long story short it seems one of my drives is likely to be failing, and planning on getting a replacement which will double the space that drive originally had.
however lm contemplating letting that drive get close to dying before replacing it, now l did have a sata to usb converter but the power pack that came with it is failing which is annoying because it meant l didnt have to use internal 4pin modex/sata power connectors to power the drive.
what lm after is a way to power the drive via usb or a caddy that will work that doesnt cost too much, annoyingly l cant seem to find the 3.5" xenta caddies l purchased on ebuyer any more (last one l got was little more than 8quid which l wouldnt have minded paying) however l dont really want to fork out for a caddy as its going to be an internal drive as soon as it starts to fail.
(long story short seatools and other tools have reported that its got problems and recommended replacement, however until it starts failing it would be useful to have a spare ready with files backed up on without having to keep swapping and changing drives in the caddies l already own).
however lm contemplating letting that drive get close to dying before replacing it, now l did have a sata to usb converter but the power pack that came with it is failing which is annoying because it meant l didnt have to use internal 4pin modex/sata power connectors to power the drive.
what lm after is a way to power the drive via usb or a caddy that will work that doesnt cost too much, annoyingly l cant seem to find the 3.5" xenta caddies l purchased on ebuyer any more (last one l got was little more than 8quid which l wouldnt have minded paying) however l dont really want to fork out for a caddy as its going to be an internal drive as soon as it starts to fail.
(long story short seatools and other tools have reported that its got problems and recommended replacement, however until it starts failing it would be useful to have a spare ready with files backed up on without having to keep swapping and changing drives in the caddies l already own).























