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    External HDD Dual Bay Enclosure

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Iron Eagle, Apr 25, 2009.

  1. Iron Eagle

    Iron Eagle Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys,

    I am looking to get a dual bay enclosure for two of my hard drives. I'd like to be able to power down one of the drives if it's not in use but so far have only found ones with one power switch. My question: are there any dual bay enclosure with individual power-down options? Furthermore, are there ones with additional RAID feature such that if I want, I could implement it as well?

    TIA.
     
    Iron Eagle, Apr 25, 2009
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    I just got a Kingwin dual bay that supports raid. it's cheap and works well. I just have a problem with the eSata but I think that's due to my intel chipset.
     
    Sir Punk, Apr 25, 2009
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  3. Iron Eagle

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    Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm more looking for the option to power down individual drives. Are there such dual bay enclosures?
     
    Iron Eagle, Apr 26, 2009
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