Comments on: Alternatives and Summary - (HDD) Hard Disk Drive Selectors Part 5

By: blogger

blogger — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:01:43 +0000

deerfern, you can get an adapter on NewEgg, that’s what I did.

By: deerfern

deerfern — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:12:37 +0000

There are sata switchboxes out by USBGear, and of course Indus Technology has different options.

But since I have a Combox already, I want to know how I can switch the 20 pin connector (that goes to the motherboard) to a 24 pin, which is my new motherboard.

Or is this Combox toast?

By: Danielwhitepe

Danielwhitepe — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:34:41 +0000

Thanks,

I have a trios and used it for 7 - years about. the unit is great. When a drive gets scrambled I changed to a new one until I could go back.

Now I want to run a serial and IDE, so I am out looking.

By: cyn

cyn — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:49:16 +0000

Indus Technologies, Inc. has “multiple hard drive selectors” at industechnologies.com. The Inex Switches handle up to 3 or 4 hard drives (using add-ons) and offer a number of cables and switches. There also appears to be cable access available for classroom requirements (multiple users). Have no idea if they are related to the European Patent. There is also an instruction page for a “Ghetto Hard Drive Selector” on the DV Hardware site (DarkVision Hardware), telling how to make a crude home-made version of a HD Selector. ~ Feb. 19, 2008

By: jim

jim — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:56:53 +0000

Interesting review. The Nicklock website became defunct in 2004. The patent is still assigned to the inventor, Niklas Danielsson. The patent can be seen by seaching the European Patent Office here: http://ep.espacenet.com/numberSearch?locale=en_ep for patent application number WO0111449. I may just make one.