For important systems, I think a USB hard drive will be a better
choice than an empty enclosure.
They are also often cheaper than a new empty enclosure and a new hard
drive.
Indeed, buying a brand-name external USB2/3 hard drive, which is
invariably implemented as a SATA drive in an
For important systems, I think a USB hard drive will be a better
choice than an empty enclosure.
They are also often cheaper than a new empty enclosure and a new hard
drive.
Indeed, buying a brand-name external USB2/3 hard drive, which is
invariably implemented as a SATA drive in an
I have a number of 2.5 SATA drives, that I've used for I don't know how
long.
I put one in a startech.com external hard drive encosure model sat2510u2E.
I wrote a little cron stimulated script to write, and check for file
existence, and almost immediately got failures. I was using a USB hub
Empty USB to SATA enclosures have a tiny adapter containing a
controller and firmware. The firmware must implement the USB storage
protocol on one side, and the SATA protocol on the other.
It is one of those product areas where the barrier to entry is very
low, the margins low, and this can lead
I have a number of 2.5 SATA drives, that I've used for I don't know how
long.
I put one in a startech.com external hard drive encosure model sat2510u2E.
I wrote a little cron stimulated script to write, and check for file
existence, and almost immediately got failures. I was using a USB hub
