum heat sink to ensure your SSDs are at optimal temperatures. As part of ICY DOCK's toughest line, the MB833MK-B V2 is made out of full metal construction with metal barrel key locks for maximum protection.

Now Compatible with Tri-Mode Controllers

Due to high demand and in response to recent circuit board updates by host card manufacturers, the ToughArmor MB833MK-B V2 now provides support for Tri-Mode controller cards from leading brands like Broadcom, Areca, and others. For detailed information on compatible cards and cables, please refer to the FAQ section available on the product page.

M.2 Drive is No Longer Hidden

The conventional approach to installing an M.2 drive involves mounting it on a motherboard or a riser card using a small screw, which can be a cumbersome and time-consuming task. Removing or installing the drive physically can be quite troublesome. Fortunately, ICY DOCK has introduced a game-changing solution - the ToughArmor MB833MK-B V2. This innovative product brings M.2 drives to the front of your computer case, streamlining the process of installing and removing M.2 NVMe SSDs. With the ToughArmor MB833MK-B V2, the once complicated procedure becomes much more straightforward and efficient.

State-of-art Tool-less M.2 Drive Installation

Typically, M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD drives are inserted at a 45-degree angle and secured to the motherboard using screws. However, with the ToughArmor MB833MK-B V2, this process is made much simpler. Users can effortlessly place the M.2 SSD in the drive tray, adjust the drive locker to fit the specific M.2 drive type, and then push down to lock it securely in place. This streamlined procedure takes less than five seconds to complete, eliminating the need for small, easy-to-lose screws and introducing a more efficient and innovative way of installing M.2 drives.

The ToughArmor MB833MK-B V2 offers a completely tool-less drive installation experience, extending to the extra-large high-efficiency aluminum heatsink as well. There is no need for any tools when installing or removing the heatsink. Just use your thumbs to press down on the two buttons located underneath the tray, and the heatsink will effortlessly pop out, allowing for easy removal. To reinstall it, simply cover the tray with the heatsink and apply a little downward force, and it will securely snap right back into place.

EMI Grounding Technology

Grounding your M.2 SSD is crucial, as swapping drives without proper grounding can lead to hardware damage from static shocks. Our innovative EMI Grounding Technology ensures that once the drive clips into the M.2 adjustable locker, it remains grounded through the tray, housing, and computer system, protecting your drives from static electrical surges during swapping.