I want to be able to plug in SATA PC drives, and notebook drives in to my Mac to check things which are on them.
So this means I need a USB solution... :) Help!
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I want to be able to plug in SATA PC drives, and notebook drives in to my Mac to check things which are on them.
So this means I need a USB solution... :) Help!
Ebay to the rescue
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-2-0-TO-SAT...QQcmdZViewItem I bought this and it works fine
The issue is powering it - I don't have Molex on my desk!
It comes with a power adaptor :)
what about this.....?
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=465786
you get it in a nice tidy box then!
It is not a perm solution more so a temp solution to grab files etc :)
... so the eBay link which Howward (and you) posted is 100% usb powered?
And you have to fart about dismantling it whenever you wanna quickly check a drive or swap it ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin87
It's not USB powered, you get a power brick with a molex plug
granted but they are spose to be really good and they look really neat do they not?Quote:
Originally Posted by Howard
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/4/6/2...63740014_o.jpg
Top left Dave ;)
That's exactly what I bought :) It came neatly in a little box but I can't get it to all cram back in :rant: :mad: So it just sits in a pile on top of the box :( *cries*
Do macs have standard 5.25 bays?
If so, what about a Scythe Kama Panel? Its got an internal SATA connector on the outside, as well as a lod of other stuff.
you can't do 100% USB powered for 3.5" drives
USB offers up to 500mA on 5V
a 3.5" drive will typically need 1200mA during reads
a 2.5" drive will typically need 500mA during reads
the only way to do a 3.5" drive would be to use 3 USB sockets, to pull sufficient power
right I will buy Howards one :)