Can someone please confirm that this supports/doesn't support SATA III and or UASP as one of the reviewers has pointed out? If not, any alternatives?
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This enclosure seems to have lower read/write speeds than a # of other enclosures interfaces that explicitly state they support SATA III, so my guess is it does *not* support SATA III speeds. This appears to be confirmed by Anker in their response to my review where they say it's only 'compatible with SATA III': (http://www.amazon.com/review/R1ZD7X6XFODRSW/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm) FYI, here are some speeds in MB/s, with an Intel 330 120GB SSD: Anker USB 3.0/eSATA enclosure (this enclosure): 176.4/134.2 Seagate GoFlex Slim USB 3.0 interface: 250.5/152.5 SIIG 6Gb/s SATA to USB 3.0: 257.9/149.6 Newer Technology Voyager S3: 396.1/136.4 The Anker is the slowest of the bunch. The last 3 all supposedly support SATA III, but clearly the Voyager S3 is the fastest. The SIIG has the ASMedia 1051e chipset (supposed to be very fast), so I'm not sure what, in the end, causes the S3 to have dramatically higher read speeds. Different chipset? Updated firmware?
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Hi H. Panda,This enclosure supports SATA-III/SSD (SATA-III limited by eSATA cable to 3Gbps), but do not support UASP.Anker Team1-800-988-7973 support@ianker.com Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm(pst)
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this one claims to have both but I have not purchased it: MiniPro&trade; 2.5-in SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA 6Gbps External Hard Drive / SSD Enclosure (up to 15mm, UASP)
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It supports the attachment of a SATA III device, but does not operate any faster than SATA II with either the SATA connection or the USB 3.0 connection.. Also be aware that the ejecting mechanism is not geared for ejecting SSDs, only HDDs are wide enough for the ejection arm to push it out. Anker customer support is VERY good though, very pleasant to deal with and eager to please. Their USB 3.0 Cable Connect kit (with an additional 12V power supply) does support UASP and SATA III.
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Yes, it will work. It supports both IDE and SATA. Make sure to use the proper connection.
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Yes, no problem. I personally use a standard SATA drive through, I need the capacity. Works like a charm...
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I have 2 of these in an Asus M5A99FX Pro motherboard, they work perfectly. This card does not need a driver, it is a standard SATA card(no raid). I'm running Windows Server 2012 on the machine. Hope this helps. BTW - I have 8 2tb disks connected.
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Most SATA3 devices are compatible with SATA1 and SATA2. Definitely research, but from experience most likely you're fine.
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Yes it will but not at the highest speed capable in SATA3. Still is quite fast, either way.
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No, see http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/difference-between-sata-and-esata/
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Yes. Took a little effort to get both running well. Go to station-driver for latest firmware and drivers. I have them in x58 with windows 7 x64.Speedwise they are good for sequential, random access is barely any faster than sata 2 ich10r. So not recommended for high performance SSDs
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Nope. Well, it didn't work for me and unfortunately I threw away the box and was unable to return it. I had to buy an alternate card which worked fine with FreeNas. Have a look on their site for compatible cards.
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The utility software? That can be found on the Adata web site. Shouldn't need anything else to make the drive work, as long as you have a SATA port available.
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It should work and so should that 840evo.. is it just not detecting? check your bios setting as you might need to change the SATA type.. Check and change the drive mode from IDE to ACHI..
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It supports all the way up to SATA III 6.0Gb/s, and I'm pretty sure SATA is backwards compatible (to SATA I and SATA II).
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I'm maxxing out with a 7.9 ... So I'm not sure what's wrong. Maybe you are running it on SATA II
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Update: You need to be CERTAIN the ssd is MICRO sata, and the other connection is STANDARD SATA, as I see it. My mistake was not even knowing there was such a thing as SLIMLINE sata, but WTH... Six bucks...? NBD... I'd send you mine, but I never get anything done. 'Buried somewhere anyway...
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Yes I swapped in a Crucial 512GB M4 SATA. Thunderbolt works fine but believe it or not the USB3 interface had faster read times!
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I know this question is kind of old but since I just bought this adapter a few days ago I can answer your question. Officially the answer is no, it does not. Even if you update the firmware to the latest version available from Anker's support site (http://www.ianker.com/support-c14-g188.html) which is version 120919.11.00.00 it still won't enable UASP. With that said, the real answer is YES! I was able to find a newer, compatible firmware package containing version 130107.91.7D.00 from www.station-drivers.com. Using the same instructions and MPTool utility from Anker's update package I flashed the new bin file successfully and UASP is now enabled. The updated bin that I'm using can be downloaded from here: http://www.station-drivers.com/index.php/downloads/Drivers/Asmedia/Chipsets/ASM-105x-Sata-USB-3.0-controllers/Firmwares/Version-130107.91.7D.00/ The chip in the adapter is the ASM1051 (not E) and ASMedia's tech specs show UASP support. I checked the Device Info section in MPTools and it showed: UASP Supported: Yes UASP Enabled: No Once UASP is enabled and working MPTools's Device Info section will still show UASP Enabled: No if you don't have a drive connected to the adapter while it is connected to the PC. Once you connect a drive and Windows enumerates the new devices UASP will be enabled. When it is enabled you will see two devices in Device Manager... one will be listed under Disk Drives and a second device will show up under Storage Controllers named "USB Attached SCSI (UAS) Mass Storage Device". Good luck!
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Most Sata connectors are backwards compatible. Just do a quick Google search.