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Kingwin Super Shuttle
5.25 External Drive Bay
Kingwin sent us over their
external 5.25" super shuttle drive bay for testing. This drive bay
is an all aluminum bay capable of housing a 5.25" DVD/CD drive or hard
drive. There are several reasons why someone would want to use an
external drive bay. You could connect your super shuttle to a
laptop for mobility or if you happen to need several drives you could
connect a whole slew of them up to a computer. The super shuttle
is stackable and it's USB 2.0. So, with a USB 2.0 hub you could
connect way more drives to your computer than conventional motherboards
would allow. Most motherboards will only allow you to connect 4
devices, two per IDE header. If your board has RAID headers, you
could connect a couple of more devices. With the super shuttle
using USB to connect to your computer, you can connect a whole lot of
drives.
Features
5.25" EIDE CD/DVD USB 2.0
silver aluminum alloy external enclosure.
Newest Prolific chipsets included.
Plug & Play.
Stackable with multiple external enclosures.
Light weight aluminum alloy material.
Ball bearing cooling fan included to improve device performance.
Fan failure alarm system with red LED indicator.
Over current protection prevents over current damage to device.
Power supply included.
Specifications
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Interface:
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USB 2.0 to EIDE. |
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Application:
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5.25" EIDE HDD. |
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Material:
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Aluminum alloy. |
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Cooling fan:
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One ball bearing fan. |
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Power adapter:
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AC input:100~240V, 50~60Hz; DC
output: 12V,3A Watts: 36W. |
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Color:
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Silver |
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Dimensions:
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256(mm)L x 165.5(mm)W x 51(mm)H
/ 10"(L) x 6 1/2"(W) x 2"(H) inches. |
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Weight:
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4 lbs. |
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System requirement:
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PC or Mac system (Desktop /
Laptop) with available USB ports. |
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Operating system:
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Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS
8.6 or higher. |
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Contents:
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Aluminum main enclosure, USB2.0
A-B cable, AC adapter, driver CD, and mounting screws. |
Contents
The drive comes very well
packaged. The foam ensures the aluminum case won't get scratched
or dented. Kingwin gives you everything to get up and running,
two-piece power cord, USB cable, USB driver disk and two screws.
Installation
The case is held together
with thumb screws so getting inside is easy enough.
Once inside, the device you
chose to install is exactly like you would install a drive in a
computer. Connect the 4-pin molex power cable and the IDE ribbon
cable.
Whether you chose to install
a hard drive or DVD player, Kingwin adds a small ventilation fan to help
keep things cool. An alarm and an LED will come on if the fan
stops working.
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