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Anybody with a port multiplier enclosure can confirm this? That would definitely help me out.

Here's what I found: 1. Startech ESATCASE2 -discontinued (for reference AMS still got the single-eSata-connector raid version DS-DS3RPRO http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16817332018) 60mm fan, external PSU. 2. iStar vAGE220-SA 40mm fan, external PSU. 3. Sans...

I'm looking into enclosures and I am wondering can you boot from an external 2-bay JBOD enclosure connected by eSata ? Once booted Windows would see the two seperate drives; but would you see those 2 drives in the BIOS ? The mobo is an Abit AW9D-Max, the eSata port is on the SiL chip and as...

I looked into Caviar Blacks as you suggested. It looks like the WD5001AALS with 12 ms access time would be a better choice than the Seagate. 5 years warranty vs. 3 years is better as well.

It's WD740ADFD i.e. the 2nd generation of the 74GB Raptor, with a single platter and NCQ. Measured access time is 8.2 ms, transfer rate 85 MB/s, burst rate 115 MB/s (as per AnandTech). The 7200.12 has transfer rates almost double than the Raptor, however the acces time is doubled as well at...

Isn't using a work drive seperate from the system the way to go for workstations? That's how I always did it... Plus doesn't Raid 0 actually hurt the overall access time? That Vantec enclosure got a fan, I surely wouldn't have gone for a fanless enclosure!

Hi guys, I'm upgrading the DAW's storage system in a home studio. I was thinking to reuse the existing WD740 raptor, and to add a 500GB Seagate 7200.12 (or maybe a WD RE3, not sure yet) into an dual eSata enclosure. Being 10K the raptor would be the main work drive, and the Seagate...