[SOLVED] Seagate expansion portable external HDD

[.valkyrie.]

hi
i bought a new Seagate 1tb hdd to harvest the sata Hdd inside and then use a 250-500gb hdd with that external case as external hard drive...
my question is:
is it possible to use size other than 1tb drives with that sata to usb bord?
also is it possible to use other brands like toshiba or it have to be Seagate?

 

[popatim]

Yes. The same board int he enclosure is used with many sized drives.

 

[.valkyrie.]

Yes. The same board int he enclosure is used with many sized drives.

thanks, how about 2nd part? can i use other brands with that SATA-2-USB ? especially toshiba... its much cheaper around here

 

[popatim]

Yes, it should work as well.
I would not put in a drive that already has data on it though. If the drive came from a PC it would be set to 512 byte sectors and these boards typically use 4k sectors now, rendering the 512b format unreadable when in the enclosure.

 

[.valkyrie.]

Yes, it should work as well.
I would not put in a drive that already has data on it though. If the drive came from a PC it would be set to 512 byte sectors and these boards typically use 4k sectors now, rendering the 512b format unreadable when in the enclosure.

nope, its empty
i just want a cheap portable drive,so i am going to use a 320Gb drive

 

[popatim]

Pefect!