THE BPU-340SATA

The black/blue version of the BPU-340SATA arrived to our lab however much like the BPN-DE340SS iStarUSA also has versions available with black, red and silver bezel colors. Size-wise the BPU-340SATA measures 202mm in depth, 146mm in width and 126mm in height (3x5.25").

All four bays feature hard plastic and aluminum at the front.

Right next to each tray/bay iStarUSA has placed blue/red LED lights (power/temperature) that double as power on/off buttons.

We didn't like the quality of locking mechanism as much as we did with that of the BPN-DE340SS (because of the hard plastic used it just doesn't feel as sturdy).

You can mount either 2.5" or 3.5" drives in the aluminum drive trays.

The rear of the unit is black and populated with several ports and switches.

Starting from the rear top we see the LED on/off switch, temperature alarm jumpers and the IJP3 extension (can be used with special server towers that have separate front HDD LEDs).

On the rear left we see both SATA and Molex power connectors so regardless of how old your system is if you have SATA connectivity you can use the BPU-340SATA.

The fan control switch is placed at the lower rear left corner (High=3600RPM/Low=2800RPM).

The 80mm exhaust fan can spin up to 3600RPM to produce airflow of up to 37.80CFM at 41.33dBA.

Finally on the rear right we see 4 SATA ports and the temperature alarm speaker.