I have a Seagate Momentus 750GB hybrid drive, that I plan on using as an external linux OS. Will this enclosure handle a hybrid?
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Yes, as long as it is a 2.5" drive. I have a Seagate 1Tb HSSD drive in mind.
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It should , I bought it to test an SSD drive on e-sata . I missed that e-sata was only Sata 2 speed on this external . TIP , I took the peal and stick and cut it 1 inch wide and put it on the spring inside the case instead of only one drive . It keeps from scratching the drives going in and out of the case .
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I don't know how it would act with Linux, but, with Microsoft Windows is proved to be unreliable - data corruption, lock ups... with a known good SATA drive. In other words, I would look elsewhere if you value your data!
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Hi, as long as you can access the physical drive itself and it has a SATA interface, you should be good to go. Just remove the hard drive from the USB 2 enclosure and put into the StarTech USB 3 enclosure. Hope this helps.
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It's a laptop HDD ready to install. If you intend to use it as an external you need to/could buy an enclosure.
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If its a 3.5 HDD thannit should work. But the only bad thing about the enclosure is that its a pain to take apart. If you have a few bucks to spar I recommend something that is easier to open.
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You should be able to. I was able to reformat it to ext4 for a Linux data drive with no problems.
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This enclosure should work. But note that it is a snap together plastic enclosure. You can't take a drive out and reuse the enclosure. It was designed to be sold as an external drive with the drive included. It is not reusable like enclosures designed to be sold alone as enclosures.UPDATE: Found the video about taking it apart without breaking pins. Cool.ALSO: I believe Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 drives are always SATA.
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This takes 2 external 5.25 drivebays and allows the same space to accept 3 standard sized data HDs. I googled your case and the answer you're looking for is... Probably. Although on mine, I had tough clearance issues with the data cables clearing the power supply.
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My Seagates were not on the Synology compatibility list, but work anyway. They are 5.8. x 4 x 1 backplane type (ie no cables.) You just shove them into the back of the box. To use, say, SSDs, you would probably have to buy an adapter.
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sure be ok. it is ok when i use the 1Tb. but it is better that you check with the Seagate service team
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I bought mine long before 2TB HDDs existed; I suspect this enclosure might not support a drive of that size. Sorry I can't assist.
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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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If it's a 2.5" drive, it will fit. If the power socket is out on the drive, the enclosure will not be able to power it.
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Check out the manufacturer's website, synology.com. It already lists a 5 TB Seagate NAS drive as compatible.
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I had used this with a Samsung Electronics 840 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Single Unit Version Internal Solid State Drive MZ-7TE250BW and it worked just fine. I recommend a fast HDD since SSDs have limits on writing and are best as SYSTEM BOOT DRIVES. I have tested this enclosure with over a dozen HDDs without a failure.
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This enclosure is SATA. Your drive should also be SATA. If you are confused pull the model number off of the drive and look it up. The model should start with something like ST3500#####
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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.