The StarTech.com SDOCK4U313 is a 4-bay SATA HDD docking station designed for IT professionals requiring simultaneous access to multiple 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch solid-state drives or hard drives. It connects via USB 3.1 (10Gbps), facilitating fast data transfers for tasks such as disk imaging, data recovery, and backups. This unit supports hot-swapping of drives, allowing for efficient management of a large number of storage devices without system shutdowns. Integrated SMART support provides access to critical drive information, including operational hours, power cycles, and overall disk health. The docking station includes both USB Type-C and USB Type-A cables for broad host compatibility and features a cooling fan to maintain optimal drive temperatures during operation. This tool addresses the need for high-capacity data access and streamlined drive management in professional IT environments.
This 4-bay SATA HDD docking station lets you access up to four solid-state drives or hard drives simultaneously over USB 3.1 (10Gbps), and hot swap drives with ease. Ideal for IT professionals, the docking station provides large data capacity and fast file transfers, helping you manage your workflow more efficiently.
Save time accessing and managing your data
When you're managing a large number of drives, the HDD/SSD docking station saves you time. Quickly dock and swap your drives for disk imaging, data recovery from failing drives, data backups, or other tasks.
The hard drive docking station also has SMART support, for accessing important drive information such as hours in use, number of power cycles, and disk health.
Fast data transfers
With USB 3.1 Gen 2, the HDD docking station lets you leverage the high performance of the latest SSDs and hard drives, while alleviating bottlenecks in your data transfers.
Convenient compatibility
The hard drive docking station includes a USB Type-C cable, for connecting to USB-C equipped laptops and devices, and a USB Type-A cable, for backward compatibility with your existing USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.x devices.
The docking station also works with 2.5" and 3.5" IDE hard drives, mSATA drives and M.2 drives using a compatible StarTech.com adapter:
IDE hard drives: Use StarTech.com adapter SAT2IDEADP SATA to 2.5in or 3.5in IDE Hard Drive Adapter for HDD Docks
mSATA drives: Use StarTech.com adapter SAT32MSAT257 mSATA SSD to 2.5in SATA Adapter Converter
M.2 drives: Use StarTech.com adapter SAT32M225 M.2 NGFF SSD to 2.5in SATA Adapter Converter
The SDOCK4U313 is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.
The docking station natively supports up to four 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA solid-state drives (SSDs) or hard drives (HDDs). It can also work with 2.5-inch/3.5-inch IDE, mSATA, and M.2 drives when used with specific StarTech.com adapter models (SAT2IDEADP, SAT32MSAT257, SAT32M225) which are sold separately.
The package includes the 4-Bay SATA HDD Docking Station, one 3.3 ft (1 m) USB 3.1 Type-C cable, one 3.3 ft (1 m) USB 3.1 Type-A cable, a universal power adapter with NA/JP, UK, EU, and ANZ plugs, and a quick-start guide.
This docking station is designed for IT professionals and users who need to manage multiple drives efficiently. It is suitable for tasks such as disk imaging, data recovery from failing drives, performing data backups, and other scenarios requiring quick access and swapping of storage devices.
Yes, the docking station supports UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol), which can enhance data transfer speeds with compatible operating systems and drives.
SDOCK4U313 - Startech QUAD-BAY HARD DRIVE DOCK FOR 2.5IN / 3.5IN SATA DRIVES; SATA III (6.0 GBPS) HDD