LeXus Bay IEEE 1394 Firewire 400 dual bay enclosure

IEEE 1394 Firewire IDE hard drive enclosure overview

The ieee 1394 firewire 2 bay enclosure for IDE hard drives is an invaluable resource to increase your system storage capacity, a business must have. No more difficult than installing a hard drive into an existing system the ieee 1394 firewire dual bay enclosure contains all you need to mount and install a large capacity 5.25 inch hard drive in minutes. Special features include an exceptional enclosure / hard drive cooling system to keep your drives running cool and maintain the needed level of high performance. The enclosure dimensions are 13" inches deep X 7" inches wide and includes the power cord, 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable, hard drive mounting screws, and keys for drive locks.. Includes everything you need except the hard drives.

IEEE 1394 Firewire 400 dual bay enclosure features

Features Oxford 911 chipset Universal AC Input: 100-240 1394 FireWire standard compliant. Made for large capacity 5.25 internal IDE drives Includes (2) internal IDE connectors Internal cooling fans in both enclosure and bays 2 6-pin external Firewire IEEE 1394 connectors PC case like construction Screw less bay assembly

PC case like construction, the enclosure cover can be easily removed by removing 3 screws in back.

About the enclosure bays

Top cover of the bay sliding back. Screw less design for easy access.

The bays themselves are a screw less design for easy access to the hard drive compartment. By simply sliding back and removing the top cover of the bay, the ribbon and power connectors are exposed for hard drive assembly. The bays and hard drives are well ventilated and kept cool by a small cooling fan within the bays.

Mounting the drive into the bay

	Before fully mounting the hard drive connect the IDE and Power connectors to their respective ports. After assembly is complete, the bay will be placed back into the ieee 1394 firewire 400 enclosure. For the hard drives to function properly the jumpers should be moved to the "Cable Select" position.
	Once all connectors are secure and jumpers in the correct positions, simply slide the top cover on before sliding the drive bay back into ieee firewire 400 enclosure.
	Mounting the hard drive id done in very much the same way as installing into a PC except it's easier. Just line up the mounting holes on the bottom and sides of the bay and secure the hard drive.
	Once the drive is securely mounted, as with most hot swapping drives, slide the bay into it open slot in the ieee 1394 firewire 400 enclosure. The IDE connectors will connect once the bay is installed and the handle of the bay is closed to lock it in place.

Note about enclosure operation

NOTE: When operating the enclosure, you'll notice that both drive lights will simultaneously flash when either of the drives are active. This is because the enclosure operates on one bridge board. When your hard drives are formatted, they should be given individual volume names and the bays should be labeled as such to reflect the volume name of then drive.

IEEE 1394 Firewire 400 dual bay enclosure testimonial

I found the firewire 400 dual bay enclosure extremely easy to work with. Mounting the hard drives into the bays took only minutes and was much easier to work with than disassembling a PC. Performing the everyday operations of the hard drives through the ieee 1394 enclosure were the same as if through my local drive. The enclosure will operate with large capacity drives of 120 GIG or more and the drives must be set on cable select to operate properly. Commercial business's that need hard drive storage and easy access to it, this is for you. I highly recommend the ieee 1394 firewire dual bay enclosure as a source of mass storage transfer, back up and more.