Do you have to use the protective covers on the drives?
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I have installed my 2.5 inch SSD with cover and this arrangement makes for a very attractive and sturdy installation. After looking at my installation, it seems to me that you could install the drive without the covers, but this would make for a very unstable and perhaps very unreliable drive connection since this would allow lots of room for the SATA and Power connectors to move around causing unreliable operation.
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MANUFACTURER RESPONSE: Thanks for asking!In a word, no- however as another respondent has noted this would require a little extra caution when handling the drives.Hope this helps! For fastest response, let us know of any other questions by emailing support@plugable.com or visiting support.plugable.com.Best wishes-Jeff EverettPlugable Technoloiges
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I have not used my Mac outside with the covers, so I don't have an answer for this problem. The case has been wonderful.
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The "Casing Only" does not include a hard drive. In my case I had a 2.5" SATA form factor SSD lying around so I used that. The others come with a hard drive installed.
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No other enclosure is needed. The most important thing is to pay attention to how your current hard drive is mounted, some are just mounted with 4 screws, some fit into a sliding encasement that you'll already have inside your computer holding the existing drive you're replacing.
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No. This model is design to accommodate the holes. There are no hole covers.
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I purchased mine with drives and it had all the trays....so you shouldn't have to worry about that. Unless you are buying it used and someone removed the trays.
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Here's what I do for the drives that have no covers anymore ... I use a nice small empty pill or vitamin bottle with a screw on lid ... the bottle is smallish and can hold 1 to 4 drives (depending on the flash drive size and thickness) and the drives are "sealed" from dust and moisture (humidity). The plastic bottle collects dust that you can wipe or rinse off. This works at home or for travel ... my bottle is a dark green so it stands out. At home all my other drives are stored in an nice looking rectangular Country Crock butter container ... I hate dust getting into those drives.
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Mostly, yes. I was less than enthusiastic about these particular covers. They are thin, and do not fit snugly. I had to secure them with bungi cords. I bought them because they were cheap. I got what I paid for. They are better than no covers.
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Yes... they are attached to the outer cover but can be used without cover too.
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They are covered, but the case part over them is rubbery and is raised for them. The only issue I have experienced is it pressing on the power button for an extended period. I just readjusted the case and haven't had the issue again.
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Hi, Every laptop has it own and specific cover. Answer for your question is NO
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There is one small piece of foam in it to keep the drive in place, other than that ...no.
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Only for the included drives. The rest of the bays have just covers. Also it doesn't come with rails
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No they cannot. When using the 3.5 inch slot, that fills the entire space of the drive container.
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Yes. I only use the password protection Function - it is on by default when you first plug the drive into your computer. To get encryption, you have to run the program on the drive. I never ran it and just use the password protection.
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No, they have a proprietary lock. You need to buy the expensive drives with sleds from Caldigit. They do come with sweet cases though.
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I don't believe there is a way to do that. The cover is for when you use an optical drive.