SSD is the latest generation solid state drive. Its development is a very important achievement for the development computer technology. The main advantages of SSD are high speed and long service life. Users use this storage medium to improve their computer when they want to increase the speed of the disk and thus increase the performance of the PC. The process of its installation, in principle, is not difficult, but some people may have questions. We will go into more detail about the steps to install an SSD.
Before proceeding directly to replacing the drive, you should prepare for the software and physical installation of the hard drive. Basically, the SSD format is 2.5 inches. If the drive is replaced in a laptop, there will be no problems, since the standard connector is quite suitable for an SSD. But in desktop computer there is a hard drive, which has a size of 3.5 inches. In this regard, you need to choose the right place to install the SSD. Another important element of its installation will be a special adapter, which has the interesting name "sled". It will help fix the hard drive, which has a smaller size than the standard connector.
Since an SSD is faster than an HDD, it makes sense to install it as your system storage. To do this, you need to install operating system. It can be transferred from another drive or installed from scratch. To transfer, or rather clone, you need to use special programs. Of course, cloning an operating system will take much less time than installing from scratch. However, the second option will allow you to get a clean system.
Please note that SSD does not support the old IDE interface. In this regard, it will not be possible to install a disk on the motherboard using this type of connection.
SSDs are small in size, which allows you to install them almost anywhere in the PC case. The best option will be installed in a bay designed for HDD. The size of this compartment is 3.5 inches. For this installation, you need to follow the following steps:
Once installed, reassemble the computer, close the side cover, and run it to identify the new drive.
If you turn on a computer that has Windows installed, the new hardware will automatically initialize. Go to the Disk Management utility and format the SSD. There are three ways to do this.
The result of the first two options will be the same. Please note that on the "WIN" key on the keyboard, instead of the inscription, the well-known windows icon.
You have the option to split the new drive into multiple drives, as well as change its name to any letter. After all these procedures are completed, restart your computer. Now you can safely fill the disk with all the necessary information.
If you decide to install an SSD as a system drive, after windows settings on it and its location in the computer, you need to enter the BIOS. On laptops or computers from different manufacturers, they are responsible different keys. Usually it is F2, F10 or Delete. Start quickly pressing the corresponding button immediately when you press the PC power button.
If you are having difficulty entering the BIOS, look for Additional information in the instructions for your motherboard. Navigate through the BIOS menu modern computers can be done with the mouse. But in most cases, the up, down, left, and right arrows on the keyboard are used for this.
After opening the BIOS at the top, find the "Boot" section and go to it.
In the menu of this section, select "Boot Device Priority". This setting is responsible for the priority memory device from which the operating system will be loaded. Accordingly, there you need to choose to boot from the SSD.
To save the changed parameters, press "F10". After that, the computer will restart. Now you can install or clone the operating system on the SSD.
Installation can be done with boot disk or flash drives, and for cloning, use special software.
Connecting an SSD to a computer will not cause difficulties and will allow you to upgrade on your own and with your own hands. In a laptop, an SSD can be installed instead of a drive. If you install the operating system on an SSD instead of an HDD, you will notice a significant increase in PC speed and performance. This is undoubtedly a big plus for any user, especially for those who like to play games. Most people who switched to SSD are happy with their choice and don't want to go back to HDD.
We haven't tested USB flash drives for a very long time, and there are objective reasons for that. Firstly, devices have become massive and cheap, so that most buyers are not at all interested in their speed characteristics. Especially if we are talking about running (very small volumes) and small amounts of transferred data. Moreover, manufacturers, having mastered the support of the USB 3.0 interface, do not often get record results, given the "first". As a result, it is not difficult to purchase a flash drive now, which even USB 2.0 is “a lot” when writing data. Secondly, those users who need to transfer large amounts of data most often use external hard drives, since the latter are inexpensive, while the capacity is already hundreds of gigabytes, and the read and write speed, as a rule, is determined by the capabilities hard drives(on this moment very immodest).
But there are now users who need a capacious and fast flash drive. And fast not only when copying large files, but fast in everything. For example, to run portable programs from it, which can be quite complex. Or to use it as an external working drive in conjunction with some ultrabook or tablet that has a small built-in storage capacity. In other words, there is a demand.
What can manufacturers offer to such users? First, high-speed, high-capacity flash drives. Secondly, external SSD drives with a USB interface. And thirdly, you can purchase a USB box and insert an SSD of any required capacity into it. In a word, there is a choice. What's better? This is the question we are going to explore today.
It will be protected by a Patriot SuperSonic Magnum flash drive, since the line has models with a capacity of 64, 128 and 256 GB (we tested the last modification), and the speed performance (thanks to the use of an eight-channel controller) is promised excellent: up to 260 MB / s when reading data and up to 160 MB / s when writing. But the performance with such SSD’s characteristics is normal: a flash drive is a flash drive.
And not such an unfamiliar flash drive: the first drive we tested four years ago with USB interface The 3.0 Mach Xtreme MX-FX had a similar 78 x 27 x 9.3 mm aluminum body and weighed 39 grams. The only inconvenience is that the case is a bit wide, so if the neighboring ports in the computer are busy with something, it can cause connection problems, but there's nothing to be done: so much memory will not fit in smaller dimensions.
Such drives appeared simultaneously with the USB 3.0 interface and immediately became quite popular among demanding users. They are distinguished from flash drives by the way they are connected to a computer - with a cable (as with external hard drives). This was done in order to painlessly increase the size of the case, which allows you to “gain” a high capacity without any problems, and it improves cooling. And the latter is important, since such drives usually use controllers inherited from internal SSDs (they are also found in ordinary flash drives, but rarely) and are designed specifically for long-term use, and not "connected to a computer - copied a couple of files by megabytes - turned off."
We took the Transcend ESD200 as an example of this type of drive. This is already a slightly outdated model, which was replaced by the ESD400 - with a capacity of up to 1 TB, a read speed of up to 410 MB / s and a write of up to 380 MB / s, however, not every USB controller is suitable for achieving such results, since they are only possible with using UASP mode. However, we also plan to test ESD400 over time, but for now we will limit ourselves to ESD200, which is more modest: up to 256 GB and 260/250 MB/s, respectively. The cases of these devices are the same: 92 × 10.5 × 62 mm with a mass of 56 grams. The functionality is also the same: the software is inherited from the company's external hard drives, and the button is also taken from there. one touch backup. We will not describe in detail the attached utility, since the manufacturer has already done this in, and in Russian.
There are not so few different boxes on the market now (although their popularity has greatly decreased compared to the days of USB 2.0 domination, since ready-made external hard drives have become cheaper), but we took a Seagate adapter to simplify the work. But in the tests we used not one, but two SSDs: Transcend SSD 720 256 GB and Intel 525 60 GB. The first one is equal in capacity to our tested external devices. The second one is interesting in that a small SSD may well turn out to be “superfluous” now when upgrading a computer, and it may be tempting to make it out of external drive. After all, if you are more interested in not transferring data, but working directly with the drive, then a capacity of 60 GB is often enough, but how it affects speed is interesting.
The technique is described in detail in a separate article. There you can get acquainted with the configuration of the test bench and the software used.
The only digression is that despite the fact that flash drives were tested, we used file storage on all SSDs. NTFS system, not the recommended exFAT. However, in the near future we will most likely repeat the testing of these two file systems in relation to modern high-speed drives, but for now we will limit ourselves to one system. But on the Patriot SuperSonic Magnum, we used exFAT.
It's funny, but the results of the Patriot SuperSonic Magnum turned out to be the closest to the declared ones, which is also the most compact of the participants, and in general - it is connected directly to the computer port. The ESD200 results are close to full-sized SSDs when using an adapter, so if the latter "cuts" the speed, then it is quite at the level of "built-in" bridges.
In general, it would seem that complex circuits, cables, etc. can be left in the past - “ordinary” (albeit the fastest) flash drives do the job just as well. However, this is only the first test - let's see what others show.
Tests for copying data within a partition are interesting in that they simultaneously write and read data. In addition, the results may depend on the size of the files in the template. Let's see how our test subjects cope with this.
And here the Patriot SuperSonic Magnum is already striving to fall out of the leaderboard! More precisely, with the "ISO" template (corresponding to very large files), he did the best, but the smaller the files, the worse the result. The fastest in general was the Transcend SSD 720, and the ESD200, as well as the "small" Intel 525, were slower. So the situation is starting to clear up.
If the drive is used as a working drive and/or for storing and running programs, the results of high-level tests are important for it. In particular, PCMark 7.
And this program clearly shows “who is the boss in the house”, putting the usual high-speed flash drive in last place. An external SSD is fundamentally faster, and internal ones converted to external ones are a little faster.
A similar alignment is preserved on specific routes - in particular, anti-virus scanning on an SSD is four times faster than on a flash drive.
And the import of pictures - generally 20 (!) Times. In general, it is better not to use the Patriot SuperSonic Magnum or its analogues in this way. Copying photos to them is one thing, but creating a database with photos is a completely different matter.
Video processing is the same. The gap, however, has decreased, but it still remains very large. So big that the question of choosing the "right" device becomes quite simple.
And even Media Center, which usually reacts poorly to a drive change, made its unequivocal choice: if external SSDs match the performance of internal hard drives, then flash drives (even very fast ones) are about five times slower.
It would seem that the track was very slow initially. But 1.4 MB / s (which is common for SSDs connected to the SATA interface) is still seven times faster than 0.2 MB / s for a flash drive.
Again, different order of magnitude. In general, if you plan to run more or less complex applications, you will either have to look for a flash drive on the controller for SSD, and not for flash drives, or buy an SSD. You can initially external, although, as you can see, the option with adapters to USB also makes sense: you can get twice the speed.
For these drives, this is a bit of a synthetic test, although it only repeats the results already shown above.
NASPT only reinforces the result: for viewing photos (but not for actively adding to an album, as we have already seen above), flash drives are suitable, but for direct work with a large number of small files with a large number of write operations, it’s better not to.
Averaging the results across all test applications used (some of which are not shown in the diagrams in the article) solidifies the picture. Patriot SuperSonic Magnum works "on average" at the level of laptop hard drives - it performs some operations faster, but some are much slower. The most uncompromising solution is a solid state drive with a SATA-to-USB adapter - this solution may not be the fastest when you just need to move heels of movies from place to place, but when workers loads - easily overtake everyone. Moreover, in this case the choice specific model SSD, capacity, "correct" adapter, etc. is entirely in the hands of the buyer. Well, an external SSD with a USB interface is a ready-made and compact solution. It's not necessarily as fast as you can get by purchasing the components individually, but it's less of a hassle. And if the fuss does not scare you, then, in fairness, there are already special boxes not for 2.5 ″ drives, but for mSATA / M.2, which are no worse in compactness than the Transcend ESD200 and its analogues. True, and in terms of performance they are hardly better :)
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For many users, one disk is often not enough for daily work on a laptop. There are, of course, different options for resolving the issue: buy an external HDD, flash drive, etc. media (we will not consider this option in the article).
And you can install second hard disk (or SSD (Solid State)) instead of an optical drive. For example, I very rarely use it (over the past year I have used it a couple of times, and if it weren’t for it, I probably wouldn’t remember about it).
In this article I want to analyze the main questions that may arise when connecting a second drive to a laptop. So...
1. Selecting the desired "adapter" (which is placed instead of the drive)
This is the first question and the most important! The fact is that many do not suspect that the thickness of the drives in different laptops may be different! The most common thicknesses are 12.7mm and 9.5mm.
To find out the thickness of your drive, there are 2 ways:
1. Open some utility, such as AIDA (free utilities: http://pcpro100.info/harakteristiki-kompyutera/#i), then find out the exact model of the drive in it, and then find its characteristics on the manufacturer's website and look there at dimensions.
2. Measure the thickness of the drive by removing it from the laptop (this is a 100% option, I recommend it so as not to be mistaken). This option is discussed below in the article.
By the way, please note that such an "adapter" is correctly called a little differently: "Caddy for Laptop Notebook" (see Fig. 1).
Rice. 1. Laptop adapter for installing a second drive. 12.7mm SATA to SATA 2nd Aluminum Hard Disk Drive HDD Caddy for Laptop Notebook)
2. How to remove the drive from a laptop
This is done quite simply. Important! If your laptop is under warranty, such an operation may result in a denial of warranty service. Everything you do next - do at your own peril and risk.
1) Turn off the laptop, disconnect all wires from it (power, mice, headphones, etc.).
2) Turn it over and remove the battery. Usually its fastening is a simple latch (there can sometimes be 2 of them).
3) To remove the drive, as a rule, it is enough to unscrew 1 screw that holds it. In a typical laptop design, this screw is located approximately in the center. When you unscrew it, it will be enough to slightly pull on the drive housing (see Fig. 2) and it should easily “move out” of the laptop.
I emphasize, act carefully, as a rule, the drive comes out of the case very easily (without any effort).
Rice. 2. Notebook: drive mount.
4) It is desirable to measure the thickness using a compass rod. If it is not there, you can use a ruler (as in Fig. 3). In principle, to distinguish 9.5 mm from 12.7 - the ruler is more than enough.
Rice. 3. Measuring the thickness of the drive: you can clearly see that the drive is about 9 mm thick.
Connecting a second drive to a laptop (step by step)
To begin with, I want to pay attention to 2 nuances:
Many users complain that the laptop is somewhat lost appearance after installing such an adapter. But in most cases, the old socket from the drive can be carefully removed (sometimes small screws can hold it) and installed on the adapter (red arrow in Fig. 4);
Before installing the disk, remove the stop (green arrow in Fig. 4). Some push the disk "from above" at an angle without removing the stop. Often this leads to damage to the contacts of the disk or adapter.
Rice. 4. Type of adapter
As a rule, the disc fits into the adapter socket quite easily and there are no problems with installing the disc into the adapter itself (see Fig. 5).
Rice. 5. Installed SSD drive into the adapter
Problems often arise when users try to install an adapter in place of an optical drive in a laptop. Most often the problems are:
An incorrect adapter was chosen, for example, it turned out to be thicker than needed. Pushing the adapter into the laptop by force is fraught with breakage! In general, the adapter itself should “slide” into the laptop as if on rails, without the slightest effort;
On such adapters you can often find expansion screws. In my opinion, there is no benefit from them, I recommend removing them immediately. By the way, it often happens that it is they who rest against the laptop case, preventing the adapter from being installed in the laptop (see Fig. 6).
Rice. 6. Adjusting screw, compensator
If everything is done carefully, then the laptop will have its original appearance after installing the second disk. Everyone will "think" that the laptop has an optical drive, but in fact there is another HDD or SSD (see Fig. 7) ...
Rice. 7. The adapter, together with the disk, is installed in the laptop
I recommend after installing the second disk, go to laptop BIOS and check if the disk is defined there. In most cases (if mounted drive working and there were no problems with the drive before) the BIOS correctly detects the drive.
How to enter the BIOS (keys to different device manufacturers): http://pcpro100.info/kak-voyti-v-bios-klavishi-vhoda/
Rice. 8. BIOS recognized the installed disk
Summing up, I want to say that the installation itself is a simple matter, anyone can handle it. The main thing is not to rush and act carefully. Often problems arise due to haste: at first they didn’t measure the drive, then they bought the wrong adapter, then they began to install it “by force” - as a result, the laptop was taken for repair ...
That's all for me, I tried to make out all the "pitfalls" that may be when installing the second disk.
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With the advent of SSD drives, many users began to abandon HDD drives in favor of SSD drives. This is not surprising, because SSD has a number of advantages. The main advantage is the high read / write speed, also among the advantages it is worth noting the absence of noise and low power consumption. Among all the advantages, there is one drawback - this is a small amount of storage. But what if you need fast work system and at the same time a lot of space for information? In a PC, this is easily solved by installing an SSD drive as system disk and HDD as storage disk. But what about laptop users if there is only one drive bay? For laptop users, there are two solutions to this problem.
First. Install SSD instead hard drive and use an external drive to store information. This method is to install an SSD drive instead of the system (hard drive), and the hard drive in a USB pocket. Some manufacturers sell SSD drives in two bundles. The first and most common includes a solid state drive, instructions, and in some cases an adapter for installing an SSD in a PC. The second package is a little more expensive and, accordingly, more advanced, it includes a drive, a USB pocket for 2.5″ drives, instructions, and an adapter for installing an SSD in a PC. SSDs that come with a USB pocket are ideal for this installation method.
This method is not always convenient for a number of reasons: - one or two USB port(depending on the removable drive) - when transporting a laptop, you also need to remember about the external drive - external drive more prone to mechanical damage
I would like to demonstrate and describe the second solution using the ASUS K55Vm laptop as an example.
Test configuration: Processor: Mobile QuadCore Intel Core i7-3610QM Memory: 2x4GB Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-PB DDR3-1600 Video adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M (2048 MB) This method characterized by the fact that SSD drive installed in the main hard drive bay. The second disc is installed instead of the CD-ROM.
For this we need: 1) A laptop (it won't work without it)
2) SSD drive. We chose KINGSTON Sh203S390G for testing
3) Hard drive. WDC WD7500BPKT
4) Special adapter for HDD settings instead of CD-ROM
Step by step installation: 1) Remove the HDD from the bay
2) Install the SSD in the hard drive bay
3) Fix the hard drive in the adapter
4) Dismantle the CD ROM from the laptop
5) Install the adapter with hard drive into the CD ROM bay
The appearance of the laptop after replacing the optical drive with an HDD adapter is also important. After such a replacement, the appearance will not change, visually it will look exactly the same as before installation.
If these manipulations with the laptop are done correctly, then at boot you will see two drives in the system.
What to do with the drive left idle? You can find a lot of applications for it, but given that the laptop has lost its drive, and optical discs sometimes you have to use it, it would be advisable to make the drive external and connect it to the laptop, if necessary, via USB. This decision can be done by installing the drive in a special "pocket".
At the end of the article, I would like to give the results of testing HDD and SSD. For testing, a program was taken that tests drives for read and write speed - Crystal Disk Mark and AIDA64 for a linear reading test.
According to the results of linear reading, it is worth noting that SSD drives maintain a relatively stable speed throughout the test, which cannot be said about HDD. At the beginning of testing, the drive showed a relatively high speed of 120Mb / s, but at the end of the test the speed dropped to 54Mb / s. Accordingly, SSDs outperform HDDs in read speed by more than 5 times.
This test can be called biased, since the carriers worked in different modes. The SSD works in SATA 3 data transfer mode, while the HDD works in SATA 2 mode.
But what will be the test results if these drives are placed in the same SATA 2 conditions? 
Taken for testing ASUS laptop G1Sn with configuration:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9500, 2600 MHz
Memory: 2x2GB Kingston 99U5295-011 DDR2 Video adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS (512 MB) As a test software the program was taken - Crystal Disk Mark.
As expected, the test results for the SSD have changed downwards. The read speed has decreased almost twice, in turn, the write speed has changed slightly, by a third. Despite the decrease in read speed, the SSD is almost twice as good as the HDD.
Information about the read speed and other characteristics of solid state drives and hard drives can be easily found on the manufacturer's website.
In order to clearly demonstrate the superiority of SSD over HDD, we checked how the speed of loading, shutting down and rebooting the operating system on both types of drives will change. For measurements, the ASUS K55Vm laptop mentioned above was taken. We have installed an operating Windows system 7 (64 bit version) and drivers provided by the laptop manufacturer for both types of drives. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the test results.
The difference in speed is noticeable. This replacement will not only speed up the startup and shutdown of the computer, but also the loading of programs, opening or playing files, as well as generally speeding up the laptop.
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Translation of an article by Mike Clements from the Corsair blog.
When talking about computers, I like to use the term "simple". The best upgrade imaginable is one that is so simple, when even a chimpanzee can do it, that's when it can be called "simple". The Corsair Force 3 solid-state drive with a special kit for transferring information from a laptop is just in line with this ideology.
In the extended package you will find an SSD, a software disk and a special SATA-USB cable for transferring information. The disk contains the necessary utility for cloning the image. IN this case this is The Apricorn EZ GIG IV - a simple and straightforward utility, however, we will look at some of the steps that will be required to transfer the operating system from a laptop to a new SSD.
For those users who have never upgraded a laptop, there are only three options: you can install an OS on your SSD from scratch, you can restore a partition from a backup, or follow the "simple" path using the software that came with the SSD. After you connect the SSD to the laptop, it may not appear in the system - this is normal, the main thing is that the cloning program will see it.
Insert the software CD, and if the autorun function does not work, you will have to run the utility yourself.
After launching EZ GIG IV, you will see a utility welcome window and several options to choose from. We need the Start EZ GIG IV option.
Then you have to accept license agreement.
Finally, click the Let`s Get Started button.
After that, the program will prompt you to select the source drive from which information will be transferred. In this case, this is drive "C", located at number 1.
Once you have selected both drives, you can continue with the default settings, or you can set some of your own options. For example, for an SSD, it is highly desirable to select the 4K alignment option. The program will first align the partition, which will be critical for the speed of the solid state drive.
In the Data Select column, you can exclude certain folders from the clone operation. For example, you can exclude the "My Music" folder (which in our case takes up 19.8 GB of information), as this will significantly reduce the cloning time, and you can add it later.
After you select all the options you need and agree, click Next, in this case a window will open that once again asks you to make sure right choice options. If you're sure you haven't forgotten anything, just click Start Copying.
The past section of the copy will be displayed at the bottom. Cloning time will depend on the speeds of the drives as well as the amount of data being copied.
Once the cloning is complete, you can repeat it with different settings and options, or simply exit the program.
After exiting the program, you can replace your old drive with a new SSD, and you will still have your operating system that you are used to working with. Of course, this will require disassembling the laptop. It is almost impossible to give more detailed instructions on how to do this, since all laptops and netbooks differ in their design and the location of the hard drive. Somewhere it will be easier to do this, but somewhere more difficult, the video shows an example of a replacement on one of the Lenovo Thinkpad laptops:
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Most often replace RAM and a hard drive is quite simple in large laptops, and this, as a rule, does not deprive the owner of the device of the guarantee. In order to find a guide "how to open your laptop / netbook", it is best to use Youtube, where users post a huge number of videos on the most different models about this theme.
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If you have long ceased to use the DVD drive in your laptop, then it's time to replace it with a brand new SSD. Didn't you know that this is possible? Then today we will tell you in detail about how to do it and what is required for this.
So, after weighing all the pros and cons, we came to the conclusion that an optical drive is already an extra device and it would be nice to put an SSD instead. To do this, we need the drive itself and a special adapter (or adapter), which is perfect in size instead of a DVD drive. Thus, it will not only be easier for us to connect the disk, but the laptop case itself will look more aesthetically pleasing.
Before purchasing such an adapter, you should pay attention to the size of your drive. A regular drive is 12.7mm high, and there are also ultra-thin drives that are 9.5mm high.
Now that we have a suitable adapter and SSD, we can proceed with the installation.
The first step is to disconnect the battery. In cases where the battery is not removable, you will have to remove the laptop cover and disconnect the battery connector from motherboard.
In most cases, in order to remove the drive, you do not need to disassemble the laptop completely. It is enough to unscrew a few screws and optical drive easily removed. If you are not completely confident in your abilities, then it is better to look for video instructions directly for your model or contact a specialist.
That's all, our drive is ready for installation.
Now it remains to insert the adapter with the SSD into the laptop, tighten the bolts and connect the battery. We turn on the laptop, format a new disk, and then you can transfer the operating system to it from a magnetic drive, and use the latter to store data.
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Sometimes it happens that a laptop or computer does not turn on, and information from its disk is needed for work. Well, or you have an old hard drive lying "idle" and which would be quite nice to make a portable external drive.
In this short article, I want to focus on special "adapters" that allow you to connect SATA drives to a regular port Computer USB or laptop.
1) Only modern disks will be considered in the article. They all support the SATA interface.
2) "Adapter" for connecting the disk to USB port- BOX is correctly called (this is how it will be called further in the article).
How to connect laptop SATA HDD/SSD drive to USB (2.5 inch drive)
Drives from laptops are smaller than those from PCs (2.5 inches, on PCs 3.5 inches). As a rule, BOX (translated as "box") for them comes without an external power source with 2 ports for connecting to USB (the so-called "pigtail". Connect the drive, preferably to two USB ports, despite the fact that it will work if you connect it to only one).
What to look for when buying:
1) The BOX itself can be with a plastic or metal case (you can choose any, because in the event of a fall, even if the case itself does not suffer, the disk will suffer. So the case will save far from all cases ...);
2) In addition, when choosing, pay attention to the connection interface: USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 can provide completely different speeds. By the way, for example, BOX with USB 2.0 support when copying (or reading) information - will allow you to work at a speed of no more than ~ 30 MB / s;
3) And one more important point is the thickness for which the BOX is designed. The fact is that 2.5 disks for laptops can have different thicknesses: 9.5 mm, 7 mm, etc. If you buy a BOX for the slim version, then for sure you will not be able to install a 9.5 mm disk in it!
BOX usually disassembles fairly quickly and easily. As a rule, 1-2 latches or screws hold it. Typical BOX for connection SATA drives to USB 2.0 is shown in fig. 1.
Rice. 1. Installing a disc in the BOX
When assembled, such a BOX is no different from the usual external hard disk. It is also convenient to carry and use to quickly exchange information. By the way, on such disks it is also convenient to store backups, which are usually not needed, but in which case they can save a lot of nerve cells 🙂
Rice. 2. When assembled, the HDD is no different from a regular external drive
Connecting 3.5 drives (from a computer) to a USB port
These discs are slightly larger than 2.5 inches. USB power is not enough to connect them, so they come with an additional adapter. The principle of choosing a BOX and its operation is similar to the first type (see above).
By the way, it is worth noting that a 2.5-inch drive can usually be connected to such a BOX (that is, many of these models are universal).
Also, one more thing: manufacturers often do not make any box for such disks at all - that is, you simply connect the disk to cables, and it works (which is logical in principle - such disks can hardly be called portable, which means that the box itself is usually not required).
