Weird issue with HDD connected via Sabrent USB-DSC5

Discussion in 'hardware' started by Mr.X, Dec 31, 2016.

  1. Mr.X

    Mr.X Registered Member

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    If I plug in a SATA HDD via adapter cable Sabrent USB-DSC5, a "Healthy RAW partition" is displayed:

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    Now, if I connect the HDD using internal SATA ports, then it shows a normal partitioning:

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    The adapter is new and when I contacted the manufacturer they told me it was my HDD not compatible with the adapter. This sounds very stupid and really unbelievable cause I tested with two other drives and same issue.

    Strangely if I use a IDE HDD (old one) there's no issues at all. It can be seen either via internal IDE connector or the Sabrent adapter.

    Conversely and even more strange is when I plug in the HDD and format it via the Sabrent adapter, it shows the right partitioning but when I plug the HDD into the internal SATA connectors it shows as RAW.
     
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  2. Robin A.

    Robin A. Registered Member

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    I think there is some problem with the adapter, which seems not to be a recent design. I´d try with a newer, USB 3.0-compatible one.

    SATA-USB adapters are inexpensive and very useful when they work well. But they are somewhat fragile, in my experience. I don´t expect them to last much time. And sometimes there are compatibility issues with the SATA-USB chip.
     
  3. Mr.X

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    Yeah, I'm afraid the culprit is the adapter.
     
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