Velociraptor - 'backplane' version?

[ajf]

A colleague has asked me about a 'backplane' version of the Velociraptor drive he has seen elsewhere.
I assume they will still work in a normal PC?
From what I could find it is just the alignment of the connectors?

Thanks
Andrew

P.S Just to clarify, are they 2.5 or 3.5 inch drives?

 

[PhillyDee]

They are 2.5" drives, but they are non-removeable (Voids the warranty).
There is also a version without the heatsink it comes in. (Make sure you dont buy that one as its for server docking bays)

The backplane version just has the connectors aligned like a standard drive so it fits into icy-docks and similar. The non-backplane is cheaper, and the connectors are non-standard.

In short, mounting in a case, buy the cheaper one. (But not the 2.5" only version without the icepack)