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| 01 Jan 2013 | #1 |
| | SATA 2 and SATA 3 Question Hello everyone. I am going to buy this Hard drive enclosure Amazon.com: Dynex DX-HD303513 USB 3.0 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Enclosure Kit: Everything Else today and I was wanting to know. If a SATA 3 drive will work in this since it only says SATA 1 and SATA 2. I know SATA 3 is backwards compatibility with SATA 1 and 2 on motherboard but I don't know it its the same for enclosures. So can someone help me? |
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| 01 Jan 2013 | #2 |
| | Your SATA 3 drive will work in the enclosure at SATA 2 speed. My question: if you are buying a new enclosure, and you have SATA3 drives, why are you looking at SATA2 enclosures at all? |
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| 01 Jan 2013 | #3 |
| | I run a couple of WD SATAIII HDDs from my Thermaltake USB 3 HDD dock with no problems, so would think it should be the same for you with a USB 3 HDD enclosure. |
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| 01 Jan 2013 | #4 |
| | Hey LittleJay. Curious: Is you dock rated for SATA3? Are you getting near full USB 3.0 speed from the SATA3 drives? |
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| 01 Jan 2013 | #5 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by TVeblen  Your SATA 3 drive will work in the enclosure at SATA 2 speed. My question: if you are buying a new enclosure, and you have SATA3 drives, why are you looking at SATA2 enclosures at all? |
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| 01 Jan 2013 | #6 |
| | After viewing the link you posted to the hard drive enclosure, I see no mention of sata types at all. |
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| 01 Jan 2013 | #7 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by bassfisher6522 After viewing the link you posted to the hard drive enclosure, I see no mention of sata types at all. |
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| 01 Jan 2013 | #8 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by TVeblen Hey LittleJay. Curious: Is you dock rated for SATA3? Are you getting near full USB 3.0 speed from the SATA3 drives?  |
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| 01 Jan 2013 | #9 |
| | You know, after looking at the specs a little more closely, I think I am just splitting hairs in any real world sense. I think you will be fine with that enclosure.  |
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