eSATA question
Jul 25, 2010 | 8:48 pm
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eSATA question
My home server, on which I run Ubuntu, came with a nice DVD burner. In order to make it a file server, however, I replaced the DVD burner with a 1TB hard drive. Can I just buy any eSATA dock to plug the DVD burner into?
I'm looking at this one (link). Thoughts? I don't want to open the computer and swap drives every time I want to use the DVD drive.
Thanks!
I'm looking at this one (link). Thoughts? I don't want to open the computer and swap drives every time I want to use the DVD drive.
Thanks!
Jul 25, 2010 | 9:39 pm
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Ok, let me see if I can figure out what your config is. I assume you have a hard drive with and operating system on it and and then you added a larger hard drive in place of the DVD rom slot for storage? Now, to plug in the eSata dock you will need an eSata port in your computer to plug it into. I am assuming you are using a Sata DVD drive and not IDE but at any rate you will not able to plug that into the dock.
If all you want to do is have a DVD drive in your server. I would find an external USB DVD enclosure and use your DVD drive that way or just buy a cheap usb DVD drive.
If all you want to do is have a DVD drive in your server. I would find an external USB DVD enclosure and use your DVD drive that way or just buy a cheap usb DVD drive.
Jul 26, 2010 | 3:52 am
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I'm looking at this one (link). Thoughts?
Jul 26, 2010 | 9:51 am
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The supplied link is to a 2.5"/3.5" HDD SATA dock. I don't see how you are going to jam a 5.25" device into that.
You need a 5.25" external Optical drive enclosure like this link
You need a 5.25" external Optical drive enclosure like this link
Jul 28, 2010 | 3:15 am
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Docks don't generally have very good cooling (the wrong half of the drive is exposed) and are not really intended for long-term use. Not that a lot of the cheap external cases have very good cooling either...