ICY DOCK !! problem !

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by xray, Jul 30, 2009.

  1. xray

    xray Private First Class

    Hi all,

    I am looking into having a couple of drive bays with ICY DOCK
    so that I can hotswap my extra sata drives.

    My problem is that I have heard the sata connectors have a limited plug/unplug lifespan of only about 50 times!!

    Is this correct and if so how do the removable drivebays in the ICY DOCK work??

    Also can I remove them and insert them whilst Vista is up and running like I can with my USB disks ?
    Or do I need to 'saftley remove hardware' like in XP?

    Thanks for any guidance with this people.
     
    xray, Jul 30, 2009
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  2. Rikky

    Rikky Wile E. Coyote - One of a kind

    They have their own proprietary connectors,the hard drive connects to the primary removable enclosure which you have to connect once then the primary enclosure connects to the main enclosure which will only wear out the icey dock connectors,not your main sata ports.
     
    Rikky, Jul 30, 2009
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  3. Rikky

    Rikky Wile E. Coyote - One of a kind

    Sorry,yes you can.
     
    Rikky, Jul 31, 2009
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  4. xray

    xray Private First Class

    Many Many thanks Rikky...
    I'm looking fwd to installing them. now.

    On order, delivery for thursday!!!

    Cheers :) :)
     
    xray, Aug 3, 2009
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