Comments on: SilverStone SDP09 Review – metal 2.5″ to 3.5″ SATA adapter https://www.servethehome.com/silverstone-sdp09-review-metal-2-5-to-3-5-sata-adapter/ Server and Workstation Reviews Sat, 28 Nov 2015 04:47:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 By: Terry Kennedy https://www.servethehome.com/silverstone-sdp09-review-metal-2-5-to-3-5-sata-adapter/#comment-296848 Sat, 28 Nov 2015 04:47:45 +0000 http://www.servethehome.com/?p=15380#comment-296848 In reply to Cheezehead.

Not in any of the chassis I’ve tried. WD released the Velociraptors in 3 different series – BLFS is a bare 2.5″ drive, no adapter. GLFS is a drive in a 3.5″ adapter, but the SATA connector is in the wrong spot compared to a regular 3.5″ drive. The HLFS has the same connector location as a regular 3.5″ drive.

]]> By: Cheezehead https://www.servethehome.com/silverstone-sdp09-review-metal-2-5-to-3-5-sata-adapter/#comment-296829 Sat, 28 Nov 2015 01:40:30 +0000 http://www.servethehome.com/?p=15380#comment-296829 In reply to Terry Kennedy.

Have you had any issues using these in hotswap chassis before? (particular any supermicro compatibility issues)

]]> By: Terry Kennedy https://www.servethehome.com/silverstone-sdp09-review-metal-2-5-to-3-5-sata-adapter/#comment-296439 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 06:32:14 +0000 http://www.servethehome.com/?p=15380#comment-296439 When I need this sort of adapter, I purchase HLFS-series WD Velociraptor drives. These come with an excellent heat sink and quality adapter PCB. You can get these for under $10 on eBay, shipping included. You need a Torx driver to dismount the WD drive from the adapter and mount your new drive, but Torx is pretty common these days.

]]> By: FMA1394 https://www.servethehome.com/silverstone-sdp09-review-metal-2-5-to-3-5-sata-adapter/#comment-296287 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 18:17:20 +0000 http://www.servethehome.com/?p=15380#comment-296287 Honestly, I wouldn’t rate this anywhere near as high as you did. I guess under “performance” I would have dinged it down to at least a 5 due to the alignment issues alone. At $15, the HP 654540-001 is a much better buy. I can’t speak about the silverstone because I don’t have it in my hands, but the HP tray feels *very* sturdy. Not aesthetically pleasing, but it doesn’t feel cheap like the plastic icy dock boxes. The only thing the HP adapter doesn’t have that would have made it perfect is SAS connectivity.

Just my two cents, Patrick.

]]> By: Cheezehead https://www.servethehome.com/silverstone-sdp09-review-metal-2-5-to-3-5-sata-adapter/#comment-296124 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 04:23:23 +0000 http://www.servethehome.com/?p=15380#comment-296124 http://www.servethehome.com/25-drives-35-hotswap-drive-bays-good-bad-drive-adapter-options/

I should read some of the older articles, lol.

]]> By: Cheezehead https://www.servethehome.com/silverstone-sdp09-review-metal-2-5-to-3-5-sata-adapter/#comment-296122 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 04:19:29 +0000 http://www.servethehome.com/?p=15380#comment-296122 Still a pair of these are cheaper than the 2×2.5″ Supermicro bay add-on for some of their larger 3.’5″ spindle count chassis. I’m really kinda surprised someone hasn’t made a really cheap one yet without any circuit boards in-place for taking an existing 3.5″ hot-swap tray and adjusting the offset to handle a 2.5″ SAS drive straight-up without any extra extender circuitry.

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