I have a WD My Passport Ultra (about 4.5 x 3 x .5) USB 3.0 portable drive. Will this connect to the internal connection of this enclosure?
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Probably not. This is to hold a standard 2.5-Inch internal hard drive found in most laptops.
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There is no reason to. This has a sata to USB3 built into it. Just needs a hard drive. No need to use the internal connection board. If you are wondering if the hard disk itself will work the answer is that it should. As long as the drive is sata. Hope that helps
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I looked up a disassembly video for the Passport Ultra, and it seems that the USB 3.0 port is attached directly to the circuitboard of the harddrive. it doesnt seem like the internal drive of the Passport is a regular SATA HDD which is what The Sabrent enclosure is. TL;DR : no
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The portable HDD in my case is 3wx 4 1/4h x 3/4 d. The answer would be yes.
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Yes, the connector is compatible. The drive will operate correctly but at USB 2.0 transfer rates.
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This enclosure is powered from the FW800 connection. I don't presently have a USB3 interface on any of my computers but suspect it will work there, too. Additionally, I have a 5 volt, 2 Amp supply which came with a much older 2.5" external case that will fire up this drive. The outside ground terminal of the round 5V plug is roughly 1/8 inch in diameter, and that should let you find a suitable supply if you really need one. I have several FW400 and FW800 external drives in cases and rarely need this power supply. USB2 did not have enough power for a hard drive, and that may be why I have this supply. Does this help?
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It should be - I would be very surprised it wasn't! This is a standard enclosure for 3.5" SATA disk drives, and the WD drive you are asking about is a standard 3.5" SATA disk drive. Any modern 3.5" SATA drive should be fine with this enclosure.
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This harddrive that is in question is a 3.5 inch in size. Your enclosure is a 2.5 inch casing. Will not fit.
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I have 3 of these Sabrent drive enclosures and I populated two with 500GBs and one with 1TB. All three worked as I expected. BTW, I only tested them on USB 2.0 connections. I'm still waiting for my "GMYLE® ExpressCard 34mm to USB 3.0 Adapter (Dual Port)" to see if the USB 3.0 connection is any better. I currently do not have a machine with a "native" USB 3.0 interface. I have not tested these units using an SSD.
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I don't know what the WD hard drive calls for but I doubt it. This has the "micro" USB plug on one end, which is smaller than most external hard drives I've used have.
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YES, It has worked fine for me since purchasing both the Nomad hard case and the WD My Passport Ultra 2TB (same model as question).The Nomad come with rubber spacers, both for a secure fit & that can be removed for some larger drives. The Nomad has an opening for connecting the drive to your device, PC, Mac, server, etc.; this drive is configured so you can use that opening...so you never have to open the case to access it.This is a great combo! I simply don't understand WD no longer offering such a sturdy case.
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The WD passport only works with USB 3.0 that's it and is very useful easy to backup and very fast the data transference. This WD Passport doesn't works like a WIFI cloud at your home
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I can tell you that it holds my Toshiba Canvio nicely. If your WD Passport has similar dimensions to 3.11" W x 4.37" D x 0.81" H then you should be ok and still have a little room left. Hope this helps!
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I don't think so, in thickness it should be ok otherwise, the size is too small. My portable disk is smaller than a passport.
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As this is made for the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex it has a cable with USB connections and an adapter to SATA. The Western Digital Passport has Mini USB, but the model called My Passports looks like it has the same flat USB 3.0 socket, so in that case you just need this. CITIE Obliq USB 3.0 Cable/Cord For WD Western Digital My Passport Essential WDCA042RNN Super Speed 5Gbps A / Micro B Device, 6FT (2M) GOLD PLATED Connector
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Hi Serguei, I have only 750GB and 1TB WD My Passport, the rugged case fits both of them. I have no idea that it will fit 2TB WD My Passport.
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It says it will fit a 9.5 to 12.5 mm thick drive. I put a seagate that was 12.5mm in it and it was not quite big enough so didn't work for me. You need to take the drive out of its enclosure and measure it or see if you can get the info online.
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Hi Terry, There are multiple different WD 3tb SATA III drives, but this enclosure will work with any 3.5" SATA drive - that's the only thing that matters. I would note that this enclosure, being only USB 2.0, will not benefit from the speed over a SATA III drive verses a SATA II drive, so if you find a cheaper 3.5" drive, feel free to go with the cheaper option.
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Tested with a WD Passport USB 3.0 2TB 2.5" drive. It seems to power it, though it turned off after 6 or 8 seconds the first time. After powering off, it came back on, my device said it detected mass USB storage, but there are no new mount points created, probably because the drive is formatted in NTFS and not exFAT or whatever it needs to be.