mcerd1
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 09:01 AM |
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OT - SATA to USB thingy
can some one recommend me a USB adapter thingy for SATA drives (2.5" and 3.5" )
not bothered about any kind of case, but it would be best if it was powered off the USB cable
cheers
-Robert
[Edited on 31/8/2011 by mcerd1]
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HowardB
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 09:20 AM |
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got mine from Maplin, not sure that there are any that are USB powered ones, but mine came with a nice PSU,....
£25 if I recall,....
hth
Howard
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 09:46 AM |
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I got one of 2.5 inch SATA HDD to USB 2.0 Enclosure Caddy -02 | eBay . I am assuming you have the drive, just need the
adaptor right?
I'm happy with the one I have and it takes it's power from the USB port.
HTH
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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stevebubs
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 10:17 AM |
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2.5 inch will probably be able to be powered from USB port; doubt a 3.5inch one will....
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stevebubs
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 10:18 AM |
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sumvision-Sata-Docking-Station-Reader/dp/B002AGWNSY
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jossey
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 10:19 AM |
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just buy a cheap one on ebay. they are about £5.00
get usb 2.0 as its a bit quicker. but all are simular and do the job.
I have 3 or 4 drivers now which all work well and all have different enclosures.....
dont worry abotu specific makes as most are re branded anyway.
good luck,
Thanks
David Johnson
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 10:31 AM |
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You can't power a 3.5" drive from a USB port, and it's marginal with some 2.5" drives (many enclosures come with a cable to
draw power from two USB ports to ensure it works).
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balidey
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 12:33 PM |
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I would say DON'T buy the absolute cheapest one off ebay. I did and it didn't read the drive. It powered up, the drive letter appeared,
but no access. Same on several drives and several PC's.
Then bought a very slightly more expensive one, about £10, made by (or badged as) Dynamode and that worked as it should.
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Madinventions
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 12:34 PM |
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If you want to change drives frequently then a case is a PITA. Do an eBay search for 'USB 2.0 TO SATA / IDE CABLE FOR HDD W/ POWER ADAPTER
UK' (ie Item number: 320383801768)
This is an in-line cable mounted adaptor that works with 3.5" IDE, 2.5" IDE and all SATA drives, and includes a power supply so you
don't have to power the drive from USB. It also comes with all the leads you need, and it's only £9 with free postage.
Oh, and it works with Windows 7 64 bit (unlike some of the cheaper Chinese tat!)
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mcerd1
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 12:49 PM |
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cheers guys, the more options the better
quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
You can't power a 3.5" drive from a USB port, and it's marginal with some 2.5" drives (many enclosures come with a cable to
draw power from two USB ports to ensure it works).
yeah I've got a cheap old 2.5" PATA one like that (similar to the one in Daddylonglegs's link)
but somehow I've never had an issue with getting the power from a single plug - I guess all my machines have good USB ports
looking at the options I might just get a cheap 2.5" cased one (and not use the case most of the time  )
the big drives can easily be shoved into whichever pc I'm working on
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 03:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
yeah I've got a cheap old 2.5" PATA one like that (similar to the one in Daddylonglegs's link)
but somehow I've never had an issue with getting the power from a single plug - I guess all my machines have good USB ports
Or your 2.5" drives have fairly low power consumption. The some of the 5400RPM and 7200RPM laptop drives didn't like being powered from a
single port.
Desktops are much less of a problem than laptops as well.
[Edited on 31/8/11 by MikeRJ]
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Phineas
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| posted on 31/8/11 at 03:17 PM |
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If you're swapping drives frequently, or have both 2.5 & 3.5 drives to use...
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Drive+Enclosures/External+(For+SATA+Drive)/CnM+3.5%22+%26+2.5%22+SATA+Docking+Station+?productId=33969&s
ource=googleps
Works well (Windows 7)
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