Turn A 3.5” SATA Hard Drive Into A UASP-Supported USB 3.0 External Hard Drive The DRX-U35DUK USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure with UASP converts a 3.5inch SATA III hard drive into a portable external hard drive. The enclosure supports hard drives up to 4TB in capacity, maximizing system storage expansion and backup capabilities. The ecnlosure features high quality brushed lightweight aluminum construction which offers excellent heat dissipation abilities. The kit includes everything you need including screw driver and screws for your new hard drive (hard drive not included). The bridgeboard PCB utilises the ASMedia ASM1153E third-generation USB 3.0 to SATA controller which supports SATA III 6Gbit/s connectivity and UASP, delivering optimal performance with a USB 3.0 interface for high speed data transfer whilst at the same time remaining backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1 host connections.
Note: For SSD installation, we recommend a 2.5" SSD to 3.5" HDD bracket (not supplied) or adhesive velcro (not supplied) to secure your SSD into place. Improved Performance with UASP - 70% Faster Than Traditional USB 3.0, With UASP Transfer Protocol Enhanced with UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol), this 3.5" SATA III enclosure performs up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.0 when paired with a UASP-enabled host controller. Using a more efficient protocol than the traditional USB BOT (Bulk-Only Transport), UASP reduces latency, significantly increasing transfer speeds and reducing processor usage to utilize the full potential of your SATA III hard drives. UASP is supported in Windows 8, 8.1, Mac OSX (10.8 or above), and Linux. In testing UASP performs with a 70% faster read speed and 40% faster write speed over traditional USB 3.0 at peak performance. Increased Storage/Backup Capabilities With support for SATA I/II/III, and large capacity drives (tested up to 4TB) this HDD enclosure is compatible with virtually any 3.5inch SATA hard drive, and can greatly increase the storage/backup capabilities of your computer. Unsure if your hard drive is IDE or SATA? Read on The SATA interface became prevalent in 2007 and supersedes the now obsolete Parallel ATA (PATA) aka IDE interface. Production of IDE hard drives ceased in 2008, although many are still in circulation and are often salvaged from old computer systems. The DRX enclosure will only fit SATA hard drives. See the picture below to determine if your hard drive is IDE or SATA . The connections to the right of the SATA connector above are not relevant and are not required for use with the DRX enclosure. These 'extra' connections will vary between hard drives, depending on the hard drive manufacturer.
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Note:- If your hard drive does not appear under Computer (Windows) or Finder (Mac OS X), it means the hard drive has not been initialized or formatted if the drive is new. If this is the case, format the hard drive first using Disk Management (Windows) or Disk Utility (Mac OS X). If the hard drive is used and has data written to it, and appears as a raw drive in Disk Management, this means the hard drive has been encrypted and its filesystem cannot be decypted or mounted by the ensloure. To remedy this, backup any important data on the drive by installing it back in the system it was removed from then format the drive within the enclosure so it can be used as an external hard drive
Hardware | |
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Chipset | ASMedia ASM1053E |
Compatible HDD Interface | SATA I (1.5 Gbps), SATA II (3.0 Gbps), SATA III (6.0 Gbps) |
Compatible HDD Size | 3.5" |
Fan | No |
Interface | USB 3.0 |
Performance | |
Max Drive Capacity | Designed for use with drives up to 4TB. Tested & confirmed compatible with up to 6TB hard drives |
RAID | No |
Type and Rate | USB 3.0 - 5 Gbit/s SATA III (6 Gbps) |
UASP Support | Yes |
Connectors | |
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Drive Connectors | 1 - SATA Data & Power Combo (7+15 Pin) Female |
Host Connectors | 1 - USB 3.0 B (9 Pin; SuperSpeed) Female |
Software | |
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OS Compatibility | Windows XP (32/64-Bit)Windows Server 2003 (32/64-Bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista (32/64-Bit), Windows 7 (32/64-Bit), Windows 8 & 8.1 (32/64-Bit) Mac OS X Linux |
Physical Characteristics | |
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Colour | Black |
Enclosure Type | Aluminum and Plastic |
Product Height | 113mm |
Product Length | 195mm |
Product Width | 30mm |
What's in the Box | |
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Included in Package | 1 - DRX 3.5” USB 3.0 SATA III HDD Enclosure 1 - Pack of Screws 2 - Enclosure Stand 2 - Enclosure Stand Anti-Slip Pads 1 - UK Power Adapter 1 - Screwdriver 1 - USB 3.0 Cable 1 - Product Manual |
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