Re: Best USB2 to Ultra ATA 100 adapter card or external HDD?

Knack wrote:
> I just set up what I thought was the mostly robustly constructed portable
> 3.5" HDD external enclosure for USB 2.0. The case has an extruded aluminum
> shell with cooling ribs on two faces and vented openings on the ends for air
> circulation. It also has an external power adapter for converting 120 VAC to
> the required DC voltages. It is a KingWin KM-H31-U2-01 (sometimes called a
> MAP-H31 by other brands).
>
> Last night I used it for the first time and did a backup with it. But today
> it won't spin up either of two brand new Ultra ATA HDDs that I've tried in
> it.
>
> Here are the voltages at the HDD's power connector:
> black #1 +5.11 vdc
> black #2 +5.11 vdc
> yellow -6.91 vdc
>
> Is the external power supply adapter bad, or is there something wrong with
> the enclosure's circuit card?
>
> BTW, the transfer rate last night was terrible: averaged only 3.17 MB/sec
> over a period of 24 mins.
>
> Does anyone know of the best make & model card for the external enclosure?

not an enclosure just get a plain adaptor. This one infact...

in thread "IDE -> USB cable (w/o) enclosure" alt.comp.hardware

I posted

> http://www.xpcgear.com/usbideadapter.html <--- right tool, bad flimsy model


graet tool, but

avoid that make/model pictured there. I bought one like that once. It
worked in my maxtor but not my seagate. The adaptor doesn't fit
securely into the seagate. i guess seagate is less deep.


This one is far better. I always iuse it. I bought 2.. 'cos i'm afraid
of losing it!
(ok, i admit, i bought 4 )
http://www.mc3llc.com/prodimages/USB2-IDE_LR.jpg


available here
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...m-details.asp?...



and cheap, less than $20