There seems to be a contradiction of statements. Can this device clone a hard drive as a standalone product or does it have to be connected to a PC?
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cloning process from 500 Gb to 2 Tb drive. From Western digital to Seagate drive (2tb).
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I'm using it with two 4TB drives and it does stand alone clone though it does take 6-8 hrs to do so. So far pleased with the product.
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cloning process from 500 Gb to 2 Tb drive. From Western digital to Seagate drive (2tb). It does clone the hard drives well, I cloned my 500 gb to 2TB hard drive. Have to click on the RED BUTTON twice though. Turn off and retry the process, if it does not take it the first time. I had to repartition mine after due to larger clone size. Otherwise works well. I used a small external fan to keep the hard drives cool while cloning. Hope this extra info help users out there. The process takes a long time though, I allowed it a full day to do its stuff. The cloning is a stand alone process, does not need any computer. Need to remove your hard drie from the computer to begin with. cloning process from 500 Gb to 2 Tb drive. From Western digital to Seagate drive (2tb). It does clone the hard drives well, I cloned my 500 gb to 2TB hard drive. Have to click on the RED BUTTON twice though. Turn off and retry the process, if it does not take it the first time. I had to repartition mine after due to larger clone size. Otherwise works well. I used a small external fan to keep the hard drives cool while cloning. Hope this extra info help users out there. The process takes a long time though, I allowed it a full day to do its stuff. The cloning is a stand alone process, does... » Read More cloning process from 500 Gb to 2 Tb drive. From Western digital to Seagate drive (2tb). It does clone the hard drives well, I cloned my 500 gb to 2TB hard drive. Have to click on the RED BUTTON twice though. Turn off and retry the process, if it does not take it the first time. I had to repartition mine after due to larger clone size. Otherwise works well. I used a small external fan to keep the hard drives cool while cloning. Hope this extra info help users out there. The process takes a long time though, I allowed it a full day to do its stuff. The cloning is a stand alone process, does not need any computer. Need to remove your hard drie from the computer to begin with. « Show Less
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It does say in the description that it can clone your hard drive to another without a computer but as someone who hasn't used and doesn't own the product I cannot say for certain
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No, it is not possible, but this shouldn't be a handycapp in order that any operation with a hard drive is made on a single way.
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I've only used it as a standalone hard drive copy device, but I believe you can use it as an external hard drive unit too. I'm using Mac OSX
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No, you cannot daisy chain USB. In addition if you can avoid it do not put a hard drive on a USB hub as you will degrade the performance. Always attach a hard drive directly to your computer. To other "answers:" If you don't know, please don't answer. If your "answer" contains "I don't know but..." then just delete your "answer." Would you want someone giving you a random guess when you ask a pre-purchase question? Don't guess at a question you don't know and don't provide information you don't know to be true. It's not helpful. Again, would you want someone to give you an opinion when you're looking for facts?
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From my experience, you just refuse Time Machine for the device once, and then you can use it as a normal backup/file transfer device. Although it is true that I reformatted the drive to work with Windows and Mac using eXFAT file system.
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Sure, you can use an external enclosure and use it as a backup drive. Just remember that it's a 2.5 inch drive (like in laptops), not a regular 3.5 inch (like in a pc).Cheers
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Hard to say, but I doubt it. The thing requires a driver to run in Windows, and is recognized as two separate drives.
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No, it has been some time, this device did not do what I wanted it to do. Be able to connect a solid state drive as a a external hard drive.
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If your question is can you backup data from an external drive connected to your laptop, the answer is yes. If you are a Mac user this drive should appear on your desktop just like the external drive from which you want to backup the data. You can then use the backup program of your choice, such as Carbon Copy Cloner. I'm not a PC user but I assume that you would be able to see this drive under the "Computer" setting from the start menu (not sure about where it is in Windows 8). Then you could backup data from the external drive connected to your laptop to the Seagate drive. You might need some help from someone who uses PCs.
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Yes. I own this device and cloned a 1TB HD to a 2TB HD for my home PC running Windows 7. No issues whatsoever. Worked great.
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I use it for direct drive to drive copies. It doesn't cone with cloning software. I've never tried
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Yes, you simply take the internal SATA hard drive and seat it into this device. Then connect this device to your PC using the provided USB cable. Assuming your PC is Windows XP or later, it should automatically detect this internal hard drive as an additional drive and you can use it just like you would an external hard drive.
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This unit can either stand alone clone or use software of your choice. There is a switch located on the back for unattended disk to disk clone. Yes this acts like a typical dual docking station, able to view both drives when switched from stand alone clone. I am a computer repair shop and the Orinco has outlasted other brands. A great bargain for the $$$! I also use AOMEI FREE cloning software for shrinking partitions down for migration to smaller drives. I purchased 2 of these and they both have outlasted the Calvary brand. Seems easier to use than Dyconns dubbler docks too. The only upgrade they could have done is move the rear switches to the front. This unit can either stand alone clone or use software of your choice. There is a switch located on the back for unattended disk to disk clone. Yes this acts like a typical dual docking station, able to view both drives when switched from stand alone clone. I am a computer repair shop and the Orinco has outlasted other brands. A great bargain for the $$$! I also use AOMEI FREE cloning software for shrinking partitions down for migration to smaller drives. I purchased 2 of these and they both have outlasted the Calvary brand. Seems easier to use than Dyconns dubbler docks too. The only... » Read More This unit can either stand alone clone or use software of your choice. There is a switch located on the back for unattended disk to disk clone. Yes this acts like a typical dual docking station, able to view both drives when switched from stand alone clone. I am a computer repair shop and the Orinco has outlasted other brands. A great bargain for the $$$! I also use AOMEI FREE cloning software for shrinking partitions down for migration to smaller drives. I purchased 2 of these and they both have outlasted the Calvary brand. Seems easier to use than Dyconns dubbler docks too. The only upgrade they could have done is move the rear switches to the front. « Show Less
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This device is not a stand-alone solution for storage like a NAS device would be. It also does not have the ability to be connected via eSATA without some kind of intermediary eSATA to SATA converting cable or device. For me I connected an un-used ATX power supply that had SATA power connections to the HDDRACK5, then hooked the drives directly to controller cards in a PC.
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Not if the drive is truly dead itself. You PC drive is connected internally to the motherboard. This device simply connects a drive through USB and then to the motherboard. If some other component in the PC rendered the drive unreadable (to that PC) then you could have some luck removing the drive and connecting it via USB to another machine, thereby bypassing the other components. Both the physical connection and the internal circuitry of both must be compatible on the USB adapter. I would get a Coolgear adapter or try this one: SATA Hard Drive & Optical USB Adapter Kit COMBO Not if the drive is truly dead itself. You PC drive is connected internally to the motherboard. This device simply connects a drive through USB and then to the motherboard. If some other component in the PC rendered the drive unreadable (to that PC) then you could have some luck removing the drive and connecting it via USB to another machine, thereby bypassing the other components. Both the physical connection and the internal circuitry of both must be compatible on the USB adapter. I would get a Coolgear adapter or try this one: SATA... » Read More Not if the drive is truly dead itself. You PC drive is connected internally to the motherboard. This device simply connects a drive through USB and then to the motherboard. If some other component in the PC rendered the drive unreadable (to that PC) then you could have some luck removing the drive and connecting it via USB to another machine, thereby bypassing the other components. Both the physical connection and the internal circuitry of both must be compatible on the USB adapter. I would get a Coolgear adapter or try this one: SATA Hard Drive & Optical USB Adapter Kit COMBO « Show Less
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this should work just fine with your PC I have yet to find an external hard drive that isn't universally compatible with all PCs. have a nice day!
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No, it is a bare drive. I used a usb2IDE appliance and Clonezilla, a free OpenSource download.