Has anyone tried this with a 5.25" HDD? My hope is to buy a single enclosure that I can swap between an external HDD and my BluRay Optical.
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Has there actually ever been a 5.25" HDD manufactured in the last 20 years? I don't believe I have ever seen a 5.25" HDD. I have HDDs sitting around that date back to about 1990 and all are 3.5". even my old IBM SCSI drives. I'd get a ruler if I were you and measure the drive.
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Your DVD has to have the same interface that your hard drive has like SATA and SATA then the external with work with the USB 3.0 like any 3.0 or if the inside interface is a old IDE that means the hard drive and DVD must have that to connect to the inclosure... just plain old horse sence, since does that make cents????AL
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I have done this many times and have 2 old IDE 5.25 dvds in external cases that I actually went in and converted them by splicing on an IDE to SATA converter and use them in a SATA case the dvd was large and size caused me to have to reroute some wires and solder them but the interface is what counts not the size .... size can limit on the physical needs so also be careful you do not wear out the case and strip the screws as being put together and taken apart can can wear fast... if something strips try Velcro for a temp attach and remove ! Keep an eye on the newest USB 3.0 adaptors some are fast and easy but your drives will be exposed and not in a case! I have done this many times and have 2 old IDE 5.25 dvds in external cases that I actually went in and converted them by splicing on an IDE to SATA converter and use them in a SATA case the dvd was large and size caused me to have to reroute some wires and solder them but the interface is what counts not the size .... size can limit on the physical needs so also be careful you do not wear out the case and strip the screws as being put together and taken apart can can wear fast... if something strips try Velcro for a temp attach and remove ! Keep an eye on the newest USB 3.0 adaptors some... » Read More I have done this many times and have 2 old IDE 5.25 dvds in external cases that I actually went in and converted them by splicing on an IDE to SATA converter and use them in a SATA case the dvd was large and size caused me to have to reroute some wires and solder them but the interface is what counts not the size .... size can limit on the physical needs so also be careful you do not wear out the case and strip the screws as being put together and taken apart can can wear fast... if something strips try Velcro for a temp attach and remove ! Keep an eye on the newest USB 3.0 adaptors some are fast and easy but your drives will be exposed and not in a case! « Show Less
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I tried to plug in an external 320GB hard drive and it didn't work at all. The enclosure had its own power supply and I have plugged it into other USB Hubs before, but this one didn't even recognize it. don't know if it was defective or a limitation of the design, but I am returning it considering that I bought this Hub to swap multiple external hard drives and thumb drives. Hope this helps.
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I have 2 - 3.5" drives and one 2.5" drive. (The 2.5" drive isn't bolted in, just rests on top of the optical drive. You may be able to squeeze another but it is tight with the optical drive installed.
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Yes, there are several 5.25" bays in which you can install one. Behind the front door are removable blanks to expose them. Of course, I haven't had an optical drive now in... 3 years, but there's no reason why you can't have a couple!
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I haven't had any problems with any of the 3.5" drives I have tried. I think I have a Western Digital Green 1Tb in one and a 1.5Tb in the other at the moment (I have two, one for my main drive, the second for my backup).
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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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It should work with it but you would need a mounting kit (the case is for 5.25" devices, not 3.5/2.5" like in desktops and laptops) and you would then have a large and ugly hole in the front of the case where the front of the CD/DVD/BD drive is supposed to be.But... why would you? You can get external cases designed for HDD/SDD devices that don't require the extra expense of mounting kits (and most mounting kits are NOT designed for use in external cases so shop carefully.) I have a number of Rosewill USB 3.0 external cases and they're much better suited for that purpose. It should work with it but you would need a mounting kit (the case is for 5.25" devices, not 3.5/2.5" like in desktops and laptops) and you would then have a large and ugly hole in the front of the case where the front of the CD/DVD/BD drive is supposed to be.But... why would you? You can get external cases designed for HDD/SDD devices that don't require the extra expense of mounting kits (and most mounting kits are NOT designed for use in external cases so shop carefully.) I have a number of Rosewill USB 3.0 external cases and they're much better suited for that purpose.
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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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The Sabrent 3.5" enclosures I have (2) fitted normal 3.5" HDs without a problem. Most likely ADave was shipped the wrong product(wrong model?)...
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It works great with my Asus SATA Blu-ray burner. Now the internal Blu-ray burner becomes a portable one.
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I'll plug in my external hard drive and see. My only concern would be the slower USB 2.0 port. I have a 3 terabyte drive inside the AIOS and I play Blu-ray iso files all the time. I'll rip a disk to folders instead and put it on the portable drive that will connect via the front USB port. I'm copying a set of Blu-ray files to the player today, so I'll see how well it works versus .iso.
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Hello Tom....I'm not sure... I'm using it on a 500GB sata II.... But since it is USB 3.0 I don't think why it wont handle it. Anyway.... Read my post... The enclosure itself is very nice but for some reason the deive keeps disconnecting and reconecting..... I think it is a connector design issue.
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A usb enclosure has nothing to do w disk size. You could put any 2.5" SATA hard drive in there and ir will work. I use it for a 1 TB hdd also
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I have a 500 gb seagate usb hdd connected to my ezo device and it works great!! However, I found out that it is limited to 1 tara byte usb drives and I haven't even tried any usb dvd or blu-ray burners yet! To see if they will work, but not sure if there is any dvd or blu-ray software for the android os!!
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I have my terabyte hard drive in this. Best enclosure, period. Just make sure to use the screws that it comes with to keep the hard drive in place. I learned that the hard way. The hard drive moved and it wouldn't connect-wasn't coming into contact with the port. After realising this and screwing it down, it runs great. No issues whatsoever.
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The standard configuration is: 2 optical drives (DVD/BD/CD), 3x3.5" HDD drives (I believe your two 1TB qualify) and 2x2.5" SSD drives.As an option you can add a second 3-drive 3.5" cage (sold separately) or install 2.5" SSD drives in the 3.5" drive trays instead of the 3.5" HDDs.I hope this helps.
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I haven't tried it with a blu-ray burner but I suspect it will work fine. I have 2 with ASUS CD/DVD burners in them. USB 2.0 is slow and I plan to use an eSATA external case for blu-ray. This is probably a good choice if you're on a budget.