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27 May 2019
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#1
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Hard drive selector
I'm in the market for a hard drive selector for a 5.25" computer bay. I've tried searching google and found one on amazon for 6 hard drives but I only want one for 2 due to limited capacity in this computer. I can't figure out which category this would be under on Newegg. Any ideas?
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple Mid 2010 iMac
OS Windows 7 pro 64-bit sp 1
CPU Intel Core i3 550 Quad core 3.2 ghz.
Memory 8 gb
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5670 512 MB ram
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1440x900.
Hard Drives WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 ATA Device 1 TB
Antivirus MSE
Browser FF of course.
Other Info Virtual machines for XP pro, Vista Ultimate, 8.1 industry pro, and windows server 2000-2016.
27 May 2019
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#2
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Kingwin is the only company I ever saw that made a four drive HDD power switch but I haven't seen them in years.
Why do you need this? Possibly, we can come up with a Plan B.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080, ?
Keyboard Logitech G510s
Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use)
PSU Corsair HX750w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
Internet Speed =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
Browser IE11
Other Info LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
28 May 2019
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#3
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i want to setup a linux test system and my server is the only one I can do that with. I don't want to mess with the windows install or do a dual boot hence the selector. Another reason for the selector is that this thing only has 2 sata ports and they are both in use. I know that I can unplug cables but if I can find a cheap selector that'll be easier.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple Mid 2010 iMac
OS Windows 7 pro 64-bit sp 1
CPU Intel Core i3 550 Quad core 3.2 ghz.
Memory 8 gb
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5670 512 MB ram
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1440x900.
Hard Drives WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 ATA Device 1 TB
Antivirus MSE
Browser FF of course.
Other Info Virtual machines for XP pro, Vista Ultimate, 8.1 industry pro, and windows server 2000-2016.
28 May 2019
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#4
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Ok, I can think of a couple of things you might be able to do.
1. Make a Linux USB drive and test Linux from that. YouTube Just make sure the boot order in the server is set to boot from a USB drive first.
2. Make your own switch. Build Your Own SATA Hard Drive Switch - ExtremeTech This guy used a rotary switch but you could substitute a 4 pole, dual position slide switch.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080, ?
Keyboard Logitech G510s
Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use)
PSU Corsair HX750w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
Internet Speed =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
Browser IE11
Other Info LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
28 May 2019
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#5
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Quote: Originally Posted by townsbg
I can't figure out which category this would be under ... Any ideas?
I think that they are called REMOVABLE HARD DRIVE BAYS, or REMOVABLE HOT SWAP HARD DRIVE BAYS, or variations of those kind of words.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
OS Windows 7 x64, Vista x64, 8.1 smartphone
CPU Intel E8400 65W 64-bit
Motherboard Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR
Memory DDR2 2 x 2GB, 1GB x 2
Graphics Card XFX Radeon HD5750
Sound Card AMD High Definition Audio; Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays iiyama prolite X2377HDS
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Mionix ZIBAL 60
Mouse Razer USB 2.0 Diamondback Mouse or Huion Graphics Tablet
PSU Enermax Liberty Modular
Case Antec P193 Midi Tower
Hard Drives 500GB 7200 rpm Seagate ST3500413AS 16MB, 500GB 5400 rpm Toshiba MQ02ABF050H 32MB, 200GB 7200 rpm Seagate ST3200820AS 8MB, 2TB 7200 rpm Western Digital WD20EZRX 64MB
Browser Internet Explorer, Lunascape, Firefox, Opera, Avast Safezone
28 May 2019
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#6
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Actually, from townsbg's description, methinks he means something like this-- https://www.amazon.com/Kingwin-Optim...-1-spons&psc=1 -- only with two switches instead of six.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080, ?
Keyboard Logitech G510s
Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use)
PSU Corsair HX750w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
Internet Speed =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
Browser IE11
Other Info LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
28 May 2019
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#7
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Ow, i see! Thank you for that - I'd not seen those before. Although having said that, I reckon he still could achieve the same effect with a 2-bay version of my suggestion, or perhaps you know something that I do not.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
OS Windows 7 x64, Vista x64, 8.1 smartphone
CPU Intel E8400 65W 64-bit
Motherboard Gigabyte EP45-UD3LR
Memory DDR2 2 x 2GB, 1GB x 2
Graphics Card XFX Radeon HD5750
Sound Card AMD High Definition Audio; Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays iiyama prolite X2377HDS
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Mionix ZIBAL 60
Mouse Razer USB 2.0 Diamondback Mouse or Huion Graphics Tablet
PSU Enermax Liberty Modular
Case Antec P193 Midi Tower
Hard Drives 500GB 7200 rpm Seagate ST3500413AS 16MB, 500GB 5400 rpm Toshiba MQ02ABF050H 32MB, 200GB 7200 rpm Seagate ST3200820AS 8MB, 2TB 7200 rpm Western Digital WD20EZRX 64MB
Browser Internet Explorer, Lunascape, Firefox, Opera, Avast Safezone
28 May 2019
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#8
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Quote: Originally Posted by iko22
Ow, i see! Thank you for that - I'd not seen those before. Although having said that, I reckon he still could achieve the same effect with a 2-bay version of my suggestion, or perhaps you know something that I do not.
I doubt I know anything that you don't.  I thought of using a hot swap bay but townsbg made it clear he didn't want to mess with his present windows installation and he would have had to remove the existing drive to plug it into the hot swap bay, then exchange it with a Linux drive whenever he wanted to work in Linux.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080, ?
Keyboard Logitech G510s
Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use)
PSU Corsair HX750w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
Internet Speed =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
Browser IE11
Other Info LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
28 May 2019
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#9
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Thanks for the suggestion but I don't think that the selector I found (which is what you posted) nor the few I did find in Newegg would work. They all seem to have their own sata connection for every drive and I don't have enough. This system only has 2, one for the DVD drive and the other for the hdd. I don't think I have the expertise to build my own switch either but it is more of what I was looking for. Too bad no one makes any. I'm not sure if this system can boot from a USB drive and I'm not sure that I want to go down that route although I'll think about it. I think that I'll just get a cheap 160 gb drive from Newegg and swap out the cables when I need it, which probably won't be very often.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple Mid 2010 iMac
OS Windows 7 pro 64-bit sp 1
CPU Intel Core i3 550 Quad core 3.2 ghz.
Memory 8 gb
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5670 512 MB ram
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1440x900.
Hard Drives WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 ATA Device 1 TB
Antivirus MSE
Browser FF of course.
Other Info Virtual machines for XP pro, Vista Ultimate, 8.1 industry pro, and windows server 2000-2016.
29 May 2019
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#10
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I checked out the BIOS and the boot menu and boot from USB isn't an option. This is an old system but it was free.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple Mid 2010 iMac
OS Windows 7 pro 64-bit sp 1
CPU Intel Core i3 550 Quad core 3.2 ghz.
Memory 8 gb
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5670 512 MB ram
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 & 1440x900.
Hard Drives WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 ATA Device 1 TB
Antivirus MSE
Browser FF of course.
Other Info Virtual machines for XP pro, Vista Ultimate, 8.1 industry pro, and windows server 2000-2016.
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