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Modern SATA 6 HDDs not fitting in external docs?
I have a Seagate ST2000DM008 SATA 6 HDD that connects fine to SATA 6 in my Windows 7 PC, but it won't fit in my Thermaltake HDD dock; despite original older SATA 6 HDDs will fit.
Thermaltake is not helpful. They say the dock I'm using is old but it's USB 3 and also fits 2.5 inch SATA 6 HDDs and older SATA 6s. Seagate isn't helpful either. I don't want to buy a new dock unless I know it will fit.
The dimensions of the Seagate are:
Width: 101.85 mm
Depth: 146.99 mm
Height: 20.20 mm
Supposedly, according to AI the standard dimensions of a standard HDD are:
Width: 101.6 mm
Depth: 146 mm
Height: 25.4 mm
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I should add that Thermaltake believes either the HDD has a unique bracket preventing it from being inserted into the dock OR the dock may be too old and not support the newer brackets while still supporting SATA 6.
I haven't found any reliable plug-in USB 3 SATA 6 cable adapters online. All seem to be rated poorly or just don't work.