Brando Hooks Up (S)ATA Drives To USB 2.0

You certainly would not want to operate a bare hard drive externally more than occasionally, but those occasions do exist. For example, after you build a new computer or decide to upgrade your disk, your old drive will likely sit somewhere on a shelf - and then you’ll realize that you forgot to copy some files from it. When I notice these things,

I’m usually in a hurry, so crawling under the desk to disassemble half of my carefully assembled rig is not an option. But the USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE adapter from Brando certainly is.

There are multiple motherboards that feature interface options to attach hard drives externally. While eSATA (external SATA) is the future standard for external consumer and entry-level business class storage devices, there are still many home-made solutions. These solutions… Full Story

News Source: Tom’s Hardware

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