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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?…
Jack
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How to send the harddisk password to an SATA HDD that is connected via a USB Adapter?

Using powershell on Win 11 could I send the password to my harddisk which is connected through and USB-SATA-Adapter? I have a USB-SATA-Adapter for my HDD and SSD. (JMicron Tect SCSI Service) in the hardware manager on Win 11) The HDD and SSD have a…
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Why am I getting slow transfer speeds on USB 3.0 to SATA connector?

I was transferring (copying) a huge game file of about 100GB from my laptop to the SATA SSD I already have using the SATA to USB 3.0 (male) connector. Sometimes it does work properly, i.e I do get to see speeds above 300MB/s but many times I see…
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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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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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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…
Dave Cruz
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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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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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Samsung Magician Not Detecting EVO 870 Plugged in from SATA to USB

I bought a 1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD on November 2022. I'm finally getting around to swapping it with my 500GB EVO 850 since I need more space anyways. I am trying to do data migration from my 500GB to my 1TBSSD. I downloaded the latest version 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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How to connect Dell mSATA drive to USB hard drive adapter

I removed a working mSATA hard drive from a Dell Latitude E7450. It appears to have an SATA connector, and I can replace it with a full SATA drive and the computer can see that new drive. But when I try to plug this drive (still in its frame, with…
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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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