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    • MattSpellerM
      MattSpeller @gjacobse
      last edited by

      @gjacobse I like the proper docks better but hell yes - we have.... a half dozen?! of them in the office. Useful. Very useful.

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      • RojoLocoR
        RojoLoco
        last edited by

        Do you mean a USB dock or an actual enclosure?

        I have a Thermaltake dock at home (not sure if mine has hot swap, had it for a while), works great. At work, I have a SIIG dock, which works fine, but after just a year, the fans are crazy loud (must get replacements soon)

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        • MattSpellerM
          MattSpeller
          last edited by

          https://www.amazon.ca/Sabrent-External-Docking-Station-DS-UBLK/dp/B00IKAQ538

          That kinda thing, maybe not that brand / exact one

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          • gjacobseG
            gjacobse @MattSpeller
            last edited by

            @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

            @gjacobse I like the proper docks better but hell yes - we have.... a half dozen?! of them in the office. Useful. Very useful.

            What model,.. I'd go with a dock

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            • MattSpellerM
              MattSpeller @gjacobse
              last edited by MattSpeller

              @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

              @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

              @gjacobse I like the proper docks better but hell yes - we have.... a half dozen?! of them in the office. Useful. Very useful.

              What model,.. I'd go with a dock

              Specifically we use these to great success:

              http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392052

              note: no IDE

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              • gjacobseG
                gjacobse
                last edited by

                This is basically what I have to replace:

                https://sgcdn.startech.com/005329/media/products/gallery_large/USB3SSATAIDE.main.jpg

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                • gjacobseG
                  gjacobse @MattSpeller
                  last edited by

                  @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                  @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                  @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                  @gjacobse I like the proper docks better but hell yes - we have.... a half dozen?! of them in the office. Useful. Very useful.

                  What model,.. I'd go with a dock

                  Specifically we use these to great success:

                  http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392052

                  note: no IDE

                  I still have some IDE (PATA) drives of both 2.5 and 3.5"

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                  • MattSpellerM
                    MattSpeller @gjacobse
                    last edited by

                    @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                    @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                    @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                    @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                    @gjacobse I like the proper docks better but hell yes - we have.... a half dozen?! of them in the office. Useful. Very useful.

                    What model,.. I'd go with a dock

                    Specifically we use these to great success:

                    http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392052

                    note: no IDE

                    I still have some IDE (PATA) drives of both 2.5 and 3.5"

                    I'd just simplify your setup by throwing the IDE drives directly into a fire!

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                    • dafyreD
                      dafyre
                      last edited by

                      Stay away from the Rosewill stuff. I had 3 of their USB -> IDE/SATA units, they worked well enough, but the build quality was terrible.

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                      • gjacobseG
                        gjacobse @MattSpeller
                        last edited by

                        @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                        @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                        @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                        @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                        @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                        @gjacobse I like the proper docks better but hell yes - we have.... a half dozen?! of them in the office. Useful. Very useful.

                        What model,.. I'd go with a dock

                        Specifically we use these to great success:

                        http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392052

                        note: no IDE

                        I still have some IDE (PATA) drives of both 2.5 and 3.5"

                        I'd just simplify your setup by throwing the IDE drives directly into a fire!

                        Oh fine... I guess I should throw away the Floppy drive and 300 1.44MB Floppies I have too.

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                        • MattSpellerM
                          MattSpeller @gjacobse
                          last edited by

                          @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                          @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                          @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                          @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                          @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                          @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                          @gjacobse I like the proper docks better but hell yes - we have.... a half dozen?! of them in the office. Useful. Very useful.

                          What model,.. I'd go with a dock

                          Specifically we use these to great success:

                          http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392052

                          note: no IDE

                          I still have some IDE (PATA) drives of both 2.5 and 3.5"

                          I'd just simplify your setup by throwing the IDE drives directly into a fire!

                          Oh fine... I guess I should throw away the Floppy drive and 300 1.44MB Floppies I have too.

                          Yes.

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                          • gjacobseG
                            gjacobse @MattSpeller
                            last edited by

                            @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                            @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                            @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                            @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                            @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                            @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                            @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                            @gjacobse I like the proper docks better but hell yes - we have.... a half dozen?! of them in the office. Useful. Very useful.

                            What model,.. I'd go with a dock

                            Specifically we use these to great success:

                            http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392052

                            note: no IDE

                            I still have some IDE (PATA) drives of both 2.5 and 3.5"

                            I'd just simplify your setup by throwing the IDE drives directly into a fire!

                            Oh fine... I guess I should throw away the Floppy drive and 300 1.44MB Floppies I have too.

                            Yes.

                            I suppose I could... but that means that I would retire about 2TBs worth of disk space.....

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                            • MattSpellerM
                              MattSpeller @gjacobse
                              last edited by

                              @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                              @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                              @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                              @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                              @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                              @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                              @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                              @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                              @gjacobse I like the proper docks better but hell yes - we have.... a half dozen?! of them in the office. Useful. Very useful.

                              What model,.. I'd go with a dock

                              Specifically we use these to great success:

                              http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392052

                              note: no IDE

                              I still have some IDE (PATA) drives of both 2.5 and 3.5"

                              I'd just simplify your setup by throwing the IDE drives directly into a fire!

                              Oh fine... I guess I should throw away the Floppy drive and 300 1.44MB Floppies I have too.

                              Yes.

                              I suppose I could... but that means that I would retire about 2TBs worth of disk space.....

                              Nothing of value would be lost lol

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                              • gjacobseG
                                gjacobse @MattSpeller
                                last edited by

                                @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                @gjacobse I like the proper docks better but hell yes - we have.... a half dozen?! of them in the office. Useful. Very useful.

                                What model,.. I'd go with a dock

                                Specifically we use these to great success:

                                http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392052

                                note: no IDE

                                I still have some IDE (PATA) drives of both 2.5 and 3.5"

                                I'd just simplify your setup by throwing the IDE drives directly into a fire!

                                Oh fine... I guess I should throw away the Floppy drive and 300 1.44MB Floppies I have too.

                                Yes.

                                I suppose I could... but that means that I would retire about 2TBs worth of disk space.....

                                Nothing of value would be lost lol

                                Drives are cheap - the data isn't..

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                                • gjacobseG
                                  gjacobse @dafyre
                                  last edited by

                                  @dafyre said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                  Stay away from the Rosewill stuff. I had 3 of their USB -> IDE/SATA units, they worked well enough, but the build quality was terrible.

                                  Thanks for the tip -

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                                  • MattSpellerM
                                    MattSpeller @gjacobse
                                    last edited by

                                    @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                    @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                    @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                    @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                    @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                    @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                    @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                    @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                    @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                    @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                    @gjacobse I like the proper docks better but hell yes - we have.... a half dozen?! of them in the office. Useful. Very useful.

                                    What model,.. I'd go with a dock

                                    Specifically we use these to great success:

                                    http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392052

                                    note: no IDE

                                    I still have some IDE (PATA) drives of both 2.5 and 3.5"

                                    I'd just simplify your setup by throwing the IDE drives directly into a fire!

                                    Oh fine... I guess I should throw away the Floppy drive and 300 1.44MB Floppies I have too.

                                    Yes.

                                    I suppose I could... but that means that I would retire about 2TBs worth of disk space.....

                                    Nothing of value would be lost lol

                                    Drives are cheap - the data isn't..

                                    Transfer it off first ya dingus 😛 😄

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                                    • thwrT
                                      thwr
                                      last edited by thwr

                                      Got a dual-slot (IB-120CL-U3) one on my desk, better than most cheap "cables"/adapters: http://raidsonic.de/products/external_cases/hdd_ssd_docking/index_en.php

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                                      • gjacobseG
                                        gjacobse @MattSpeller
                                        last edited by

                                        @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                        @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                        @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                        @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                        @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                        @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                        @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                        @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                        @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                        @gjacobse said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                        @MattSpeller said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                        @gjacobse I like the proper docks better but hell yes - we have.... a half dozen?! of them in the office. Useful. Very useful.

                                        What model,.. I'd go with a dock

                                        Specifically we use these to great success:

                                        http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392052

                                        note: no IDE

                                        I still have some IDE (PATA) drives of both 2.5 and 3.5"

                                        I'd just simplify your setup by throwing the IDE drives directly into a fire!

                                        Oh fine... I guess I should throw away the Floppy drive and 300 1.44MB Floppies I have too.

                                        Yes.

                                        I suppose I could... but that means that I would retire about 2TBs worth of disk space.....

                                        Nothing of value would be lost lol

                                        Drives are cheap - the data isn't..

                                        Transfer it off first ya dingus 😛 😄

                                        LOL... No joke 'dingus' - but I have to replace my bad cable first

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                                        • Mike DavisM
                                          Mike Davis
                                          last edited by

                                          I have no need for IDE anymore. On my bench I have The StarTech USB 3.0 to 2.5/3.5in SATA Hard Drive Duplicator Docking Station - HDD / SSD

                                          https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-3-5in-Duplicator-Docking-Station/dp/B00G6TG5YE/

                                          It's great for pulling a drive out of a machine that may or may not boot to try to copy stuff off. I also use it a lot to copy HDD to SSD, or just cloning drives without having to use any software.

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                                          • thwrT
                                            thwr @Mike Davis
                                            last edited by

                                            @Mike-Davis said in Replacement External Hard drive Adapter:

                                            I have no need for IDE anymore. On my bench I have The StarTech USB 3.0 to 2.5/3.5in SATA Hard Drive Duplicator Docking Station - HDD / SSD

                                            https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-3-5in-Duplicator-Docking-Station/dp/B00G6TG5YE/

                                            It's great for pulling a drive out of a machine that may or may not boot to try to copy stuff off. I also use it a lot to copy HDD to SSD, or just cloning drives without having to use any software.

                                            Looks like an OEM'd version of the RaidSonic stuff. Or the other way around. Is the casing made from aluminum or plastic (RaidSonic is aluminium)?

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