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The new Zebra series drive enclosure may be the only external drive enclosure that you will ever need. With a wide range of optional components, the Zebra series are designed to start as a basic economical drive enclosure solution. It can then be expanded with new capabilities to accommodate different type of storage devices or interface connections as your need grows. The Zebra family of enclosures come in choices of three difference interface connection - USIB, eSATA or eSATA+USB combo. The Zebra enclosures are large enough for both 3.5" or 5 1/4" drives and are designed for simple drive installation with an easy slide open drive tray at the back. The front features a removable front panel to accomodate removable or optical storage devices.

Zebra USIB model (ZUSCSU, ZUSCSF, ZUSCSU, ZUSCSF)

The Zebra USIB model is equipped with an IDE - USIB or SATA - USIB connector on the back panel. Practically any IDE or SATA storage device can be turned into an external storage device. With the addition of an optional SATA - IDE converter, any SATA storage device can also be installed into the Zebra USIB IDE drive enclosure. With the addition of an optional IDE - SATA converter, any IDE storage device can also be installed into the Zebra USIB SATA drive enclosure. Once the storage device is installed into the drive enclosure, it can then be connected to any computer with USB 2.0, Firewire or eSATA interface by attaching different optional Addonics USIB interface cables.

Diagram of Zebra IDE or SATA USIB Enclosure Tray (click on images for enlarged diagrams)

Zebra eSATA model (ZESACS)

The Zebra eSATA model features a SATA to eSATA bridge connector on the back panel. It is an simple and economical solution for turning any SATA storage device into an external eSATA storage. By adding an optional IDE - SATA converter, practically any IDE storage device can also be installed into the Zebra eSATA enclosure. The eSATA interface can be instantly converted to the ubiquitous USB interface by attaching the Addonics eSATA - USB adapter.

Diagram of Zebra eSATA Enclosure Tray (click on images for enlarged diagrams)

Zebra eSATA/USB combo (ZESU2CS)

The latest addition to the Zebra family is the eSATA/USB combo model. It features both built in eSATA and USB 2.0 interface. These two interfaces allows you to connect any SATA hard drives to computer that is equipped with the high speed eSATA port or the convenience of the USB port that is available in variety of computers.

Diagram of Zebra eSATA / USB 2.0 Enclosure Tray (click on images for enlarged diagrams)

Since external hard drive connected to eSATA port appears as an internal hard drive to the OS, the Zebra eSATA or the eSATA/USB combo models with a bootable hard drive inside can be used to boot up a computer, great for system rescue operation or computer sharing in training and various type of applications that require an external boot drive.

Constructed in full aluminum body for durability and effective heat dissipation for some of the high temperature hard drives, the Zebra enclosure provides ample space to accommodate even the large standard height DVD-RRW drive and Addonics Mobile Rack (removable hard drive system). In addition, both the USIB and eSATA back panel are also interchangeable. The Zebra series drive enclosures are also designed to work with Addonics Mobile Rack (removable hard drive system) or the 2.5" hard drive disk array, and turn them into external fully hot swappable removable drive system.

Examples of various storage devices that can be installed into the Zebra Enclosure

Product Features

• Choice of eSATA/USB, eSATA, or USIB back panel
• Sturdy aluminum construction
• Compact size for convenient transportation
• Compatible with IDE hard drives, SATA or SATA II hard drive and most ATAPI devices
• eSATA and eSATA/USB model compatible with Blu-Ray™ and HD DVD™ optical drives
• Rear mount 40x40mm cooling fan
• Plug and play
• Stereo ear phone jack
• Bootable under DOS (requires support from motherboard BIOS)
• Simple installation
• OS Compatibility:
  • Zebra USIB Model: DOS, Windows 98SE, Me, NT (eSATA cable only), 2000, XP, Vista, Linux (Kernel 2.4 and above), Solaris 10, Mac OS X 10.4.x
  • Zebra eSATA Model: DOS, Windows 98SE, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Linux (Kernel 2.4 and above), Solaris 10, Mac OS X 10.4.x
  • Zebra eSATA / USB 2.0 Combo: DOS, Windows 98SE, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Linux (Kernel 2.4 and above), Solaris 10, Mac OS X 10.4.x
    

Model and Price

Optional Accessories

Model #	Description and Package Content	Click shopping cart to check price and order online
Drive Enclosures
Z5USCS	Zebra USIB drive enclosure for IDE devices with no power adapter and USIB cable Package Contents: Zebra USIB External Enclosure for IDE devices with USIB connector, User Guide	$35
Z5CSES	Zebra eSATA drive enclosure with no power adapter Package Contents: Zebra External Enclosure with eSATA connector, 3ft eSATA-eSATA connecting cable, User Guide	$29.99
Converters to support drives with different interface
AAU2ESA	USB 2.0 to eSATA Adapter Package Contents: USB 2.0 to eSATA Adapter, USB 2.0 extension cable, User manual.	$29.95
ADIDESA	IDE to Serial ATA converter Package content: IDE to Serial ATA converter, SATA cable. Length - 100 cm (3 feet), Y-power cable to connect power to the IDE hard drive and to the IDE-Serial ATA converter, Power Cable to Addonics Combo Hard Drive drive cradle or Pocket ExDrive drive cradle for hot swap function	$19.99
ADSAIDE	SATA to IDE/ATAPI converter Package content: SATA-IDE/ATAPI converter, Power Cable to connect power to SATA-IDE/ATAPI converter, user guide	$19.99
USIB Interface cables
AAUSBC-309	USB USIB interface cable	$25.95
AAFWC406	Firewire/iLink USIB interface cable	$45
AASAC-605E	eSATA USIB interface cable	$34.95
Miscellaneous Accessories
AAFANSD	Optional cooling fan for Zebra 40x40mm replacement fan for Zebra enclosure	$3.5

Specifications

System Requirements

• PC/AT or Compatible System
• eSATA, USB, or Firewire port
• Pentium II or Greater
• Minimum 64 MB RAM
• One of the Following Operating System:
  DOS, Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, Linux (Kernel 2.4 and above), Solaris 8, Mac OS X 10.4.x