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Hard Disk Interface USB-C
Connectivity Technology USB
Brand iodd
Special Feature Portable
Hard Disk Form Factor 2.5 Inches
Hard Disk Description Mechanical Hard Disk
Compatible Devices Personal Computer
Installation Type External Hard Drive
Color Black
Hard Disk Size 2 TB

About this item

  • AES256-XTS 76 Digits Encryption
  • Recognized as Bootable ODD (DVD, Blu-ray Rom), for booting by selecting a ISO file.
  • Write protect Blocker/Win To Go/Auto Sleep/Safely Removal/Firmware Updater
  • VHD - virtual hard disk image to physical drive
  • USB Type C / IODD2541 Next gen model / Ventoy

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*The ST/LK series can only be used with drives with a thickness of 7mm or less.

*No disk drive included.

Features

usb type c

USB Type C

USB 3.1 Gen 1

  • USB C to A cable*1 included
  • Convenient and durable port size
  • High stability and transmission speed

Virtual Drives

Bootable Virtual Drives

IODD's Virtual Drive feature is Legacy/UEFI

  • Easy to install and maintain various versions of OS
  • Up to 4 virtual drives can be used simultaneously
  • The drive's removable/fixed status can be set individually

Encryption

AES256 Encryption

AES 256bit-XTS encryption keeps your data safe.

  • Max up to 76 digits
  • Nobody can access encrypted data without password
  • Enhanced security with random keypad
  • Works without installing any software
  • High speed through hardware-based encryption
  • Compatible with all operating systems

ADmin mode

Admin Mode

for multiple users

  • One IODD can be used by administrator*1 + user*4.
  • The administrator sets permissions for each user
  • Password change/write protection can be set individually for each user.
  • Windows-only program "Admin Manager" included

WRite protect

Write-protect

Stay safe

  • Keep all your data safe
  • When connected to a HOST PC, the protection can be activated immediately
  • Protection can be turned on or off with hot key button
  • Individual user write-protection setting

Windows to go

Windows-To-Go

Use the perfect roaming OS

  • Win-to-Go feature allows you to use your Windows OS workspace on any PC
  • Can be used on IBM PCs as well as OSX bootcamps

Easy to use

Easy to use

  • TACT-switch helps the user to input accurately
  • built-in help
  • UI multi-language support
  • function hotkey

utils

Utility

Various convenience functions

  • Built-in text viewer
  • admin manager application
  • VHD tools
  • S.M.A.R.T monitoring

Specifications

Product IODD ST400
Encryption AES256-XTS Max. 38*2(76) digits
Display 128x160 TFT LCD
Input method Tact-Switch (12 keys)
Support Drive Size 2.5 inches SSD/HDD (7mm or less)
Size 80 (width) × 140 (length) × 14 (height) mm
Weight 90g (without SSD/HDD)
material Plastic, acrylic
Internal interface SATA2/SATA3 (Backward compatible) * 1
External interface USB Type C (USB 3.1 Gen 1) * 1
Power DC +5V USB power
Supported file ISO/VHD/RMD/VMDK/IMA
Supported OS Win 7 and above, OSX 10 and above
TRIM/UAS function Unsupported.
Function ● AES256-XTS BLOB encryption (up to 78 digits) ● Bootable virtual ODD (CD/DVD/Other) ● Bootable virtual HDD and USB drive ●Administrator Mode / Text Viewer (ASCii,USC-2(UTF-16)) / Windows-To-Go / Write Protection/ Remove safety / Multilingual UI / Built-n Help Key / Hotkey /OTG
ECCN / HSCODE 5A992.c / 8471709000
SECURE 2.0

AES256-XTS Encryption

Enhanced security

  • more advanced security algorithms
  • The password supports up to 76 digits (basic 38 digits + 2nd 38 digits)
  • Random keypad makes it safer to use
  • Enter the password accurately with the 12 Keys Tactile-Switch padlock

2nd Password

If the IODD device paired with the disk is changed with the 2nd password, security verification is attempted once more.

Advantages of the introduction of 2nd passwords

Completely blocks brute force attacks.

Duplicating dozens or thousands of encrypted drives is useless without a 2nd password.

For multi users

Admin mode(Built-in)/Admin manager(Windows APP)

Up to 5 people can access each IODD device with their own password.

One of them becomes an administrator and can manage the passwords and privileges of other users.

Permissions that the administrator can set for users

-disk writable/disabled

- User's password changeable/impossible

- User's password can be deleted/impossible

SECURE 2.0

  • Max 76 Digits Password
  • Random keypad
  • Anti Brute-force
  • Admin Mode
  • Admin manager Windows APP
bootable

Bootable Virtual Drives

Just prepare ISO/VHd/IMA files.

  • OS installation/application installation/server maintenance
  • A CD/DVD/USB memory stick is required in various environments. IODD completely replaces them.

  1. Prepare ISO file only.
  2. Copy IODD.
  3. Mount with IODD.

It will act like a real media drive.

Make your work faster with mounted virtual drives

From OS installation to maintenance

Use the speed of USB 3.1gen1, which is much faster than the speed of optical media or USB memory sticks.

MAX 4 Virtual Drives

  • Implement 4 virtual drives at the same time.
  • Mount 1 ODD / 3 VHD at the same time.

Boot into a virtual drive in a native environment, work with the virtual drive, and install the OS on the virtual drive.

Reduce errors due to logical drive corruption or incorrect target drive assignments.

UEFI/Legacy Boot

  • From old PCs to modern PCs,
  • Both UEFI and Legacy methods are supported.

Install Legacy in virtual ODD mode through ISO file.

Install UEFI using virtual VHD setup depending on your situation.

The world's Many PC manufacturers use IODD as standard installation equipment.

ST series has a higher recognition rate.

No more burning CDs/DVDs

  • One IODD can store dozens to hundreds of media.
  • It is very easy to manage the version of the installation disk.
  • Save time to burn and collect CD/DVD
  • Remarkably faster installation speed than existing optical media
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More features

Security

  • Admin Mode
  • Windows APP 'Admin Manager'
  • Write Protection
  • Keep password for 2 minutes

UI

  • Multilingual UI support
  • Built-in help button
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Start-up Keys

Util

  • S.M.A.R.T
  • Windows-to-go
  • V-volt Monitoring

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    Customers find the computer drive useful and convenient for working with ISOs and multiple operating systems. They find it straightforward to use and a great time-saving tool for IT professionals. The storage capacity is satisfactory. However, some customers have issues with the documentation quality and interface. There are mixed opinions on the build quality, boot capability, and value for money.

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    26 customers mention "Functionality"21 positive5 negative

    Customers like the functionality of the computer drive. It works well with non-Windows and Linux OSes, is sturdy, and performs as expected. Some appreciate being able to use it for its intended purpose and that Tails works with the VHD feature.

    "This device works great. So far I've installed windows 11 and Armbianx86, each OS on its own .vhd. Windows 11 vhd booted fine first try...." Read more

    "...I loaded it up with mac game iso images and it works great with mac os 9.2.2. Acts just like an external cd drive, and I couldn't be happier...." Read more

    "...This one is USB-C and works well." Read more

    "...On the other hand, it works and it works really well once you figure it out...." Read more

    20 customers mention "Ease of use"16 positive4 negative

    Customers find the product easy to use and convenient. They mention it's straightforward, quick to setup, and a great time-saving tool for IT techs who work with ISOs and multiple OSes. Firmware updates are easy to install and support from iodd is good. For various OSes, they boot right up without special effort. While the configuration takes a bit of figuring out, it's an infinitely easier and much faster solution than setting up a bootable. The interface is not terrible but could use some improvements, and the documentation is decent.

    "...It's a great value, super easy to use, quick to setup, and incredibly convenient." Read more

    "...The UI is not intuitive to me at all. But, it is fairly basic and you'll eventually get the hang of it. *..." Read more

    "...cumbersome to work out but once you get the hang of it it's pretty straightforward...." Read more

    "...Cable length isn't an issue. Operating them is dog-easy. There's no buttons you can't read and no screens that won't turn off...." Read more

    14 customers mention "Utility"14 positive0 negative

    Customers find the product useful for techs. They say it's a great idea and has good features. It is great for installation media, both USB and DVD, and getting a system up and running.

    "...Both work fine. This is a fun and useful device. $90 seems a bit overpriced." Read more

    "...For that, it is a very cool device and I'm happy with it. I'm not using encryption, so no comments about that...." Read more

    "...One device, potentially any number of installation media or utility boot discs. Emulates CD or Flash as you like...." Read more

    "...disk that you can load drivers/applications into, is great for getting a system up and running. You can even boot ".img" files!..." Read more

    9 customers mention "Storage capacity"9 positive0 negative

    Customers like the storage capacity of the product. They say it's good for data storage, storing installation disks on it, and even changing disks dynamically. They mention it supports large volumes, hard drive with partitions, various formats, and mounting any ISO and presenting it as an actual CD/DVD to boot from.

    "...It can act as a regular hard drive with partitions, various formats, etc. It can simulate a CD/DVD drive from an ISO file...." Read more

    "...One device, potentially any number of installation media or utility boot discs. Emulates CD or Flash as you like...." Read more

    "The flexibility of this device can not be overstated. Being able to mount any ISO and present it as an actual CD/DVD to boot from, is a game changer...." Read more

    "...It supports large volumes (but does not support any modern filesystems -- only FAT or NTFS filesystems work) and I had no trouble using it with an..." Read more

    15 customers mention "Build quality"6 positive9 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the build quality. Some find it sturdy and reliable, with no issues with secure boot or bugs yet. Others mention subpar construction, thin plastic enclosure, and not feeling dependable.

    "...The device "feels" a tad cheap - kind of a spongy plastic. * The UI is not intuitive to me at all...." Read more

    "...It's super cool and works everytime. I have had no errors or bugs yet...." Read more

    "...The cable is very short which is a problem because the construction doesn't inspire confidence and you probably don't want this thing hanging off an..." Read more

    "...The construction has been sturdy enough and performance (with a Crucial MX500 SSD installed) has been good...." Read more

    9 customers mention "Boot capability"6 positive3 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the boot capability of the computer drive. Some say it can even boot.img files, can boot from vhd or iso, and has no problems booting and installing everything from Win2k to Win11. Others mention that on a brand new SSD, a VHD image wouldn't work because it was fragmented, and that it can only boot ISO images and can't create a VHD for you.

    "...Each partition is selectable and can boot from vhd or iso. Lots of possibilities with this device...." Read more

    "...The device cannot create a VHD for you, so every time you want to create a 'fake' flash drive, you need to run a Windows app to create a VHD file,..." Read more

    "...You can even boot ".img" files! HOWEVER, you must rename them to ".ima" in order for the device to recognize and mount them...." Read more

    "...I've had no problems booting and installing everythign from win2k to win11...." Read more

    9 customers mention "Value for money"5 positive4 negative

    Customers have mixed opinions about the value for money of the computer drive. Some find it well worth the money and a good investment, while others say the quality is questionable, the case is flimsy, and the disk is not suitable for daily use.

    "...If you have a use for this it's well worth the money. It's a great value, super easy to use, quick to setup, and incredibly convenient." Read more

    "...Both work fine. This is a fun and useful device. $90 seems a bit overpriced." Read more

    "...It actually works out to be smaller, simpler, and cheaper than just this empty unit cost from IODD...." Read more

    "...Comes with a case, but the case is flimsy, cheap, marginally too tight, and doesn't have a place to stow the short cable...." Read more

    21 customers mention "Documentation quality"0 positive21 negative

    Customers find the documentation for the computer drive poor. They find the interface confusing and convoluted. The configuration process is complicated, and the layout is unclear. There are also issues with broken English in the manuals and on-device help.

    "...As others have said, the documentation is TERRIBLE! I had to play around with setting the USB/internal drive settings many times to get what they do...." Read more

    "...The UI is not intuitive to me at all. But, it is fairly basic and you'll eventually get the hang of it. *..." Read more

    "...The instructions are a little cumbersome to work out but once you get the hang of it it's pretty straightforward...." Read more

    "...Buttons are clicky and responsive but the layout is not intuitive at all and the buttons are very difficult as they are un-inked and you need a..." Read more

    Doesn't fit all 2.5" SSD drives... check your height, also only supports *FOUR* virtual ISO/CDROMs
    3 out of 5 stars
    Doesn't fit all 2.5" SSD drives... check your height, also only supports *FOUR* virtual ISO/CDROMs
    You probably are thinking the same thing as me when I bought this... "Oh cool! I could throw an old SSD in there and not have to have a keyring full of flash drives for doing IT support." WRONG! First this thing only supports up to *FOUR* virtual ISO/CDROMs. Then there is the issue that it only holds drives up to 7mm in height. 2.5" drive spec allows up to 9.5mm, so that means many older drives, the kind you'd want to toss into this guy, do not fit in it.I'd avoid this for IT support and just get a bunch of tiny flash drives or what I've done is get a bunch of 8GB microSD cards with a compact reader and case. It actually works out to be smaller, simpler, and cheaper than just this empty unit cost from IODD.Additionally, there appears to be reliability issues with many people that have been able to get a drive in it and use it reporting that data just gets lost.
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    • Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2023
      Capacity: NO SSDVerified Purchase
      This device works great.
      So far I've installed windows 11 and Armbianx86, each OS on its own .vhd.
      Windows 11 vhd booted fine first try. Initially I couldn't get Armbianx86 to boot. Turns out I had to disable secure boot even though it was a UEFI version of Armbianx86.
      I have two partitions on the drive. Each partition is selectable and can boot from vhd or iso.
      Lots of possibilities with this device.
      As others have said, the documentation is TERRIBLE! I had to play around with setting the USB/internal drive settings many times to get what they do. The "mode" CD, Dual or Hard Drive are apparently set by file name. Go to the IODD download site and download the vhd and util tools stuff and read through it and try to figure out what is relevant.
      I created vhd using Windows disk manager and IODD vhd tool. Creating a vhd in Windows takes a while. The IODD tool creates a vhd almost instantly. Both work fine.
      This is a fun and useful device. $90 seems a bit overpriced.
      4 people found this helpful
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    • Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2024
      Capacity: NO SSDVerified Purchase
      I bought this specifically to use with some old iMacs mostly for convenience. I loaded it up with mac game iso images and it works great with mac os 9.2.2. Acts just like an external cd drive, and I couldn't be happier. If you have a use for this it's well worth the money. It's a great value, super easy to use, quick to setup, and incredibly convenient.
    • Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
      Capacity: NO SSDVerified Purchase
      This device is very cool. It can act as a regular hard drive with partitions, various formats, etc. It can simulate a CD/DVD drive from an ISO file. It can simulate a flash drive from a VHD file. And, it can do combinations of all those things at the same time. For that, it is a very cool device and I'm happy with it. I'm not using encryption, so no comments about that.

      The things I don't like, but can tolerate...
      * The buttons are solid black and really hard to see the numbers/symbols on them.
      * The device "feels" a tad cheap - kind of a spongy plastic.
      * The UI is not intuitive to me at all. But, it is fairly basic and you'll eventually get the hang of it.
      * The on-device help and all the manuals are full of broken English and lack all sorts of details. It took me a while to realize you do most tasks from your OS, such as the initial format of the drive, creating flash VHDs, etc.
      * The device cannot create a VHD for you, so every time you want to create a 'fake' flash drive, you need to run a Windows app to create a VHD file, store it on the device's main hard drive, and then mount it from the device's LCD interface. It would be cool if the device could just generate and mount a blank VHD on the fly.
      * Only fixed size VHDs are supported, which potentially wastes a lot of space. You have to guess the max size flash drive to create for an image, and then live that decision regardless of how much data is copied to the flash drive. Maybe there are 3rd party tools that can shrink a VHD. What would be cool is if the device could support dynamic VHDs that grow as data is added to them.
      3 people found this helpful
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    • Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2023
      Capacity: NO SSDVerified Purchase
      Saw this recommended on a tech forum and bought it almost straight away. It's an absolute must for anyone working with multiple OS ISO files, no more burning bootable USB's for different tasks just copy them all onto here and load them up as you need.

      The instructions are a little cumbersome to work out but once you get the hang of it it's pretty straightforward. Would recommend you watch a YouTube video or two to go over the advanced functions. I would also recommend you encrypt the drive from the off; turning encryption on/off requires a wipe of the drive.

      Would highly recommend this tool to IT techs looking to make their lives easier.
      One person found this helpful
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    • Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
      Capacity: NO SSDVerified Purchase
      Drawers full of scattered USB flash drives. If this is you, you immediately see the benefit to this thing. One device, potentially any number of installation media or utility boot discs. Emulates CD or Flash as you like. This thing sits somewhere between that drawer of flash drives and a slick PXE host. And you can use it as a plain-Jane general purpose USB enclosure, too.

      However, execution is a little lackluster, especially for the price. No print manual is included. A pdf is available but is lacking any kind of coherence or organization. Just an IP-logging site and HTML documentation page that has frequent errors when you connect via VPN or TOR for your own privacy. There's an executable to configuring the device from a live machine, but it's Windows only.

      Mechanically: nothing secures the SSD except the tight fit. No real padding inside, either. I wouldn't trust this to survive a fall from a table. Buttons are clicky and responsive but the layout is not intuitive at all and the buttons are very difficult as they are un-inked and you need a strong light source. The enclosure itself is thin and cheap plastic. The pictures suggest a nice texture but in my hands it isn't particularly pleasant to touch. The cable is very short which is a problem because the construction doesn't inspire confidence and you probably don't want this thing hanging off an edge. Comes with a case, but the case is flimsy, cheap, marginally too tight, and doesn't have a place to stow the short cable.

      The whole thing is just very unrefined. Even simple things like "screensaver" on the LCD don't actually run a screensaver and instead just stays on with a logo displayed. I mean, why?!

      The weirdest twist that I can't believe I didn't realize until I used it for the first time: power. You cannot adjust any of the settings without it plugged in to the computer you intend to use it on. "Obviously it won't work without power" but it seems like a major oversight in usability to not have any kind of battery in here. In practical use, you plug it in to a powered up machine, set up the device, and reboot.

      Finally, let's talk money. For the cost of this device PLUS a third-tier 320GB SSD, you can get a bulk 20 pack of 16GB USB 3.0 flash drives from Sandisk instead for the same price. I can't think of needing to carry around more than 10 installation/utility discs, and 16GB is about double a dual-layer DVD. Sure, 80% of those flash drives will be straight up blank, compared to the ST400 implementation, but I'm just saying. You might question the reliability of USB flash drives over SATA SSDs, but as long as you're not constantly writing to them, they'll be fine.

      The drawer full of USB drives might be a mess, and clumsy to organize, but they're reasonably tough. Cable length isn't an issue. Operating them is dog-easy. There's no buttons you can't read and no screens that won't turn off. A more practical pack of 8GB flash drives makes the financial discussion even more prominent.

      With this revelation, it's clear the ST400 is poised as a luxury item. But, as a luxury item, the fit, finish, and interface just doesn't go the distance. I can understand someone wanting this, but the math makes it hard to recommend.

      Don't get me wrong, I don't hate it and plan to keep using it... mostly because I don't have another use for my recycled SATA SSD that's approaching the end of it's writable life.

      But it's clear the ST400 is only as good as it needs to be and not a hair over that "minimally viable product" line.
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      I had an older version that used that weird USB3 plug. This one is USB-C and works well.

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