Windows 10: SATA to USB 3.0 Adaptors

Hi,

I wonder, should I buy one of these Sata to USB interface? I have a 1TB internal hard drive I could use as portable HDD, I would not move it a lot, perhaps once per month from home to work.





Are these safe for my USB ports or simply for the computers? And usually are they plug and play ?

This would cost me around 28$ with taxes and shipping included.. to give my old internal HDD it's last breath of life while a new 1tb portable HDD would cost me around 90$, I already have 2 of them.

What do you think about this SATA to USB 3.0 ?

Thanks

:)

 

Internal USB to SATA adaptor

Has anyone ever seen an adaptor that can be connected to a motherboard's USB header to support a SATA hard drive?

Long story short I'm out of SATA ports. I was thinking of maybe modding something like this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-2-0-SATA-Ad...044?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a0e6a5cdc

I could unsolder the USB port and solder on a 6" or so cable with a 4-pin connector to fit the mobo. It would be easier to just buy one if I knew where to find things like that.

 

Internal USB to SATA adaptor

Great suggestion. Either that or if your board has an eSATA port, you could try to loop the cable back onto the case using an eSATA to SATA cable.

 

Internal USB to SATA adaptor

Thats close but for $9 I'll solder it. *Big Grin

Yes I just checked and it DOES have an esata port. I forgot all about that. Who's going to see it back there right?