What HARD DRIVE (brand, model & size) is "working" in your Icy Dock Blizzard?
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We have three of them, each one containing a Western Digital "Black" 4TB drive.
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have 2 Icy Dock Blizzards one with Hitachi 3TB 7200 RPM Deskstar and second one with Segate 4TB Desktop (STBD4000400)
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SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
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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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Actually, a few days ago I called 1-800-SEA-GATE (ONE, EIGHT HUNDRED SEA GATE) and told them my problem and the lady e-mailed me a download link for an actual SeaGate brand of software program called SeaGate Manager. So, now I'm able to use the drive again.
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I ordered the 80g from Rakuton, it was shipped from Referbished PC and worked only two days. I am really not sure what the hard drive actually is.
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I'm honestly not sure. My son ordered it and we ended up returning it because it turns out it wasn't what we needed. I don't think I even touched the hard drive. Sorry.
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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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The IcyDock converts an ssd to the size of a regular hard drive. If there's a regular hdd in there now the IcyDock should fit.
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This device converts from an internal 2.5" SATA drive to an internal 3.5" SATA drive, so if you want to use it to build an external laptop HD you'd need an external 3.5" SATA HDD enclosure with USB interface, to plug the already loaded Icy Dock EZ Convert 2.5" to 3.5" SATA HDD/SSD converter into it. An example of this kind of enclosure is the ICY DOCK ICYBento MB559U3S-1SB Enterprise USB 3.0 & eSATA External 3.5" SATA HDD Enclosure - Black . This has the advantage of letting you use the same external enclosure for both 2.5" and 3.5" SATA drives. This device converts from an internal 2.5" SATA drive to an internal 3.5" SATA drive, so if you want to use it to build an external laptop HD you'd need an external 3.5" SATA HDD enclosure with USB interface, to plug the already loaded Icy Dock EZ Convert 2.5" to 3.5" SATA HDD/SSD converter into it. An example of this kind of enclosure is the ICY DOCK ICYBento MB559U3S-1SB Enterprise USB 3.0 & eSATA External 3.5" SATA HDD Enclosure - Black . This has the advantage of letting you use the same external... » Read More This device converts from an internal 2.5" SATA drive to an internal 3.5" SATA drive, so if you want to use it to build an external laptop HD you'd need an external 3.5" SATA HDD enclosure with USB interface, to plug the already loaded Icy Dock EZ Convert 2.5" to 3.5" SATA HDD/SSD converter into it. An example of this kind of enclosure is the ICY DOCK ICYBento MB559U3S-1SB Enterprise USB 3.0 & eSATA External 3.5" SATA HDD Enclosure - Black . This has the advantage of letting you use the same external enclosure for both 2.5" and 3.5" SATA drives. « Show Less
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Thank you. That seems to be the norm. I have a 5 TB i want to dock and cant seem to find anything
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The good news is that the connector in side the dock is a standard SATA port. The bad news (for me) is that a full size desktop HD wont fit. I had to use Sabrent USB-DSC5 Serial ATA or IDE 2.5-/3.5-Inch to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter with Power Supply to connect my HD. Now I guess I look for a cheap laptop HD....Let me know if I can do anything else for ya.
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MANUFACTURER ANSWER: Thanks for asking! Our U3 dock should support a 4TB SATA drive. If you have an older dock you might need a firmware update: http://plugable.com/2013/03/05/usb3-sata-u3-firmware-update
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I would't risk it. I bought this dock and connected 2 Seagate 3TBs. It initially worked, so I went ahead and back up ALL my data. The next day the dock kept getting disconnected and now my IMAC won't even mount the drives. I tried another dock and seems that the drives have been fried by the Thermaltake dock. There goes 2.5TB of data!
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No, Here is a link to the 1 TB black edition Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop 3.5" Hard Drive (WD1002FAEX ) (Old Model)
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I can't say, but I CAN say that this drive didn't work and upon asking to return it the company didn't even want it back. Buy a Microsoft drive. They cost more, but they'll work.
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It appears that the other hard drive has comparable specs. However it comes with a different firmware. Otherwise I think it is likely a matter of packaging and marketing.
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Sorry, but the one I purchased just want out of its warranty and it died on me 1 week later. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS DRIVE FOR IMPORTANT DATA.When I now plug it in, all I hear is a click, click, click, so it is dead. I will never purchase another one of these!
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Good idea checking it locally. Looks like the smaller drives get the added perks (larger selection of colors and, now, cooler pattern of lights). I liked the price too (and the free docking station) so I guess I will keep mine. Thanks all.