Sabrent enclosure driver

I'd buy this again in a heartbeat. Pros: Sturdy aluminum construction. Cable is longer than other external drive enclosure I have. Overall Review: The device wouldn't work when I tried it with my desktop computer. It did work in several laptop computers though. After a good bit of trial and error with the desktop computer, without any success, I finally went to Sabrent's web site and found that there was a firmware update available for it.

After updating the firmware, it works fine. Pros: Nice brushed high-grade aluminum with blue activity light. Comes with miniature Phillips screwdriver and high-quality inch long white USB-3 cable. I had my 2. Best external case I've ever purchased. Cons: Absolutely none. Case screws and miniature Phillips screwdriver were thoughtfully shipped in a small ziploc bag. Pros: Great price, simple design, I had it set up in less than a minute.

Smart looking design and it comes with a leatherette pouch for protection. I may be getting more of these. It would be a better design to use a micro USB cable with the attached power. But this works and it works well.

Which makes this enclosure all the more useful. Pros: It was easy to install the hard drive - it included a nifty tiny screwdriver. Computer recognized the device immediately without installing any drivers. Blazing fast speed on USB 3 or 2. Durable aluminum case. Includes soft case cover. USB cable is thick and looks to be durable. The EC-SSD2 seemed a bit more finicky about operating from bus power, perhaps due to the small additional power load from the fan, but I am not holding this against the device because operation without the power adapter is not an advertised feature.

One should use an adapter with this enclosure. Inserting a M. On the other hand, the solution is at least tool-free and once the drives are inserted they are held very safely and securely. Unlike the M03, there is no risk of accidentally damaging a SSD just because it is inserted into the enclosure, which is always a positive.

Once again, both installed drives are simultaneously and independently accessible within the operating system of the connected computer. The underside of the EC-SSD2 has anti-slip grips, which prevent the unit from sliding around on a desk. This process is as simple as pressing a button and works very well, though there are some limitations compared to using cloning software like Macrium Reflect. Also in the box is the 5V power adapter.

This is both good and bad, depending on the situation. For super-quick temporary access to drives, the accessibility of the M03 cannot be beaten. However, when using the M03 your drives are always exposed and I am concerned for their safety every time my child walks into my office. Where the M03 had a bit of a thermal problem, thanks to the fan the Sabrent EC-SSD2 stays cool to the touch during even extended operation.

Unfortunately, this comes at a cost, and that cost is noise. It is very much a white noise though and were I in a noisy office rather than my silent home office it might not be as noticeable. Perhaps a bit unfairly, I also harbor a personal distrust of tiny little fans that harkens back to noisy and failing chipset fans, and the EC-SSD2 suffers a bit in my eyes thanks to that association.

Cloning works identically on the EC-SSD2 as it does on the M03, so I am literally going to reiterate the same segment from that previous review. In addition, in comparison with using software like Macrium Reflect the cloning feature of the EC-SSD2 is relatively slow, taking several minutes longer to complete than a software-based clone.

Despite limitations, the feature does work and might come in handy in the right circumstance, but it is not going to displace my current drive cloning routine. What is "Sabrent hard drive adapter not recognized Windows 10" issue? There are mainly two occasions:. This post focus on hard drive docking station.

If you are planning to buy one for your hard drive, you can spend a few minutes to read the post. A bad physical connection is among the most common problems that could block Windows 10 from detecting the external drive.

If the USB and power cables are working, you'll hear the hard drive spinning, and you'll notice a light indicator.