Rosewill RX35-AT-IU BLK Aluminum 3.5-Inch IDE to USB 2.0 External Enclosure (Black) Does this Enclosure have an internal on/off switch?
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I'm not sure why an internal switch would be useful (it would be inaccessible), but it doesn't have one regardless. Just the exterior power switch.
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Yes it has an on off switch on the back between the power connection and the data connection
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If you look closer at the picture , the switch is located outside next to the AC adapter connection.
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It does NOT have and INTERNAL on/off switch, it DOES however have an EXTERNAL on/off switch.
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Kinda funny that no one notices the black jumper on the adapter (below the power connector) that says "IN Master, OUT Slave", meaning "ON Master, Off Slave". Just move the jumper inboard onto 1 pin for Slave, in case you later want to switch it back to Master. SATA optical drives themselves don't seem to have or need a jumper.
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There is an on/off power switch but you can easily leave the switch to 'on' and utilize the USB cord as a power cord, so that when you plug it into your computer it will automatically kick on.
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I looked up a disassembly video for the Passport Ultra, and it seems that the USB 3.0 port is attached directly to the circuitboard of the harddrive. it doesnt seem like the internal drive of the Passport is a regular SATA HDD which is what The Sabrent enclosure is. TL;DR : no
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I have nothing to add to the other comments. I carelessly bought this housing for use with a SATA drive and found, after it came, that it is definitely only IDE. The only good or bad news is that it is so cheap it is not worth the cost and hassle of returning it. Who knows, I may turn up an IDE drive some day that I urgently need to plug in to a computer for some weird reason. It is a nice looking little box.
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I'm planning on doing the same thing but only have a week or two experience with the enclosure so far. The first one failed and was quickly replaced without much fuss. So far no troubles with the new enclosure though I have not started moving files to the drive. If you are leaving it on for 24 hours you may find the blue LED a waste of energy and annoying in a darkened room. I think it would be a simple matter to unplug the LED. There's no reason it should affect the use of the drive/enclosure.
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I was pleasantly surprised that mine came with an internal USB 3.0 connector. I think the picture and description need to be updated. Mine was a flat black, not the glossy black shown here.
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I don't think I've ever seen a hub w/ an on/off switch. As Mr. Williams said, a power strip could be used in conjunction with turning your computer(s), if that is what you do. In my experience, this is a very good product, esp. compared w/ the competition and well worth the extra $$$.
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It does not have a power switch. It does, however, do a fantastic job of self-powering off when I power down the computer to which it is attached. That is the primary reason I purchase Buffalo's DriveStation drives. I have only used these drives with Macintosh computers.
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No, it does not have an on/off switch. You just have to disconnected from the USB port.
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No they do not, I have tested it with mine. I am using a Sil3124 based PCI card with two esata ports to hook up my external drive enclosures.
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No this unit connects to the motherboard with a internal usb connection. the IDE in the front is to connect older IED hard drives to it.
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There is no "Physical" Switch on the connector itself. It is a sofware switch and that depends on the software you using with it if it has the capability.
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Yes, I have done so on both of mine. Suggest a USB. If you add one internally the BIOS will "yell at you for having opened the chassis". Not a big deal to turn off but.... In any event, I have an internal on one and a USB on the other. Little or no difference in performance.
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Derek, this is the unit that came with the Connectland USB External Enclosure for Hard disk. I would shop around looking for the best buy. http://azsurplus.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products;_id=4053 It has a 12vdc 2 amp output, center positive plug.
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Sorry I never hooked up the internal USB port on this card. If the out side ports work then most likely the internal port is bad. If the external enclosure gets its power from the USB port and it will work on the out side port I would say its bad. Did you try some other USB device on the internal port? If it worked but will not work with the external enclosure then it means it does not have the right connection to supply power to the enclosure.
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There is no on/off switch on a basic FreeAgent Desktop. But it has a on/off switch on the FreeAgent Pro version. But I don't need it because the hard drive will turn off itself after I shut down my computer.