Anyone familiar with the (discontinued) Antec Easy SATA Hot Swap Hard Drive Caddy with eSATA Port. How does this compare?
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I have three of these and I am very happy with it. It is quicker, and a very easy install. I have the three computers networked and it is a smooth operation to switch between all of them. I hope this helps. Mark.
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If I recall the antec was simply a pass through for a 3.5 drive only ywith an ejection button. It has no power buttons and while nice looking has limited functionality. The icy dock (now the owner of 3 of them) allows takes both a 3.5 and 2.5 drive and has separate power buttons and ejection buttons for each drive and each drive is hot swappable. The door is a little flimsy but if you have both drives in the drive lifts it up and out of the way so you see the ends of both drives. The ejection button on the 2.5 can be stiff and if using a 7 mm ssd the ejection button may not be able to push the drive out by engaging it properly because of the profile of the thinner drive. All in all a good drive and check icydockusa website as amazon for some reason does not list icy dock rebates on this drive or any other icy dock product.
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Most Sata connectors are backwards compatible. Just do a quick Google search.
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I think so, but I am old school. I think PATA is what used to be called IDE so then the only issue is the digital speed not the rotation speed and what speed your motherboard can handle. some IDE HD's have a jumper that switches it from 100 to 150 or300mbs but if it doesn't work it will not hurt the HD or the MB to try. Or you can do one better maybe by getting a 250 GIG OR A 500 GIG SATA HD and get a little adabter board that will allow any SATA drive to work with a IDE motherboard or any PATA drive to work with any SATA MB. Amazom has them for around $2 or $3 or maybe $5 at most If your MB has at least 1 SATA connector you would not need the adapter or you can also if you have any unused PCI slots available get a PCI HD interface board with both SATA and PATA connections, maybe 2 PATA and 1 or 2 SATA connectors
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The eSATA port and the upper port are shared, so in order to enable the eSATA port on the back you have to change a small jumper on the card itself.I don't recall whether you can have both the upper SATA port and the eSATA port enabled simultaneously, though.
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http://www.pcconnection.com/product/lenovo-thinkserver-3.5-hot-swap-hard-drive-expansion-kit-for-tower/4xf0g45888/17833762?cac=Result
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this one claims to have both but I have not purchased it: MiniPro&trade; 2.5-in SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA 6Gbps External Hard Drive / SSD Enclosure (up to 15mm, UASP)
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Anything with a sata connection. I found ide to be too difficult to get working in the tiny ccase.I was able to salvage a bdrom drive out of my old laptop, and it works perfectly zip - tied in. Not flush but or doesn't really matter since it isn't visible at all unless you're puttinga disc in.
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I suggest the Seagate Desktop 1 TB Solid State Hybrid Drive SATA 6 GB with NCQ 64 MB Cache 3.5 Inch (ST1000DX001) for about $85 from Amazon, if you have Amazon Prime shipping is included. But one thing needs to be clear, no matter which hard drive you choose check the type of power & data cable connections before buying ( today most use SATA). Also if you are transferring your data or operating system from your old hard drive to the new one. I suggest one of the data transfer cables systems like SABRENT USB 3.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter With Power Supply & LED Activity Lights (USB-DSC9... by Sabrent available from Amazon for $25.00 I suggest the Seagate Desktop 1 TB Solid State Hybrid Drive SATA 6 GB with NCQ 64 MB Cache 3.5 Inch (ST1000DX001) for about $85 from Amazon, if you have Amazon Prime shipping is included. But one thing needs to be clear, no matter which hard drive you choose check the type of power & data cable connections before buying ( today most use SATA). Also if you are transferring your data or operating system from your old hard drive to the new one. I suggest one of the data transfer cables systems like SABRENT USB 3.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter With Power Supply & LED... » Read More I suggest the Seagate Desktop 1 TB Solid State Hybrid Drive SATA 6 GB with NCQ 64 MB Cache 3.5 Inch (ST1000DX001) for about $85 from Amazon, if you have Amazon Prime shipping is included. But one thing needs to be clear, no matter which hard drive you choose check the type of power & data cable connections before buying ( today most use SATA). Also if you are transferring your data or operating system from your old hard drive to the new one. I suggest one of the data transfer cables systems like SABRENT USB 3.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter With Power Supply & LED Activity Lights (USB-DSC9... by Sabrent available from Amazon for $25.00 « Show Less
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You could try this item : UCtech USB 3.0 to SATA/IDE Converter Hard Drive Adapter Cable for 2.5"/3.5" SATA/IDE HDD/SSD and 5.25" Optical Drives with One Touch Backup Function - 6TB SupportOr this one, if you don't mind the USB 2.0 speed : C2G / Cables To Go 30504 33IN USB 2.0 to IDE or Serial ATA Drive Adapter Cable (Black)The first one I haven't tried, but the second one I can vouch for. I have been using it for over a year and am very happy with it. You could try this item : UCtech USB 3.0 to SATA/IDE Converter Hard Drive Adapter Cable for 2.5"/3.5" SATA/IDE HDD/SSD and 5.25" Optical Drives with One Touch Backup Function - 6TB SupportOr this one, if you don't mind the USB 2.0 speed : C2G / Cables To Go 30504 33IN USB 2.0 to IDE or Serial ATA Drive Adapter Cable (Black)The first one I haven't tried, but the second one I can vouch for. I have been using it for over a year and am very happy... » Read More You could try this item : UCtech USB 3.0 to SATA/IDE Converter Hard Drive Adapter Cable for 2.5"/3.5" SATA/IDE HDD/SSD and 5.25" Optical Drives with One Touch Backup Function - 6TB SupportOr this one, if you don't mind the USB 2.0 speed : C2G / Cables To Go 30504 33IN USB 2.0 to IDE or Serial ATA Drive Adapter Cable (Black)The first one I haven't tried, but the second one I can vouch for. I have been using it for over a year and am very happy with it. « Show Less
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You could connect it to the SATA port on a mainboard with an adapter cable, but I don't know what kind of thru put you would get.SATA to eSATA Cable
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I wish I could give you a good answer on this, but I installed it in a an older puter with an older sata3 buss, and ahci wasnt even an option in the bios. that being said, the customer is very happy with it said her puter has never been faster...
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The usb connectors on this are used for the front usb ports and card reader, the sata connection is only for the esata plug, the unit I purchased did not last but for a few months before it died
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It has USB 2.0, not Sata. It is up to you to provide any USB external enclosure which holds the size of your choice. I have not tried it yet with an unpowered enclosure to see if the USB Host has enough power. Using short cables always helps.
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I am using it just for that. I have the eSATA side connected to the exterior eSATA port in the back to an internal SATA HD inside the case. THe SATA HD is powered by the SATA Power connector.
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This is internal drive, so we assume you already have an adapter that convert internal SATA port to eSATA2. If that's the case it will work.
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I don't see why not. I used to have a SATA drive in an external enclosure, formatted for Windoze and used as an eSATA drive. It worked for quite a while 'til the drive failed.
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YES, and it fast and can swap other hard drives anytime without shutting down. It is remarkable, in fact am buying another one. I am using now to swap between 3T and 4T HD's.