Can I use this to replace my seagate backup Plus dock.. my seagate backup plus usb 3.0 is not working.. I need a replacement for it.. would this Dock work for my Seagate 4tb back up plus external hard drive??? please let me know so that I can purchase..thx Can I use this to replace my seagate backup Plus dock.. my seagate backup plus usb 3.0 is not working.. I need a replacement for it.. would this Dock work for my Seagate 4tb back up plus... » Read More Can I use this to replace my seagate backup Plus dock.. my seagate backup plus usb 3.0 is not working.. I need a replacement for it.. would this Dock work for my Seagate 4tb back up plus external hard drive??? please let me know so that I can purchase..thx « Show Less
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This is meant to make it work like and external drive, it does work. Make sure you call Seagate to be sure you have what I have, and it works with yours: call (1.800.732.4283) this is a US number.
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I was able to use it on my 500BG Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex which only had a 2.0 USB adapter originally. No problems. It does not come with cables though.
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I'm not sure because after purchasing the dock I sent it to our IT specialist and he told me that the drive itself was damaged and the new dock wouldn't have worked anyway. Thanks, and good luck - Gary D.
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That would depend on the type of USB on the hard drive. Most of my USB 2.0 seagate drives uses mini USB, not mini USB.
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Unfortunately no. I bought a new computer that has a USB 3 port and I even tried to reformat the drive and it only gets to about 100MB then shuts the reformat down. So in the end NEVER EVER buy SEAGATE!
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I have a 1TB portable Seagate Backup Plus. It works fine plugged directly into the OTG.
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Hi. The newest hardware version of the Seagate backup plus that I have is for USB 3.0. This version is only available in USB 3.0. Seagate sells an adapter separately that can support thunderbolt. I think that you then have to buy a thunderbolt to firewire 800 adapter then, finally, you would have to buy a firewire 800 cord as the adapter (made by Apple) is very short. The thunderbolt adapter for the Seagate Backup plus is 150 dollars and the adapter is 30 dollars so you are looking at a lot of money. Alternately, you could buy the previous generation of the Seagate backup plus. Search amazon.com for "Seagate Backup Plus 3 TB FireWire 800/USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive for Mac STCB3000100" and you will find it. Hope this helps. Patrick
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I'm sorry. I don't know. I had a drive cloned *for* me. I suggest you contact Seagate. They're awesome.
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This is a dock for internal hard drives. So no, as it comes it cannot be used for anything. You need to have an external hard drive to plug into it and then it acts like any other external drive. This dock is perfect for someone who has internal drives that don't have housings that they want to continue using.
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The seagate drive is an external drive for backup which is what I use if for. Why would you want to backup one storage device to another? To do this you would need to copy from one device to another using a computer, laptop, tablet etc to move the date from 1 device to another
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I have been loking around for an external drive, and I've noticed they all fail! IMO the best way to gois to have 2 of the drives and do a periodic copy of each to each. I have a free agent on my mac and it has been working perfectly, but I am looking for a drive to back up between a PC and a mac. Two cheap drives may be more reliable than a single more expensive, since they all fail and you cant "pay out" of the uncertainty. Change that: Buy two expensive hard drives and dont even fool with the Seagates..
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No. It will only work with the newer SATA hard drives. From experience, the only docking station that will work with the older SAT hard drives like yours is the ICY DOCK MB881U3-1SA. It is available on Amazon.com website. There is another alternative, which is cheaper. Unfortunately, the unit is very "Micky Mouse" and has a history of power source and reliability problems.
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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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Wish I had found this Plugable dock when I was looking a couple of months ago! Anyway Ultra makes/made a lay flat dock that is designed to stack. I bought one just a few weeks ago as a trial. When I went to try to order another it looks like they may be discontinued. If you just do a web search for stackable usb 3.0 hard drive dock you can probably find it. I could not find it by searching on TD, but a web search found them. Only a few left and only in certain TD stores. I have had very good luck with Plugable products now that have found this dock I will buy a couple of these instead. I figure I can probably buy or build some kind of little open shelf unit to hold them and provide adequate ventilation. Wish I had found this Plugable dock when I was looking a couple of months ago! Anyway Ultra makes/made a lay flat dock that is designed to stack. I bought one just a few weeks ago as a trial. When I went to try to order another it looks like they may be discontinued. If you just do a web search for stackable usb 3.0 hard drive dock you can probably find it. I could not find it by searching on TD, but a web search found them. Only a few left and only in certain TD stores. I have had very good luck with Plugable products now that have found this dock I will buy a couple of these instead. I... » Read More Wish I had found this Plugable dock when I was looking a couple of months ago! Anyway Ultra makes/made a lay flat dock that is designed to stack. I bought one just a few weeks ago as a trial. When I went to try to order another it looks like they may be discontinued. If you just do a web search for stackable usb 3.0 hard drive dock you can probably find it. I could not find it by searching on TD, but a web search found them. Only a few left and only in certain TD stores. I have had very good luck with Plugable products now that have found this dock I will buy a couple of these instead. I figure I can probably buy or build some kind of little open shelf unit to hold them and provide adequate ventilation. « Show Less
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Yes, works perfectly. No additional equipment needed for the drive itself, but for data transfer from your existing hard drive you'll need a dock or drive case. The startech.com dock works great but I'm sure there are other options which might be cheaper.
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Dont know if it is officially supported but I have a Seagate ST1000DM003 drive that has been working correctly in the ICY Dock for a long while now.
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The device I bought was from LaCie, which is currently at the Seagate lab right now because they're attempting to recover my data. I don't know if LaCie's a part of Seagate or not. I'm assuming it is. I wish I could tell you more.
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will I loose all my data that is already on the 4GB, or is this an additional drive? I tried to use the Seagate 1TB external Computer drive, but it wouldn't work.
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Max supported size? Dimensionally, it fits every modern 3.5 inch drive I've tried. Gig/Terabyte wise, it doesn't care, the Serial ATA (SATA) data connectors pass through. If your drive will work without this dock, it should work with the dock.It's sort of like asking how fast a car can your garage handle. The garage doesn't care about speed, just if it will fit through the door.