Recommended IDE-to-USB bridge chipsets and hard drive enclosures?

Wojciech Puchar wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
Mon Aug 13 15:48:12 PDT 2007


> which of the supported IDE-to-USB (USB-to-IDE) bridge chipsets work
> best with FreeBSD 4.x and 6.x?
>
> Which external IDE-to-USB hard drive enclosures (caddies, cases) would
> you recommend?

i have 2 of them (not cases but converters+power supply).

first works perfectly with 480Mbit USB.
it's noname, nothing written on it except "USB 2 IDE Hi-Speed Adapter".
got for 20PLN (6-7$)
has one ATA port


other - has 2 ata port (3.5"+2.5") & one SATA port.

have problems with DVD-recorders, disks works OK. about 40PLN.


i don't use enclosure.


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