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  1. Why does it say in Progress for some of the pictures ?

    Introduction

    - Just convenient!

    Ever since I installed my SSD raid my original HDD has just been laying around collecting dust.

    I like the thought of being able too boot a secondary OS from the hard drive w/o messing with my raid config,

    Personally there are a couple of applications that immediately comes to mind:

    • Secondary boot option: For a while I really wanted to test out Win8.1, maybe and even OSX,
    • Pretty fast file transfers: Look at the results
    • The notoriously large steam folder?

    This is where I was suppose to have the pros and cons, but I have no cons after I found the little 'USB 3.0 to eSATA adapter', which solved the lack of USB compatibility.

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    Instructions

    What do I need?

    Installation

    1. Remove the USB-interface completely from the enclosure (leaving an open end)
    2. Connect the eSATA cable to HDD
    3. Wrap each short end of the HDD with a cut out stripe of bubble wrap and secure it tight with electrical tape
    4. Now the HDD should fit real snugly into the enclosure (should be a little struggle)
    5. Thats it!
    6. IDEA: By carving hole for the eSATA cable in the unused USB face plate you can make this even nicer!

    Results

    The enclosure:

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    eSATA benchmark: AS SSD & CrystalDiskMark

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    USB 3.0 benchmark: AS SSD & CrystalDiskMark

    in progress

    Interrupted boot: You can see that our system is capable of eSATA boot

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    eSATA OS boot:

    in progress

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