Syba 5.25" Bay Adapter for Slim Optical Drive, 2.5" Trayless Rack for Hard Drives HDD SSD, USB Hub - SY-MRA55005

Ordered this from Amazon.co.uk, and this was shipped from Amazon.com via the Amazon Global service, I wish more products did this, it was well worth it! I bought an HP Prodesk 600 G1 SFF and wanted to turn it into a budget gaming PC. After building it into a Coolermaster M-ATX case (using the necessary adapters to allow for use with a standard ATX PSU) I wanted to make use of as many components from the original HP case as possible, including the Laptop DVD drive. This was PERFECT for what I wanted, not only does it let you use a slim laptop drive in a desktop (and it mounts firmly), but the 2.5" HDD Rack makes access to my SSD effortless. And the button/catch to release the HDD is nice and firm too, so accidently bumping it isn't a problem. Of course, the two USB 3.0 ports are just gravy. It also has blue LED's on the front, when there's a HDD in it, its lit up blue, and when that HDD is accessed, it flashes purple (probably a red LED mixing with the blue light). All in all, very pleased with this, does everything it says it does, and does it well with great build quality. If you need to use a laptop dvd drive in a desktop, and want some extra addons like a HDD tray and some usb ports, you can't go wrong with this!

A well made piece of equipment that allows multi use of a PC case slot. The only complaint is they don't mention the need for a slimline SATA cable adapter for the DVD drive.

I ordered the Syba 5.25-Inch Bay Adapter for Slim Optical Drive and 2.5-Inch SATA III HDD/SDD with 2 USB 3.0 Ports SY-MRA55005 for use in a desktop with the blu-ray drive from an older laptop. I'm giving it 4.5 stars because it does everything it is supposed to and looks good, but it does not come with everything you need to connect a slim drive to a desktop PC. To adapt from slim to normal SATA and power you will need this: StarTech.com Slimline SATA to SATA Adapter with Power(SLSATAADAP) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002O1W6ZK/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Also, if you are pulling an optical drive from a laptop computer to use with this bay adapter you may need to grab a new bezel/face plate for your drive, the one originally on my drive was designed to fit the laptop and was too big for the bay adapter. You can get a replacement bezel here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E2WCQU4/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 After connecting the two USB 3.0 slots to my motherboard they both worked with the flash drive I used to test them, unfortunately I do not have any actual USB 3.0 devices to test them with at this time, but there is nothing to indicate any problems with them. If you don't have a USB 3.0 connector on your motherboard I would recommend buying this PCI card which comes with 5 USB 3.0 slots and an internal connector: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FXMGC5M/ref=oh_details_o03_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The hot swap bay works well with a 2.5" drive I pulled from the same laptop as the blu-ray drive, you'll need to connect SATA/power to the rear of the adapter. The slide button works well for ejecting the HDD. If I recall correctly the packaging included some screws to mount the bay adapter into a standard 5.25" bay, a SATA cable, and a molex to SATA power cable. Mounting the bay adapter in my desktop went well, it sits flush with the case and does not wiggle or seem insecure at all. If I could change one thing about this bay adapter it would be to swap the locations of the USB and hot swap bay, the SATA connections for the HDD and optical drive are a little close on the back side, but it's nothing worth taking a star over. Overall, I am very satisfied.

Allowed me to add a laptop BluRay drive and USB 3 to my SFF console replacement rig. Required a small 3D printed shim for a clean fit in the 5.25" bay, but that may be manufacturing tolerances.

Product came as described and fit into my 5.25" (a rarity these days I know) bay perfectly. No gaps so the dimensions seem to be well made with good tolerance. The cables it comes with to connect the 2.5" bay (SATA) drive and connect the USB 3.0 ports are a good length. **Note** that the power cable is a MOLEX to SATA and 4-pin connector Y-type cable, and this was kind of short - 6 inch I believe, which does not give much leeway in terms of cable management. (Also...MOLEX to SATA seems counter-productive, but I guess this IS for a case that still has the legacy 5.25" bays I guess...). Cables are also ketchup & mustard coloured. The only other minor thing keeping it from a full 5* rating are that it does NOT include bay drive screws to secure the unit, nor screws to secure the ODD itself to the unit. It might not be "necessary" per say since the fit is tight, but since you'll be using it to hold an ODD with a moving disc, no matter how fit the unit is in the bay, it would be best to secure with screws - especially since the instructions themselves tell you to do so, and all the necessary holes are provided. On the other hand, said screw holes aligned well with the bay so it does follow the standard well.