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Sata HD enclosures
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:53 am
by Darkstar
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
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:02 pm
by bubba
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:50 am
by elkmanwsu
would that run at the full sata II speeds? or is usb 2.0 just not fast enough?
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:05 am
by dkarko
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.
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:56 am
by Darkstar
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