I have Two SATA drives, can I use them in this enclosure even though its specs state Sata II or Sata III?
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Yes, the box allows faster interfaces, but a slower SATA I (1.5 Gbps) interface will work.
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I am sorry I can not give you an answer. The sata connection is an older version that only is workable with either an adapter plate or cable, which would make the enclosure unusable.
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It should work. Most Sata 3 will be backward compatible with sata2, which runs only 3G/s not 6G/s.
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Yes. Actually, all SATA standards are compatible with each other.Here's the thing: SATA 1 moves at 1.5 Gb/s. SATA 2 moves at 3 Gb/s. SATA 3 moves at 6 Gb/s. If you plug a SATA 3 drive into a SATA 1 port, it is going to move at 1.5 Gb/s.
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Any SATA power cable can be used for either a SATA or SATA2 drive. Both drives and cables are fully interchangeable. Hope I have answered your question.
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Hi James, Yes, the interface is SATA III. I am using a SATA III 1TB HDD in mine. This enclosure is solid, built well, keeps drives cool and swapping drives in and out is easy! If your looking for super compact, it is not. It is still small since it takes 2.5 inch HDD's but definitely not the smallest. I love it because I plan on putting the 2.5 inch 1TB Velociraptor inside of it and I know it won't over heat and it will fit the 15MM thickness.
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SATA is backwards compatible. You just will get SATA2 speeds instead of SATA3. Of course mechanical HDD max out at SATA2 around 120-150 MB/s so it doesn't matter. And if you're not transferring from another SATA3 SSD then you will be bottlenecked at SATA2 anyway.
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I zoomed the image of the enclosure in its package and it does say at the top of the packaging that it's for SATA drives. Good deal, though, if you can use it - Fry's gets $40 for this model ($28.99 on Amazon as of this writing.)
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it will work but you wont see the full performance of the drives. you'll get between 300 and 375mb/s on sata 2.
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Greetings,Great question!Yes, absolutely. The two drive types can be installed and utilized in conjunction with one another.Best regards,MITXPC
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Shouldn't be an issue. Sata III is backwards compatible. If you're able to fit your data, this SSD will make your older notebook fly. A most-impressive upgrade!
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This is internal drive, so we assume you already have an adapter that convert internal SATA port to eSATA2. If that's the case it will work.
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It should! Disappointed in the fact that the enclosure is only USB 2 and not USB 3 Still can be used with other slower drives with out much wasted performance
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Any SATA 2.5 inch portable drive will work with this enclosure. It comes with USB 3.0 micro B connector which I don't like. It doesn't stay in there very well and can come out with even a small pull.
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I do not know. Tom's Hardware says that SATA III only mkea a difference with SDD drives. If that is tru you will not see any difference with a SATA II enclosure. SATA II enclosures are hard to find.
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The user manual, last updated in 2008, says, "Two Hard Drive Bays for 3.5" SATA Hard Drives of Any Capacity". The list of tested hard drives was last updated in November 2012 at http://support.dlink.com/list.aspx?type=1&model;=DNS-321%20hard%20drives. If the drive you want to use is not listed, you might try contacting customer support.
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Any SATA drives will work, but I would recommend using the same drives in both bays.