1- The description does not make it clear whether it supports SATA 1. 2- Can I remove the caddy and use HDD's in the HDD bays?
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1- supports sata 3 up to 6Gbps. Backward compatible to sata 2 (3Gbps) and sata1 (1.5Gbps) specification. 2- No! This is an all in one unit. I'm using 2 64GB SSD drivers and set it up in a raid . It speed up your computer 100x better. It almost instantly the changes to the next window. I like this setup and it is in a nice package.
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Thanks for your information. I did also find out that there's a sata port intended for an optical drive. If so, then I can mount the SSD in that bay and still have all 4 bays for data. Now - does anybody know if the BIOS can handle 3TB drives without repartitioning?
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It has several sata connectors. Probably more than you will ever need unless your building a 12+ disk nas or something similar.
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SATA3 drives are backwards compatible with SATA1. It's merely a bandwidth upgrade that you won't be able to take advantage of. So you should be alright with this drive though you might lose a bit of performance in the read speed in some instances.
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Thanks - trying to find out before purchasing, but I found some posts on Newegg that indicate they are SATA (maybe they changed from IDE to SATA and this is why it isn't in the specs).
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Yes, the enclosure will work with any SATA drive and is backwards compatible with USB 2
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This card supports sata 3, for the drives that are plugged into it. If the drive is plugged into your motherboard it will remain sata1 if it's plugged into the card it will be sata 3
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You can but, I don't know if you'll see improved I/O. I'm not sure what the SATA interface is to the drive. If it's an older generation you may not see improved throughput. Chances are you will see improved I/O. Just not sure how much.
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I don't think it matters. From the PDF it looks like they're both sata connections. I think I picked the one that gave the hard drive the most room.
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PS: I meant to also add that you should scroll down to Page 7 of 17 in the Sabrent PDF manual; the pics will show how to install the SATA drive using the port on the Sabrent HD enclosure. The old saying... a picture is worth a thousand words applies!! (&lt;;
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Yes, this is only the case, you will have to buy the sata disk (HDD of SDD). Remember to get the correct height for it, if not do what I did, I just had a 1TB drive, install it and put tape around it to keep it secure until I get a new drive with the correct height.//
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I you want the E-Sata port on the front to be usable, yes. but if you just want to use everything else you can just not hookup the Sata. The rest all uses USB.
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No, see http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/difference-between-sata-and-esata/
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I opened mine and the label on the disk says it is SATA. For what it is worth. But these new "My Passport" drives are plagued with a partition which pretends to be a read-only CD (it is called a virtual CD). It looks like U3 technology but U3 tools don't work on it. Many people have tried and failed to remove it. If you google "WD My Passport VCD" you will see what I mean. And you will probably decide to buy a Seagate drive instead.
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I used caddy for 2.5" SSD. Sorry I do not know about about other configurations.
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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.
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Yes it supports sata3 drives. And it seems to deliver ridiculously fast speeds.