Does it work with a dell laptop windows 7 with 3.0 ports with a Seagate Backup Plus 4 TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive STCA4000100 plugged into Plugable 7 Port USB 3.0 Hub with 4A Power Adapter (VIA VL812 Chipset - USB 2.0 compatible)?
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Generally, YUP. Specifically, If your external drive works plugged into the laptop usb 3 port, It will work plugged into the hub which is then plugged into your usb 3 port on your laptop. I have 7 - 3tb seagate externals plugged in via a plugable hub into a pci-usb3 2-port extension on an old dell laptop running win 7 home premium. The second slot on the pci has a Seagate 3 TB plugged in directly. I get no vairance in speeds or performance from either slot/device. The 4TB should work as well.
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Hey Lake, while I cannot 100% guarantee that it will work you can check out this link http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/PfydFeaturedCategoryResults.aspx?c=us&l;=en&s;=dhs&cs;=19&mfgpid;=200183&chassisid;=8560&styp;e=2&Tab;=and you can see that at the bottom Dell sells similar WD drives to the one you are looking at. I would guess that because the drive youre looking at is indeed a 2.5 Serial ATA, just like some of the models Dell has on its own site that it would be a 99% fit as generally these drives are swappable. But, I would contact Dell to be sure (though I've heard their cust. service is horrible). Hey Lake, while I cannot 100% guarantee that it will work you can check out this link http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/PfydFeaturedCategoryResults.aspx?c=us&l;=en&s;=dhs&cs;=19&mfgpid;=200183&chassisid;=8560&styp;e=2&Tab;=and you can see that at the bottom Dell sells similar WD drives to the one you are looking at. I would guess that because the drive youre looking at is indeed a 2.5 Serial ATA, just like some of the models Dell has on its own site that it would be a 99% fit as generally these drives are swappable. But, I would contact Dell to be sure (though I've heard... » Read More Hey Lake, while I cannot 100% guarantee that it will work you can check out this link http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/PfydFeaturedCategoryResults.aspx?c=us&l;=en&s;=dhs&cs;=19&mfgpid;=200183&chassisid;=8560&styp;e=2&Tab;=and you can see that at the bottom Dell sells similar WD drives to the one you are looking at. I would guess that because the drive youre looking at is indeed a 2.5 Serial ATA, just like some of the models Dell has on its own site that it would be a 99% fit as generally these drives are swappable. But, I would contact Dell to be sure (though I've heard their cust. service is horrible). « Show Less
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I have an older Seagate External HD (1.5TB) and a few 3TB Western Digital HD. I have them hooked to my Window 7 desktop through the Anker USB 3.0 hub; so far I have no issues. When not accessing data on my external HD, the disks do spin down gracefully and go to "sleep"...so far I have not had any issues with this device...hope this helps...
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Yea same thing with me I don't think it gets the recommended power from the usb ports...u should try the sabrent adapter...it comes with a dedicated power cable to plug into the wall and the adapters for 2.5 and 3.5 sata/ide hard drives.
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Yes, this will work. Western Digital Black drives are some of the most reliable drives that I've encountered. It's only 9.5mm thick and should physically fit in any laptop with sata interface. Also, just because your Dell came with a 320gb drive, you are not limited to this size. The 500 and 750gb version of this drive will also work (any 2.5" sata drive including solid state drives that aren't over 9.5mm thick) will work. If you are going to image (clone) your existing drive to this one, you'll need a docking station or other usb interface. There are plenty of youtube videos showing how to change and clone laptop drives.
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I got a WD Passport 160 GB USB 2.0 Drive today. - It does not work on my 4-year old Compaq Presario 900 laptop (XP home with SP2). Nothing happens. - So far no trouble running it on my newer HP Pavilion dv4000 (XP home with SP2). With all the comments about working or not working with laptops I keep my fingers crossed! Noticed that reviews earlier this year were far more negative than more recent one's. Did they improve the product??
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I actually have the 4-port version and it works perfectly with removable hard-drives and it also works well with an internal hard drive that I have placed into a USB 3.0 powered external hard-drive enclosure.
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Well, I did buy this and am not having any issue so far. I use it as a backup disk and carry files. It works fine for me even if I connect it to a USB Hub. I have used it with different Dell Laptops with NO issues.
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Thank you for checking. We only have Seagate ST31000340NS (35pcs) Firmware: SN06. Please let me know the Dell part# you need and qty and I would be more than happy to find that for you........Prit....
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I cannot answer your question, but be aware there are serial (SATA) and parallel (PATA) hard drive types. Check with Dell for your type.
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I connected the drive on my 7-year-old DELL laptop (with USB 2.0) and initially it didn't work, but I assumed it was because of the OS, Windows Vista: apparently the manufacturer doesn't warn you that it only works with Windows XP, 7 and 8 (as stated on the box). I tried everything, and nothing worked; finally, just casually after giving up, I tried connecting the drive with the cable of my previous one, a 2-year-old 1 TB Western Digital, and it worked, and it is still doing fine. So I would say yes, it's compatible with USB 2.0, but I'm not sure what really happened here.
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Yes it works. However, this item does not come with a DC in port and therefore it will not support high power consumption device such as 3.5" external HDD.
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I have Seagate 3TB external HD USB 3 and it works with this ok it just takes awhile on reboot or start up for Windows 7 to pick it up.
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It did not fit the 3.0 port on my Western Digital external hard drive. Not familiar with Seagate port. 2.0 port cable does fit into the esata port on my Dell Studio 17 laptop.I use a cable with 2.0 on one end for laptop esata and 3.0 on other end for WD external. It came included with the WD hard drive.
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It worked for my Dell (work) laptop. Just be sure and use the USB 3.0 output on your laptop for the dock.
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I had the same issue. I even attempted to connect this to a "powered" USB port and still had nothing happen. I recently had the opportunity to test a Seagate Backup Plus Portable 1TB drive, which has a removable USB3.0 to SATA adapter. The Seagate adapter worked perfectly on all the drive I tested (i.e., 2.5" and 3.5" 1TB, 2TB, and 3TB). I'm now looking for a quality USB3.0-to-SATA adapter with a single cable, like the Seagate one.
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It will work I have an enteral 3tb and the external USB 4tb seagate works fine...