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product_id: 1843250
title: "Kingwin SSD/HDD Internal SATA Tray-Less Hot Swap Mobile Rack Cage for Dual 2.5” SSD/HDD. Hard Drive Backplane Enclosure,Support SATA I/II/III & SAS I/II 6 Gbps Performance [Optimized for 2.5” SSD/HDD]"
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# 6 Gbps SATA/SAS speed Tray-less hot-swap dual bays Built-in key lock security Kingwin SSD/HDD Internal SATA Tray-Less Hot Swap Mobile Rack Cage for Dual 2.5” SSD/HDD. Hard Drive Backplane Enclosure,Support SATA I/II/III & SAS I/II 6 Gbps Performance [Optimized for 2.5” SSD/HDD]

**Brand:** kingwin
**Price:** C$5474
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Unlock lightning-fast, secure storage swaps—because your data deserves the VIP treatment.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Kingwin SSD/HDD Internal SATA Tray-Less Hot Swap Mobile Rack Cage for Dual 2.5” SSD/HDD. Hard Drive Backplane Enclosure,Support SATA I/II/III & SAS I/II 6 Gbps Performance [Optimized for 2.5” SSD/HDD] by kingwin
- **How much does it cost?** C$5474 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ni](https://www.desertcart.ni/products/1843250-kingwin-ssd-hdd-internal-sata-tray-less-hot-swap-mobile)

## Best For

- kingwin enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted kingwin brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Secure & Durable Build:** High-quality ABS and metal construction with a key lock ensures your drives stay cool, safe, and reliable under pressure.
- • **Effortless Hot-Swapping:** Tray-less design lets you swap two 2.5” SSD/HDD drives on the fly without tools or downtime—perfect for dynamic workflows.
- • **LED Activity Indicators:** Intuitive power and drive activity LEDs keep you informed at a glance, so you never miss a beat during critical operations.
- • **Universal Compatibility:** Optimized for all 2.5” SATA and SAS drives, fitting any PC or server case for maximum flexibility in professional setups.
- • **Blazing Fast Data Transfer:** Supports SATA I/II/III & SAS I/II with up to 6 Gbps throughput for seamless multitasking and rapid file access.

## Overview

The Kingwin Internal SATA Tray-Less Hot Swap Mobile Rack Cage is a dual 2.5” SSD/HDD enclosure designed for professional users needing fast, secure, and tool-free drive access. Supporting SATA I/II/III and SAS I/II interfaces with up to 6 Gbps transfer speeds, it fits into a 3.5” bay and features a durable ABS/metal build, built-in key lock, and LED indicators. Ideal for servers, desktops, and enterprise systems, it enables hot-swapping of drives without powering down, boosting productivity and data management efficiency.

## Description

desertcart.com: Kingwin SSD/HDD Internal SATA Tray-Less Hot Swap Mobile Rack Cage for Dual 2.5” SSD/HDD. Hard Drive Backplane Enclosure,Support SATA I/II/III & SAS I/II 6 Gbps Performance [Optimized for 2.5” SSD/HDD] : Electronics

Review: Fast access device - I was looking for a docking station but was not really wanting to have to plug in another device and run another electric plug to an outlet. My power strip is full. So I came upon this built-in hot swap unit. It is just what I needed. Looks great, easy install and seems to be built very well. But most important, it works like a charm. I have several sata drives from previous installs with alot of info on them, mainly pictures, and downloads, which I always tried to burn to disk and then tried to keep up with what was on them. Very hard to do with limited writing space on a disk. Impossible really. I end up with dozens of disks and only have a clue as to what is really on them. But I do have them, finding what I need is another matter. Install was like any other cd-rom like device, hook up the power and sata cable in the rear and you are ready to go. Slide in a hard drive and close the door. Requires a firm but easy push to lock the door with a solid click, opens by releasing the catch and at the same time pushing the hard drive out towards you. It will not fall out on you. It has a blue light indicating it is on and a amber light when it is reading or writing info. It also has a lock to secure the device, just don't lose the keys. One other use is so I can put a bunch of movies on a hard drive and just watch them from there. My 500GB HD will hold 100 regular dvd movies. On another drive I have 80GB of pictures and 30 GB of music, can you imagine trying to keep up with those on disk, even a blu-ray disk, you just can not write down all that is on the disk. Now it may be my motherboard or OS but I have limited success at swapping hard drives with the computer on, so I just power down, swap and boot back. Never a problem even with an OS loaded on the extra drive. Boots like it should. One thing, I have a regular case and as I said, it mounts just like a any rom device, 2 screws on each side, but on my other case, that one has the slide in mounts for the rom devices, I had trouble mounting it there because the holes in the hot swap where a bit small for my slides. They could be drilled slightly larger and it would work but I havent done that yet. I would recommend this to anyone wanting a permanent way to swap out and access additional hard drives fast and easy, without having to connect usb and electric lines. Looks great, functions perfect. I have 2 now. Excellent product and one of the best add-on devices I have bought. (Personal Note): Of all computers I have repaired, the one thing people want to keep are their pictures. Please back up all your pictures regularly on disk. You can get everything else back for the most part, do not rely on hard drives to do this. As with ANY hard drive no matter who makes it, it is not a question of "if" it will fail but "when". Burn all your pictures on a disk today...
Review: Working great as an external hot-swappable drive bay for sas and sata drives for 4 years now - I lucked out and found one of these used for $80 in December of 2022. There seem to be a number of brands of these same 5 bay hot-swappable enclosures that look like they were made in the same factory in China, selling under the Istar, Star-tech, Kingwin, and other brand names. While the drawer fronts may look slightly different, the rest of the case is the same including the sata backplane, fan and rear ports. I understand that these were originally intended to be installed inside tower computer cases in place of 3 5.25" drive bays. They work great as external enclosures too, which is how I am using them (I have 2 -- this one and one with Istar branding. Some things to think about when using these: 1. You need to supply enough power to run all the drives. I started having some flaky results when I put in the 5th drive, and found that the power cables I was using could not carry the amperage needed to run all 5 drives. When I swapped out the cables, they ran just fine. My power supply was fine -- it was the cables. Research the amperage all the drives require while operating, and then see if the cables and power supply you are using can carry that much amperage at 12 volts. The 12 volt supply is the one that uses the power -- the 5 volt supply just runs the logic on the drive's boards, which doesn't use much current. 2. You CAN run both SATA and SAS drives in these enclosures, but you have to have a SAS HBA controller or a SAS RAID controller to be able to access SAS drives. I am using a retired server PCI-E SAS RAID controller for this, and am running my drives in a RAID 5 configuration. 3. If running SAS drives, you'll need a SAS to SATA cable to do this. I used a "CableDeconn Mini SAS 26P SFF 8088 Male to 4 SATA 4Pin Female 1M 3.3FTCable with Latch,Mini SAS Host/Controller to 4 SATA Target/Backplane" ASIN B07M8F1MV7 for this. This costs about $13 at the time I am writing this. Note that this cable only has 4 sata connections, so you'll need another cable to get the 5th drive connected. SAS HBAs and RAID controllers can read and write to both SAS and SATA drives in these enclosures using this cable. To connect directly to a SAS drive outside of this enclosure using this cable, you'll need a SAS-to-SATA adapter. A number of different ones are sold on desertcart -- just search for "SFF-8482 to SATA 22 Pin Adapter" and you'll find some. As I mentioned above, I have been running two of these 5 bay enclosures for about 4 years now, and they have been working flawlessly. Just be careful not to accidentally dislodge the sata or power connectors on the back of these as they don't latch in place. Keep them away from pets and children for this reason. The dual 4 inch fans are not as quiet as some of the newer DAS enclosures with their giant fans that can run at slower speeds. I have my fans set to "low", and the drives keep cool enough, and the noise is not disruptive. However, unlike most DAS enclosures, these run at native SAS (up to 12Gb/s) and SATA (up to 6Gb/s) speeds -- much faster than a single USB 3 can handle. I hope this helps some others thinking of using these enclosures.

## Features

- ✔️ DELIVER PEAK PERFORMANCE - Our hard drive mobile rack enclosure supports SATA I/II/III & SAS I/II, the patented non-scratch SATA connector provide up to 50k insertion rate and can delivers up to 6Gbps speed for maximum performance. There’s also LED indicators to indicate power & hdd activity.
- ✔️ HOT SWAP CAPABILITY - The Kingwin mobile rack hard drive enclosure enables you to hot swap two 2.5” SSD/HDD drives using one of your open 3.5” floppy drive bay. Our mobile rack is designed to provide trouble free Insertion, improved drive mechanism, ensure a sturdy connection, and provide easy mobility for your hard drives. Idea accommodation for enterprise system applications
- ✔️ QUALITY CONSTRUCTION – Our hard drive cage is compatible with all types of PC & Server cases. We designed and manufactured our mobile rack with high quality ABS and metal material, not only helps maintain ideal drive operating temperature, also provide excellent heat dissipation. We also build in key lock feature so you can keep your data safe.
- ✔️ FLEXIBLE DRIVE OPTION & TRAY-LESS DESIGN – Universally compatible, we give you flexibility on hard drive options, our hot swap backplane is fully compatible with all 2.5” drive format, whether it’s mechanical SATA drive or SSD our mobile rack enclosure will let you access your data easily and quickly. We also feature tray-less design for quick installing and removing bare drives without tools or screws.
- ✔️ PERFECT FOR PROFESSIONAL USERS & GUARANTEE SERVICE – Our drive cage enclosure is perfect for server computer, cloud computing storage, desktop PC, media backup, security systems, etc. We are committed to the quality of our products. If for any reason our drive enclosure does not perform as listed, please directly message us and we will surely handle your concern promptly.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00475DQ6Y |
| Best Sellers Rank | #143 in Enclosures |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop |
| Connectivity Technology | SATA |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (1,950) |
| Data Transfer Rate | 6 Gigabits Per Second |
| Date First Available | October 13, 2010 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00812348010586 |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 Inches |
| Hard Drive | 2 TB Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA |
| Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.28 x 3.94 x 0.94 inches |
| Item Weight | 8.2 ounces |
| Item model number | KF-251-BK |
| Manufacturer | KingWin |
| Max Number of Supported Devices | 2 |
| Product Dimensions | 5.28 x 3.94 x 0.94 inches |
| UPC | 801947270521 809385160480 808111649442 804066530873 812348010586 809185311099 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Kingwin
- **Hardware Interface:** SAS, Solid State Drive
- **Hardware Platform:** x86_64
- **Item Weight:** 233.3 Grams
- **Material:** Metal

## Images

![Kingwin SSD/HDD Internal SATA Tray-Less Hot Swap Mobile Rack Cage for Dual 2.5” SSD/HDD. Hard Drive Backplane Enclosure,Support SATA I/II/III & SAS I/II 6 Gbps Performance [Optimized for 2.5” SSD/HDD] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51aXQ33+-5L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does this support 3.5" sas drives?  please don't answer unless you know the difference between sas and sata.**
A: Though the Amazon Title says it supports SAS drives, if you go to the Kingwin website for the KF-255-BK, it says nothing about SAS, nor does the owner's manual pdf that I downloaded. I'd say it does not support the SAS connector configuration.

http://www.kingwin.com/kf-255-bk-2/

**Q: Can 2.5" SSD be used with this mount?**
A: Alone, No. Yes - With the addition of this Device: ICY DOCK EZConvert PRO MB982SP-1S Enterprise 2.5" to 3.5" SATA SSD & HDD Converter / Mounting Kit. This is what we use. Hope this helps!

**Q: 2 HD sata cables. 2 power sata cables??? or just one?**
A: 2 SATA cable. 1 SATA power cable. Be aware that the triangular key entry on the locking mechanism for the the 3-1/2" drive door is made of extremely soft pot metal and after a number of locking and unlocking cycles while changing drives in and out has deformed to the point where it's unusable even though I used extreme care once I discovered this problem it just continued to get worse, so now I have to leave it unlocked. The same key entry on the 2-1/2" drive door is made of stainless steel and does not suffer from the same weakness.This is a pretty serious defect in an otherwise very good product, and if there was something like this made by a competitor that didn't suffer from this weakness, I would try that by so far I haven't been able to find anything like it. I hope KingWin will correct this deficiency in future models.

**Q: Will this kf-259-bk back plane fit a sas  u.2 (sff-8639)  connector?**
A: Hi, Conscientious shopper, thank you for your question, KF-259-BK does not fit a sas u.2 sff-8639 connector, tks.

Kingwin customer support

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fast access device
*by C***R on November 26, 2010*

I was looking for a docking station but was not really wanting to have to plug in another device and run another electric plug to an outlet. My power strip is full. So I came upon this built-in hot swap unit. It is just what I needed. Looks great, easy install and seems to be built very well. But most important, it works like a charm. I have several sata drives from previous installs with alot of info on them, mainly pictures, and downloads, which I always tried to burn to disk and then tried to keep up with what was on them. Very hard to do with limited writing space on a disk. Impossible really. I end up with dozens of disks and only have a clue as to what is really on them. But I do have them, finding what I need is another matter. Install was like any other cd-rom like device, hook up the power and sata cable in the rear and you are ready to go. Slide in a hard drive and close the door. Requires a firm but easy push to lock the door with a solid click, opens by releasing the catch and at the same time pushing the hard drive out towards you. It will not fall out on you. It has a blue light indicating it is on and a amber light when it is reading or writing info. It also has a lock to secure the device, just don't lose the keys. One other use is so I can put a bunch of movies on a hard drive and just watch them from there. My 500GB HD will hold 100 regular dvd movies. On another drive I have 80GB of pictures and 30 GB of music, can you imagine trying to keep up with those on disk, even a blu-ray disk, you just can not write down all that is on the disk. Now it may be my motherboard or OS but I have limited success at swapping hard drives with the computer on, so I just power down, swap and boot back. Never a problem even with an OS loaded on the extra drive. Boots like it should. One thing, I have a regular case and as I said, it mounts just like a any rom device, 2 screws on each side, but on my other case, that one has the slide in mounts for the rom devices, I had trouble mounting it there because the holes in the hot swap where a bit small for my slides. They could be drilled slightly larger and it would work but I havent done that yet. I would recommend this to anyone wanting a permanent way to swap out and access additional hard drives fast and easy, without having to connect usb and electric lines. Looks great, functions perfect. I have 2 now. Excellent product and one of the best add-on devices I have bought. (Personal Note): Of all computers I have repaired, the one thing people want to keep are their pictures. Please back up all your pictures regularly on disk. You can get everything else back for the most part, do not rely on hard drives to do this. As with ANY hard drive no matter who makes it, it is not a question of "if" it will fail but "when". Burn all your pictures on a disk today...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Working great as an external hot-swappable drive bay for sas and sata drives for 4 years now
*by P***H on October 18, 2024*

I lucked out and found one of these used for $80 in December of 2022. There seem to be a number of brands of these same 5 bay hot-swappable enclosures that look like they were made in the same factory in China, selling under the Istar, Star-tech, Kingwin, and other brand names. While the drawer fronts may look slightly different, the rest of the case is the same including the sata backplane, fan and rear ports. I understand that these were originally intended to be installed inside tower computer cases in place of 3 5.25" drive bays. They work great as external enclosures too, which is how I am using them (I have 2 -- this one and one with Istar branding. Some things to think about when using these: 1. You need to supply enough power to run all the drives. I started having some flaky results when I put in the 5th drive, and found that the power cables I was using could not carry the amperage needed to run all 5 drives. When I swapped out the cables, they ran just fine. My power supply was fine -- it was the cables. Research the amperage all the drives require while operating, and then see if the cables and power supply you are using can carry that much amperage at 12 volts. The 12 volt supply is the one that uses the power -- the 5 volt supply just runs the logic on the drive's boards, which doesn't use much current. 2. You CAN run both SATA and SAS drives in these enclosures, but you have to have a SAS HBA controller or a SAS RAID controller to be able to access SAS drives. I am using a retired server PCI-E SAS RAID controller for this, and am running my drives in a RAID 5 configuration. 3. If running SAS drives, you'll need a SAS to SATA cable to do this. I used a "CableDeconn Mini SAS 26P SFF 8088 Male to 4 SATA 4Pin Female 1M 3.3FTCable with Latch,Mini SAS Host/Controller to 4 SATA Target/Backplane" ASIN B07M8F1MV7 for this. This costs about $13 at the time I am writing this. Note that this cable only has 4 sata connections, so you'll need another cable to get the 5th drive connected. SAS HBAs and RAID controllers can read and write to both SAS and SATA drives in these enclosures using this cable. To connect directly to a SAS drive outside of this enclosure using this cable, you'll need a SAS-to-SATA adapter. A number of different ones are sold on Amazon -- just search for "SFF-8482 to SATA 22 Pin Adapter" and you'll find some. As I mentioned above, I have been running two of these 5 bay enclosures for about 4 years now, and they have been working flawlessly. Just be careful not to accidentally dislodge the sata or power connectors on the back of these as they don't latch in place. Keep them away from pets and children for this reason. The dual 4 inch fans are not as quiet as some of the newer DAS enclosures with their giant fans that can run at slower speeds. I have my fans set to "low", and the drives keep cool enough, and the noise is not disruptive. However, unlike most DAS enclosures, these run at native SAS (up to 12Gb/s) and SATA (up to 6Gb/s) speeds -- much faster than a single USB 3 can handle. I hope this helps some others thinking of using these enclosures.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inexpensively made but functionall ok
*by F***5 on November 24, 2025*

Not as substantially made as previous mobile racks I've purchased; but, functionally ok. Also, package arrived in good shape and price was agreeable.

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