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| 09-08-09 11:49pm - 5584 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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shooterbo (0)
Active User  Posts: 185 Registered: Apr 25, '07 |
Junction device? Anybody.....What is the name (and availability) of the device installed to act like a "junction box" when utilizing several external hard drives for the same desk pc? | |
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| 09-09-09 05:06am - 5583 days | #2 | |
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Khan (0)
Suspended  Posts: 1,737 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: USA |
I'm guessing you're not talking about a USB hub. Former PornUsers Senior Administrator Now at: MyPorn.com "To get your ideas across use small words, big ideas, and short sentences."-John Henry Patterson | |
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| 09-09-09 08:06am - 5583 days | #3 | |
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RagingBuddhist (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 893 Registered: Jan 23, '07 |
Assuming you're not stuck with an old motherboard like I am, here's a nice splitter for SATA drives: http://www.cooldrives.com/cosapomubrso.html If you build PCs, you might like that site. Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupidity. | |
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| 09-09-09 08:16pm - 5583 days | #4 | |
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shooterbo (0)
Active User Posts: 185 Registered: Apr 25, '07 |
Khan....Exactimundo what I'm looking for. Thanks. And thanks RBuddhist as well. | |
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| 09-09-09 08:31pm - 5583 days | #5 | |
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badandy400 (0)
Active User  Posts: 869 Registered: Mar 02, '08 Location: ohio |
I just want to clarify a thing or two about RB's link. First that is a little more than a splitter. It is a multichannel device. It takes 5, or less, of your SATA drives and sends them out through a single SATA line. Since the SATA cables can handle a lot more than the drives will output these things are very useful and capable. I have a few of them now, by Adionics (sorry about the spelling), and they work great and transfer at about 50 MByte/s. Can find them on Ebay for around $75, I have bought several from the seller "Buy" with no issues. If you are interested in getting one of these make sure your SATA controller can recognize multichannel inputs. I do not know of any motherboard that have this built in but I have not looked. There are some PCI cards that work well. I am using a few Rosewill PCI-E card that were about $25 a piece on Newegg and have very low profiles, so they work well in that slot right next to the video card. These are very handy if you are looking to build a separate case just for hard drives. With two of these you can have 10 drives in a stand alone case and have only two cables running to your main computer. They are hot swappable as well. You can use more than one on the same system. I have two running to the same controller card with absolutely no issue since I had them. This is a more expensive route to take, but it less messy than USB and performs a bit better. However, it does require you doing some physical setup. It comes down to knowing your application and budget. "For example, badandy400 has taken it upon himself to become the one man Library of Congress for porn with a collection that surely will be in Guinness Book of World Records some day." ~Toadsith~ PU Interview | |
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| 09-10-09 04:58am - 5582 days | #6 | |
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Khan (0)
Suspended Posts: 1,737 Registered: Jan 05, '07 Location: USA |
hmmm ... you should be able to find one just about anywhere that carries computer supplies. Online you could try Amazon or locally try Staples or Office Depot. Former PornUsers Senior Administrator Now at: MyPorn.com "To get your ideas across use small words, big ideas, and short sentences."-John Henry Patterson | |
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