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    [SOLVED] IDE-PATA caddy?

    Thanks very much. Looks like just what I need.
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    [SOLVED] IDE-PATA caddy?

    Hi I have recently bought a new laptop which unsurprisingly does not have a blu ray drive. My old laptop which is now 12 years old does and it makes sense to turn that into an external drive in a caddy rather than buy a brand new external blu ray drive. The old drive is a Panasonic UJ220 and...
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    USB3 ExpressCard Power Issues

    Hi, Thanks for your response. I bought the expresscard because I want to take advantage of the USB3 speed. My laptop only has USB2 ports and the drive works fine with these, but I'm trying to get better transfer speeds which the expresscard definitely can offer, even if not the same speed as a...
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    USB3 ExpressCard Power Issues

    Hi, I purchased a USB3 1TB external hard disk and as my laptop only has UB2 port, I decided to get a USB3 Express Card. All plugs in fine and drive is detected. Problem is that the drive starts beeping when I'm transferring data (yes beeping, not clicking). Based on some research I've done I...