Empty USB to SATA enclosures have a tiny adapter containing a
controller and firmware. The firmware must implement the USB storage
protocol on one side, and the SATA protocol on the other.
It is one of those product areas where the barrier to entry is very
low, the margins low, and this can lead
I have a number of 2.5 SATA drives, that I've used for I don't know how
long.
I put one in a startech.com external hard drive encosure model sat2510u2E.
I wrote a little cron stimulated script to write, and check for file
existence, and almost immediately got failures. I was using a USB hub
(plug
Friends,
You may already have heard the news, but I wanted to take a moment to
let you know that I have just concluded my tenure as Engineering
Manager at One Laptop per Child Australia.
It's been a rewarding three and a half years. I joined the
organisation as its first technical resource and es