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he ToughArmor MB840M2P-B turns a PCIe 4x, 8x, or 16x expansion slot into a removable M.2 NVMe drive bay, allowing you to swap in M.2 NVMe SSDs without needing to open the computer case.

Innovative Removable M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure

A typical M.2 drive is installed on a motherboard or a riser card and secured by a tiny screw. Additionally, the physical installation process is very troublesome and time-consuming. However, with the MB840M2P-B and it's removable drive tray design, you can utilize the PCIe expansion slot and makes M.2 NVMe SSD installation and removal a more straightforward and productive process.

State of the Art Tool-less M.2 Drive Installation

The whole process takes less than five seconds to complete, saving you the hassle of dealing with tiny easy to loose screws and bringing an efficient and innovative way for M.2 SSD installation.

The patent-pending M.2 adjustable locker lets you quickly place the M.2 NVMe SSD (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280, 22110) into the drive tray and move the adjustable M.2 locker towards the M.2 NVMe SSD to lock the drive in place.

Optimal Cooling Efficiency

The specialized slimline tray is made with thick aluminum and acts as heatsink to dissipate heat generated by the M.2 NVMe SSD.

The included thermal pad filling the gap between the contact surface and transfer heat away from SSD to the larger surface, allowing airflow to move the heat away quickly.

Support different system heights

The PCIe slot bracket of the MB840M2P-B can be swapped between full and half-height for flexible system installation.

Use the half-height bracket with a low profile system and use the full-height bracket for standard desktop systems, the choice is yours.

EMI Grounding Technology

Grounding your M.2 SSD is very important through many swaps. Swapping drives without grounding may damage the drive due to static shocks. With our innovative M.2 SSD tool-less drive installation design, once the adjustable M.2 locker clips into the SSD screw hole, the SSD will be grounded throughout the tray and housing of the enclosure.

Maximum Compatibility

The ToughArmor MB840M2P-B is designed for the PCIe 3.0 x4 slot. It is also compatible with PCIe 3.0/4.0 x4, x8, and x16 slots.

With the ToughArmor series, it is equipped with a ruggedized full-metal chassis, tray, and mounting bracket to ensure a long product life. An anti-vibration mechanism is built right into the chassis to shield the drive from environmental damage.

Packed with Features

The MB840M2P-B is equipped with drive activity LED indicator on the tray that shows the drive power and activity. The LED will be automatically powered off when no drive is installed to save power.

The optional 2-pin HDD activity signal output (cable not included) allows you to transfer the drive activity signal to the computer case or LED panel and lets you monitor the drive activity in your desired location.

Utilizing the PCIe 3.0 interface provides power and data transfer at the same location, which ultimately reduces cable clutter in the system. The blazing-fast transfer speed is over 5 times faster than SATA standards, making the MB840M2P-B an ideal solution for data-intensive applications such as image processing, machine learning, cloud computing, and data mining.

The ToughArmor MB842MP-B turns a PCIe 8x or 16x expansion slot into a dual removable M.2 NVMe drive bays, allowing you to swap the M.2 NVMe SSDs without needing to open the computer case.

Innovative Removable M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure

A typical M.2 drive is installed on a motherboard or a riser card and is secured by a small screw. Additionally, the physical installation process is very troublesome and time-consuming. The ToughArmor MB842MP-B's removable drive tray design utilizes the PCI express slot to make the M.2 SSD installation and removal process completely hassle-free.

State of the Art Tool-less M.2 Drive Installation

The tool-less M.2 NVMe SSD installation design takes less than five seconds to complete, saving you the hassle of dealing with tiny easy-to-lose screws.

The patent-pending adjustable M.2 locker secures the M.2 NVMe SSD (2230, 2243, 2260, 2280, 22110) onto the drive tray by sliding the M.2 locker towards the SSD to lock the M.2 SSD in place.

Optimal Cooling Efficiency

The specialized slim M.2 drive tray is made of thick aluminum and acts as a heatsink to dissipate heat generated by the M.2 NVMe SSD.

The included thermal pad fills the gap between the contact surface and transfers heat away from M.2 NVMe SSD to the larger aluminum surface, allowing airflow to move the heat away quickly.

EMI Grounding Technology

Grounding your M.2 NVMe SSD is critical, especially during frequent drive swaps due to static shocks. Our adjustable M.2 locker will clip into the SSD screw hole and ground the drive throughout the tray and the enclosure.

Maximum Compatibility

The ToughArmor MB842MP-B is designed for the PCIe slot and is compatible with PCIe 3.0/4.0 x8 and x16 slots.

Superior PCIe 4.0 Performance

The advantage of utilizing the PCIe 3.0/4.0 interface is that it provides power and data through a single PCIe slot, reducing the system's cable clutter. In addition, the blazing-fast 64Gbps transfer speed is 10x faster than SATA III, making it an ideal solution for data-intensive applications such as machine learning, cloud computing, data mining, or even image processing.

Rugged Protection for the Harshest Environments

The ToughArmor MB842MP-B is equipped with solid plastic, metal housing, and full metal drive trays to ensure a long product life and comes with a 5-year warranty.

Packed with Features

The ToughArmor MB842MP-B is built with drive activity LED indicators on each drive tray to show the drive power and activities. The LED will automatically power off when no drive is detected to save energy.

The optional 2-pin HDD activity signal output (cable is not included) allows you to transfer the drive activity signal to the computer case or LED panel and provide an alternative view at the desired location.

The ToughArmor MB852M2PO-B replaces the legacy slim CD/DVD bay with 2 x high-speed M.2 NVMe SSD. It fits Ultra-Slim 9.5mm optical disk drive (ODD) bay and uses removable M.2 drive trays for effortless drive access and maintenance. It is a perfect storage upgrade solution for customized Industrial-PC, Server Rackmount, and Embedded Systems.

World's First Removable M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure

The M.2 drive is typically installed on a motherboard or PCIe card and secured by tiny screws. It can be a time-consuming process when installing or removing the drive and makes M.2 SSD not the ideal choice for enterprise applications where easy maintenance with minimum downtime is essential. ToughArmor MB852M2PO-B's swappable M.2 drive trays allow you conveniently access the drives from the frontal Ultra-Slim optical drive bay of your system without opening the computer case.

In order to support M.2 22110 SSD, the length of MB852M2PO-B is longer than the standard Ultra-Slim ODD (159.3mm). Make sure to check the clearance of your Ultra-Slim ODD bay before purchasing.

Effortless Tool-less M.2 Drive Installation

The ToughArmor MB852M2PO-B is designed with a patent-pending M.2 adjustable locker for tool-less drive installation/removal. Simply insert the M.2 SSD (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280, and 22110), move the adjustable M.2 locker until it firmly secures the M.2 SSD and closes the lid. The whole process only takes less than 10 seconds to complete, saving your valuable time and resources.

Superior PCIe 4.0 Performance

To fully utilize the speeds of M.2 NVMe SSD, each drive bay of the MB852M2PO-B uses its' own PCIe Gen 4 OCuLink (SFF-8612) connection and support up to 64Gbps data transfer speed, which is up to 2 times faster than PCIe 3.0 and 10 times faster than SATA interface.

Optimal Cooling Efficiency

The specialized slimline tray is made with thick aluminum and acts as heatsink to dissipate heat generated by the M.2 NVMe SSD through large ventilation opening on both the top and bottom of the device.

The included thermal pad fills the gap between the contact surface and transfers heat away from the M.2 SSD to the larger surface of the metal cover, allowing airflow to dissipate the heat away quickly.

EMI Grounding Technology

Grounding your M.2 SSD is very important through many swaps. Swapping drive without grounding properly may lead to hardware damages due to static shocks. With our innovative EMI Grounding Technology, once the M.2 locker clips into the SSD screw hole, the SSD will be in a grounded state throughout the tray and housing of the enclosure. Once the enclosure installed in the system with four screws on its' side, it will then ground itself throughout your computer system.

With the ToughArmor Series, it is equipped with a ruggedized full-metal chassis and tray to ensure a long product lifespan. An anti-vibration mechanism is built right into the chassis to reduce noise and shield the drive from environmental damage.

LED indication

The MB852M2PO-B is equipped with drive activity LED indicator on the drive tray to show drive power and activity. The LED will be automatically powered off when no drive installed to indicate an empty bay.

The ICYNano MB861U31-1M2B USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gb/s tool-less enclosure allows you to swiftly transform your M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD into a portable pocket drive. It is a unique external enclosure where you can swap any length M.2 drives within seconds by using the innovative tool-less M.2 adjustable locker. Utilizing the extra-long 22110 SSD for the intensive workflow with transfer speed up to 10Gb/s through USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface making the ICYNano a perfect tool for media professional editors, computer repair technicians, or daily on-the-go usage.

State of the Art Tool-less M.2 Drive Installation

For users that have multiple M.2 drives in different length and require frequent drive change, the patent-pending M.2 adjustable locker lets you quickly place the M.2 NVMe SSD (2230, 2242, 2260, 2280, and 22110) into the drive tray and move the adjustable M.2 locker towards the M.2 NVMe SSD to lock in place.

Professional Enclosure for Enterprise Drives

With the ability to support 22110 (110mm) of M.2 NVMe SSD, the ICYNano let's enterprise users utilize the various type of M.2 NVMe SSDs without limitations. These enterprise 22110 SSDs offer high endurance for reliability, low latency, and the perfect balance of performance, which caters to the IT and media professionals who use data-intensive applications such as 3D animation rendering, video editing, and artificial intelligence applications.

Maximum Cooling Performance

As M.2 NVMe SSDs are notorious for overheating and throttling issues under heavy load, it is essential to have the proper cooling to pair with it. To maximize the cooling efficiency for the best performance, we have developed a dual function high-efficient heatsink lid and include the thermal pad to maintain optimal temperature under any circumstances.

Unlike many generic M.2 NVMe SSD enclosures that use a slide-in SSD design which prevents the SSD from fully touching the thermal pad/metal housing. The ICYNano MB861U31-1M2B's extra-large heatsink lid closes from the top leaves no gap between the SSD and thermal pad to provide the best heat conduction.

In the real-world test, the Samsung 970 Evo Plus SSD runs steadily at 44? under full load when used in ICYNano, 18? lower than used in generic metal M.2 SSD enclosures, proving ICYNano MB861U31-1M2B offers the best cooling performance in class.

Compact External Enclosure

The ICYNano has been engineered for mobility, with a slim and durable design. The solid metal construction helps ensure that your drive will be fully protected when you're on the go and can be conveniently fit into your pocket or backpack.

Superior Performance

To fully utilize the power of the M.2 NVMe SSD, the ICYNano uses the USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface that can provide a transfer speed up to 10Gb/s and let you back up large data file and store 4K / 5K / 8K video within seconds.

Ultimate Compatibility

ICYNano comes with both USB Type C to C and C to A cable to support new and legacy PC/Macs that uses different types of USB ports. Using the included cables offers the best performance and compatability instead of using mini USB adapters, which may cause speed reduction and compatibility issues. The ICYNano is a true Plug and Play (no drivers needed) enclosure, designed to be multi-OS compatible. It is compatible with all Thunderbolt types, USB 2.0/3.0, and USB 3.2 Gen 1 for the best results.

Introducing the ToughArmor MB873MP-B V2, a rugged and removable 8 x M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD enclosure specially designed to fit into a 5.25" optical drive bay. This powerful enclosure offers exceptional performance, supporting lightning-fast data transfer rates of up to 64Gbps via the OCuLink (SFF-8612) interface, and is compatible with Tri-mode host cards. It is made out of heavy-duty full-metal construction and uses removable M.2 SSD trays that support tool-less drive installation/removal for effortless drive maintenance. In addition, the MB873MP-B V2 is equipped with dual 40x20mm cooling fans in the rear to remove the heat generated by the high-speed PCIe 4.0 SSD for the best cooling performance.

Now Compatible with Tri-Mode Controllers

Due to high demand and in response to recent circuit board updates by host card manufacturers, the ToughArmor MB873MP-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.

High Storage Density for High-Performance PCs

The ToughArmor MB873MP-B V2's ultra-high storage density design makes it ideal for data-intensive systems that have limited storage space. It is particularly well-suited for high-performance PCs, compact servers, workstation PCs, and data centers where efficient storage utilization is crucial.

Supporting up to eight PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 drives in a single 5.25" device bay increases the storage efficiency of your system.

Superior PCIe 4.0 Performance

Unleash the true potential of PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs with the ToughArmor MB873MP-B V2. Each drive bay features a dedicated OCuLink (SFF-8612) connector, enabling a whopping 64Gb/s bandwidth rate-twice as fast as PCIe 3.0 and ten times faster than SATA standards.

State-of-the-Art Tool-Less M.2 Drive Tray

Typically, M.2 SSDs are installed directly onto the motherboard or an adapter card, usually requiring the use of small screws and accessing the computer case to reach the drives. However, with the ToughArmor MB873MP-B V2, you can conveniently bring your M.2 NVMe SSDs to the 5.25" optical bay of your computer system. This innovative solution enables you to swap drives effortlessly without the need to open the case, streamlining drive maintenance and enhancing overall efficiency.

The ToughArmor MB873MP-B V2 features a patent-pending adjustable M.2 locker mechanism, designed for effortless tool-less drive installation and removal. Simply insert the M.2 NVMe SSD, adjust the M.2 locker until it securely holds the SSD, and then close the lid. The entire process can be completed in less than 10 seconds, saving you valuable time and resources.

Experience ultimate compatibility with the ToughArmor MB873MP-B V2's removable M.2 drive tray, which supports a wide range of M.2 NVMe SSD brands and models. Whether it's 2230 (30mm), 2242 (42mm), 2260 (60mm), 2280 (80mm), or even enterprise-level 22110 (110mm) SSDs, you have the flexibility to choose from a diverse selection of M.2 NVMe SSDs. Say goodbye to limitations and embrace the freedom to select the M.2 NVMe SSD that perfectly suits your needs.

High-performance Cooling System

Powering up the eight M.2 NVMe SSD at once can accumulate heat. Therefore, we have included dual 40x20mm cooling fans, providing a massive amount of airflow throughout the entire enclosure to keep the M.2 NVMe solid-state drive at optimal operating temperatures, even under heavy load.