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The trays/caddies have been removed from a working system (e.g. server). These products vary in their usage due to the age of system & type of service etc.. However, Used System Pulls are fully tested and all handling is performed by trained technicians, taking full ESD precautions. Nearly all HPE Server enterprise hard drives come with a tray, but the trays are often abbreviated in the product title. Here is a brief explanation of the different types of these caddys. > **:: SmartDrive Carrier** trays (SC) have Smart Carrier Authentication technology to verify that both the drive and carrier are HP-qualified options. This means that you would not be able to use the SmartDrive carrier with a third-party drive since the Smart Carrier Authentication will make sure users are using genuine HPE drives. HP SmartDrive carriers will not fit in ProLiant servers prior to Gen8 servers. HPE SmartDrive Carrier trays are available in **[2.5 (SFF)](https://tekmart.co.za/651687-001-hp-gen8-drive-caddy-2-5-lff-sas-sata-hdd-tray)** and **[3.5 form factor](https://tekmart.co.za/651314-001-hp-sc-sas-sata-3-5-hard-drive-tray)**s. HPE SmartDrive trays (caddys) have LED lights that displays the current status of your plugged-in drive. > **:: [SmartDrive Carrier Converter](https://tekmart.co.za/651320-001-hybrid-tray-caddy-with-2-5-654540-001-adapter-for-hp)** trays (SCC) tray adapters designed to house select 2.5 Inch hard drives and 2.5 Inch solid state drives. SmartDrive Carrier Converter trays are adapters used to convert form factors so you can place a 2.5 Inch hard drive (SFF) into a 3.5 Inch drive tray (LFF). When converting a 2.5" to a 3.5", you remove the drive and place it inside the adapter, then you screw the adapter into the SmartDrive Carrier tray. This allows you **[to place and use 2.5" storage devices](https://tekmart.co.za/797520-001-3-5inch-lff-sas-sata-in-661914-001-hybrid-tray-caddy)** in select ProLiant Servers with 3.5" (LFF) drive bays. > **:: [Low Profile Carrier