As stated earlier, the back of the AMMO has two black Phillips-head screws that hold the plastic cover in place. In Win has included a screwdriver for removing these screws and the task of doing so is not difficult. The magnetic screwdriver helps a lot to pick up the small screws. Once the screws are removed, the plastic cover can be removed. Then, the rubber tray of the hard drive can be slip out from the back by pushing on the rubber face on the front of the AMMO (recall the rubber side with In Win inscribed onto it). The rubber tray has a similar shape as the enclosure, but the fit is not too tight. Therefore, the rubber does not stick onto the sides of the casing and the tray is easily taken out of the enclosure. The screws that are used for the enclosure are quite small, however. I would have preferred if larger screws were used for added strength.
Two screws hold the plastic cover in place
The rubber tray is easily taken out of the metal casing
The tray for the hard drive is made entirely or rubber, with the exception to the PCB board that holds the various connectors and the controller chip. The rubber is quite flexible and it holds a hard drive snugly in order to protect it. The rubber is quite thick and it has small protruding feet on its sides, no doubt for added shock absorption. There are small striped cut-outs at the bottom of the tray in order to increase the ventilation and to promote heat transfer to the metal casing.
The top view of the rubber tray of the AMMO
The bottom view of the rubber tray of the AMMO
The controller chip that the AMMO uses is the INNMAX IM7206. Various other manufacturers use this chip as well because it supports RDIF technology. The INNMAX controller chip is rated to support Advanced Encryption Standard, or AES. This encryption standard is widely used in the world due to its good level of security. Therefore, you can be sure that the AMMO provides sufficient data encryption to protect your data.
With the rubber tray removed from the casing, we can better see the thickness of the stainless metal casing. It is pretty thick, and looks to be of good quality.
More information on the INNMAX IM7206 can be found here: Link
The INNMAX IM7206 controller chip
The thickness of the metal casing
Two screws hold the plastic cover in place
The rubber tray is easily taken out of the metal casing
The tray for the hard drive is made entirely or rubber, with the exception to the PCB board that holds the various connectors and the controller chip. The rubber is quite flexible and it holds a hard drive snugly in order to protect it. The rubber is quite thick and it has small protruding feet on its sides, no doubt for added shock absorption. There are small striped cut-outs at the bottom of the tray in order to increase the ventilation and to promote heat transfer to the metal casing.
The top view of the rubber tray of the AMMO
The bottom view of the rubber tray of the AMMO
The controller chip that the AMMO uses is the INNMAX IM7206. Various other manufacturers use this chip as well because it supports RDIF technology. The INNMAX controller chip is rated to support Advanced Encryption Standard, or AES. This encryption standard is widely used in the world due to its good level of security. Therefore, you can be sure that the AMMO provides sufficient data encryption to protect your data.
With the rubber tray removed from the casing, we can better see the thickness of the stainless metal casing. It is pretty thick, and looks to be of good quality.
More information on the INNMAX IM7206 can be found here: Link
The INNMAX IM7206 controller chip
The thickness of the metal casing
