Mindovermaster Moderator Posted January 5, 2018 Moderator Share Posted January 5, 2018 I know, I've been pulling yo's arse lately... Anyway, I need a quick fix here. I DO have a ThermalTake BlacX 2.5/3.5 HDD reader, but.. It seems to short out every now and then. Just need to shut off the power and back on, then it can read again for X minutes. Is there a HDD dock out there that poses the same purpose, but maybe a little better? I have used Orico in the past. Draconian Guppy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted January 5, 2018 MVC Share Posted January 5, 2018 I have this one. Works great! https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IKAQ538/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Mindovermaster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted January 5, 2018 Author Moderator Share Posted January 5, 2018 Just now, warwagon said: I have this one. Works great! https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IKAQ538/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 OK, I have heard about that one, but wasn't that sure. Thx Draconian Guppy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevTech Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Mindovermaster said: I know, I've been pulling yo's arse lately... Anyway, I need a quick fix here. I DO have a ThermalTake BlacX 2.5/3.5 HDD reader, but.. It seems to short out every now and then. Just need to shut off the power and back on, then it can read again for X minutes. Is there a HDD dock out there that poses the same purpose, but maybe a little better? I have used Orico in the past. 1. If it wasn't for you, there would be far less hardware discussion lately, so keep pulling various anatomy... 2. Does not sound like a short circuit for which smoke is the typical indicator. More like a power negotiation issue. USB dribbles out a very tiny amount of power until the device negotiates via the USB signal wires that it wants full power. Then the O/S or BIOS turns on the faucet. In case your device has a problem in that area you could try: - make sure the device plugs directly into the motherboard USB port with no HUB or extension cable in between. - even thought it is USB 2.0, some older computers fail to deliver enough power, so you could try plugging into a USB 3.0 motherboard port. - in the O/S settings, there will be a sharing options setting if the device is going through an internal motherboard HUB, so try giving your device 100% Mando 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mando Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 7 hours ago, warwagon said: I have this one. Works great! https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IKAQ538/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 +1 for that bad boy, i have a similar model that supports 2.5" and 3.5" and SATA/IDE that i use at work for data recovery. and tbh MoM keep asking things, thats what we are all here for mate, it works both ways also, you input a lot into others posts too. We all have to try and get HH busy again imo, i personally think its the best section of the forums. Mindovermaster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevTech Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 7 hours ago, DevTech said: 1. If it wasn't for you, there would be far less hardware discussion lately, so keep pulling various anatomy... 2. Does not sound like a short circuit for which smoke is the typical indicator. More like a power negotiation issue. USB dribbles out a very tiny amount of power until the device negotiates via the USB signal wires that it wants full power. Then the O/S or BIOS turns on the faucet. In case your device has a problem in that area you could try: - make sure the device plugs directly into the motherboard USB port with no HUB or extension cable in between. - even thought it is USB 2.0, some older computers fail to deliver enough power, so you could try plugging into a USB 3.0 motherboard port. - in the O/S settings, there will be a sharing options setting if the device is going through an internal motherboard HUB, so try giving your device 100% Also, check the "brick" power supply to the unit - it might be weak or dead. USB 2.0 does not have enough power for a 3.5" drive in the dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted January 5, 2018 Author Moderator Share Posted January 5, 2018 4 hours ago, Mando said: +1 for that bad boy, i have a similar model that supports 2.5" and 3.5" and SATA/IDE that i use at work for data recovery. and tbh MoM keep asking things, thats what we are all here for mate, it works both ways also, you input a lot into others posts too. We all have to try and get HH busy again imo, i personally think its the best section of the forums. +10k posts can't be wrong. I am mostly am in this forum, as well as the Linux forum. I look around at the Networking forum, too. Enjoying Dev's philosophy. Draconian Guppy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) I have used docks from StarTech before and have a few at work. Never had a problem with them. I have run in to issues reading drives before but it is normally the drive itself that is the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnporter29 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 19 hours ago, warwagon said: I have this one. Works great! https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IKAQ538/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Another +1 for this one (just branded differently as I'm in the UK), I too have one and it works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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