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dknguyen · 22nd March 2008, 04:25 AM

My USB2.0 250GB external backup drive is full. I use it as an external backup drive that mirrors my 500GB internal drive.

Anyways, so now I'm looking for a 500GB+ eSATA enclosure. But I'm a bit worried since I've been reading around and there are issues about the max HD size that an enclosure can handle. It seems to be mentioned every so often but not always advertised and if so, not consistently the same for the same HD. The issue is that I don't see why an enclosure has a size limit in the first place? Especially if it's for something like SATA <-> eSATA where there isn't really any protocal conversion (like SATA to USB).

Gayan Soyza · 24th March 2008, 03:34 AM

You can use ICY boxes.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...d=57&Itemid=60

blueroomelectronics · 24th March 2008, 04:01 AM

Got an old PC and a couple of network cards laying around?
http://www.clarkconnect.com/
You can buy an old PC with more than enough horsepower to be a Linux Gateway for about $99
I use Clark Connects' free home edition and it's amazing, I'm not even a Linux guy.

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22nd March 2008, 04:25 AM	(permalink (permalink))
dknguyen	Hard Drive ENclosures My USB2.0 250GB external backup drive is full. I use it as an external backup drive that mirrors my 500GB internal drive. Anyways, so now I'm looking for a 500GB+ eSATA enclosure. But I'm a bit worried since I've been reading around and there are issues about the max HD size that an enclosure can handle. It seems to be mentioned every so often but not always advertised and if so, not consistently the same for the same HD. The issue is that I don't see why an enclosure has a size limit in the first place? Especially if it's for something like SATA <-> eSATA where there isn't really any protocal conversion (like SATA to USB).

24th March 2008, 03:34 AM	(permalink (permalink))
Gayan Soyza	You can use ICY boxes. http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...d=57&Itemid=60 __________________ Gayan My Website http://gsmicro.blogspot.com/

24th March 2008, 04:01 AM	(permalink (permalink))
blueroomelectronics	Got an old PC and a couple of network cards laying around? http://www.clarkconnect.com/ You can buy an old PC with more than enough horsepower to be a Linux Gateway for about $99 I use Clark Connects' free home edition and it's amazing, I'm not even a Linux guy. __________________ Bill Smart Kits build Smart People http://www.blueroomelectronics.com