Sata HD enclosures

Darkstar · Post by **Darkstar** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:53 am

Anyone have any recommendations for a SATA HD enclosure? I have an extra 750 GB Seagate at home and was thinking of setting it up to back up my systems. Would like usb and sata connections. ones you like, what to stay away from?

thanks

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:02 pm

I'm thinking of getting this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817185006

elkmanwsu · Post by **elkmanwsu** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:50 am

would that run at the full sata II speeds? or is usb 2.0 just not fast enough?

dkarko · Post by **dkarko** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:05 am

Asus p5b-e should support sata hot swap (most probable on the. So if there is no esata connector on the back of the mobo, go buy a sata-esata cable (they are very cheap) and an esata enclosure.. This will give you sata-I speed..
Why go usb with such a huge drive.

http://www.usb-ware.com/external-sata-products.htm

I dont have a specific enclosure to suggest, but i would definately choose an e-sata one.

The P5B-E supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. The external SATA port located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-plug functions. Easily backup photos, videos and other entertainment contents on external devices.

Seems it already has one esata connector.

Darkstar · Post by **Darkstar** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:56 am

Thanks,

I would prefer to go with the esata for my systems, but also wanted to be able to back up a laptop and older systems tool