Is an old 40GB UltraDMA Hard Drive compatible with the Plugable USB 3.0 Lay-Flat Docking Station?
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No. It will only work with the newer SATA hard drives. From experience, the only docking station that will work with the older SAT hard drives like yours is the ICY DOCK MB881U3-1SA. It is available on Amazon.com website. There is another alternative, which is cheaper. Unfortunately, the unit is very "Micky Mouse" and has a history of power source and reliability problems.
280380
I do not believe it could be compatible cause the old drive is probably an IDE drive and this dock is for SATA hard drives
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MANUFACTURER ANSWER: Thanks for asking! No, our dock only takes SATA hard drives. Your drive is not compatible as it uses a different connection, commonly referred to as IDE/PATA.
280382
Roger, You driver is also known as IDE or EIDE or PATA. The Station only works with SATA drives.So the short answer is no, it is not.
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Roger, You driver is also known as IDE or EIDE or PATA. The Station only works with SATA drives. So the short answer is no, it is not.
1111313
My docking station is an Easyshare 6000 so I would not know the answer to your question. If you call the seller, he probably would know and he is a super nice guy; his name is John.
637966
Thank you. That seems to be the norm. I have a 5 TB i want to dock and cant seem to find anything
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According to the product description listed with the item:"Unique design allows any 2.5/3.5in IDE hard drive to be used and inserted (upright) into a SATA HDD docking station or duplicator drive bayBacked by a StarTech 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical supportSupports 40-pin (3.5in) and 44-pin (2.5in) IDE hard drives"If you're drive meets these specs it should work. I no longer have the unit since I opted for a dual bay external dock.
669066
no, the docking station is for 30 pin connectors (pre-5th). you'd need to buy an adapter.
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Max supported size? Dimensionally, it fits every modern 3.5 inch drive I've tried. Gig/Terabyte wise, it doesn't care, the Serial ATA (SATA) data connectors pass through. If your drive will work without this dock, it should work with the dock.It's sort of like asking how fast a car can your garage handle. The garage doesn't care about speed, just if it will fit through the door.
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No, it won't. I contacted Thermaltake with a similar question. Here is their reply: "The Max 5g (ST0020U) can only read hard drives up to 3TB. There is no firmware update for the system to work with 4TB hard drives. Please check out the BlacX 5g (ST0019). This is another Thermaltake docking station that is compatible with up to 4TB hard drives"
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I'm using this dock with Mavericks and it will transfer at SATA III spec. See http://www.cablematters.com/pc-439-101-superspeed-usb-30-to-sata-hard-drive-docking-station-supports-3tb-hard-drives.aspx
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While I haven't tried the dock with that particular Seagate model, I haven't found any Sata drive that it has not worked for.
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From looking at the external plug ins on the DV6 spec sheet there is not one for the docking station. Double check with HP but I would say no.
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According to the product description listed with the item: "Unique design allows any 2.5/3.5in IDE hard drive to be used and inserted (upright) into a SATA HDD docking station or duplicator drive bay Backed by a StarTech 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support Supports 40-pin (3.5in) and 44-pin (2.5in) IDE hard drives" If you're drive meets these specs it should work. I no longer have the unit since I opted for a dual bay external dock.
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Best Hard drive - don't see what this has to do with the dock itself. As for "good" or "best" hard drive, I'd say any bare SATA drive will work, since your connection runs through a USB 3.0 connection port, I doubt there is any need to seek, or spend extra to buy the "fastest" drive out there, just go for a drive with a good reputation for reliability.
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Hi, Your machine does not have docking connectors therefore you can only use USB docking station like these.... https://www.google.com.au/search?q=hp+usb+docking+station&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENAU282&prmd=imvns&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=DaBVUM_OMaSXiQe5hIHQBg&sqi=2&ved=0CDcQrQQ&biw=1920&bih=976 JC
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I would avoid buying this brand. The drivers are out of date; it's old technology. I own about 8 "Plugable" docking stations. The answer is yes to your question. You can format the drive in Disk Management in Control Panel.
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No, you need to buy a external Ultra-slim Docking Station with DVD-RW drive.
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My guess is No. Go to the HP Website and there is a compatible docking station table. You will know for sure.
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Don't think so.You can purchase an external docking station for around $30.00 that will accept both sata and IDE drives. The one I have will COPY the IDE to the satadrive. Check Amazon ans ebay for different brands and prices.Hope this helps