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Questions tagged [sata-to-usb]

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USB3 to SATA adapter performance?

Does anyone know how well one of these adapters performs? I want to connect a SATA SSD through a USB3 port but I'm afraid that an adapter will reduce the performance significantly... Also is there a difference between cheaper and costlier adapters?…
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SATA to USB 3.5'' hard drive using only usb power

I have purchased a SATA to USB 3.0 with two USB cables and it works great with 2.5'' hard drives. But apparently 3.5'' drives require not only 5 volts but also 12 volts. Nowadays there are a lot of quick chargers which provide 12 volts via USB. Will…
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Extracting Files from a Virus-Filled Hard Drive

I need to restore some documents, images, music, etc. from an old hard drive, which is filled with viruses. I have a SATA-USB docking station in order to connect the old hard drive to my computer, but am worried about viruses spreading off of the…
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Run chkdsk on SATA drive attached via usb

Is it possible to run chkdsk through the usb port which a sata drive has been attached to? This drive contains the OS windows 7. But I can't get it to boot. I already tried using the repair option and safe mode. But it never gets loaded, so I'd like…
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How may I mount a disk with a Apple / Mac partition table (APM) in Linux?

I've backed up some files from a old Powerbook G4 (AluBook), and I used the Mac Partion manager or whatever to first initialize the disk. It worked, originally, as one large volume, and I copied several files to it. The disk probably has files…
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Weird HDD Slowdown Issue

I'm experiencing a strange issue with one of my SATA HDDs. Basically I have two internal HDDs that I am connecting to the PC through a SATA-to-USB adapter. I am not keeping them inside the PC since they are only used for backups. Anyway, one of…
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Is it possible to recover data using a USB to IDE/SATA adapter?

I have a Gembird IDE/S-ATA2 to USB adapter and I was wondering if it is possible to use it for deleted files recovery from a notebook SATA hard-drive? Is the data recovery process sending some low level commands to the hard drive which might be lost…
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USB SATA adapter apparently not recognized

I purchased a new laptop and a SATA USB Adapter and tried to connect the internal disk of my old computer to my new laptop in order to save my data. My hard disk is Western Digital WD5000BEVT 500GB and I also have a Lindy USB to SATA/IDE…
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Can I connect a 3.5" HDD to a laptop using USB 2.0?

Is there any risk to either the hard drive or the laptop if I connect them together using a USB 2.0 to SATA IDE cable? Is there any risk in creating a back-up of the laptop, on the 3.5" SATA HDD with only 5w power using with USB 2.0 TO SATA/IDE…
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I can't detect a hard drive using a USB To 2.5 Sata adapter

I have connected a HDD that I have removed from my old PS3 which I would like to format. When I plug it into the computer via the USB to Sata lead the HDD doesn't appear in my computer but it appears under printers and Devices. As shown below. I…
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how to properly use sata to usb cable

I bought a sata to usb cable to connect the hard drive of my desktop to my laptop and be able to burn some discs. Now my question is how to properly use it. What I'm currently doing is connect the red cable to the sata to usb interface first then…
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How to recover important files from corrupted hard disk that keeps on loading

I had dual boot in my hard disk, but one day my system hanged and when i tried to restart it,i ran into grub recovery mode, then later i tried again but i was not able to view any sector list in my harddisk by using the ls command in grub recovery…
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How to connect SATA hard disks further away than 1 meter?

My PC case is put under the desk. I have many hard disks for storage and backups. I bought some "cages" which can hold 5 hard disks and mount a fan. And the cages are put on the desk (cable length around 1 meter), for easy swapping hard disks (while…
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Windows does not open my SATA HDD when connected with USB

I changed PC recently. I had 2TB Seagate SATA drive that I connected with USB to my PC. MyPc doesn't show it at all, and the COMPUTER MANAGEMENT only shows this - changing the disk letter doesn't change anything. The files are not being shown. In…
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Running Windows on a SATA drive via a USB bridge

I had a Windows 8 installation on my laptop in its 2.5" SATA HDD, as well as a Linux install with Grub as the main boot loader. I now bought an SSD, and decided to go for a clean install. So, I unplugged the HDD and plugged the SSD. There's only one…
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