Connect one external SATA and one external PATA (IDE) hard drives or SSDs to your Windows, Mac, or Linux system using the StarTech USB 3.0 Docking Station for Hard Drivesfrom StarTech. While the slot loading design holds the SATA or PATA drives upright inside the dock, SATA and PATA drives can be connected directly through the designated dock slot, the PATA drive connector is positioned near the rear panel 40-pin data and LP4 power connections, allowing users to connect to the dock using the included IDE data and power cables.

This docking station is compatible with SATA III 6 Gb/s, SATA II 3 Gb/s, and SATA 1.5 Gb/s hard drives, as well as PATA (IDE) 66/100/133 MB/s hard drives. It interfaces with your host system using its integrated USB 3.0 port, which operates at speeds up to 5 Gb/s and is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s) and USB 1.1 (1.5 Mb/s). Also featured is UASP support, an MTBF of 30,000 hours, power and drive status LED indicators, plug and play & hot swap compatibility, an ejection mechanism for SATA drives, and more. Each power and drive status LED indicator also doubles as a power switch for each drive.

The Universal USB 3.0 Docking Station for Bare Hard Drives operates using 110-240 VAC. It includes a USB 3.0 cable, an IDE 40-pin to 40-pin cable, an LP4 power cable, a 40-pin + LP4 to 44-pin IDE cable, and a universal power adapter that will work in North America, the UK, the EU, and Australia. It is protected by a limited 2-year warranty.

1 x SATA & 1 x PATA (IDE) Drive Bays    Supports 3.5 & 2.5" HDDs & SSDs    1 x USB 3.0 Port    Power & Drive Activity LED Indicators    UASP Support    30,000 Hour MTBF    Plug and Play / Hot Swap Compatible    SATA Drive Ejection Mechanism    Windows, Mac, & Linux Compatible

UASP, or USB Attached SCSI, is supports on Windows 8, Max OS X 10.8 or above, and Linux. UASP can perform with faster read and write speeds than traditional USB 3.0 at peak performance. UASP also helps to provide improved performance with lower required processor resources

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is this Mac and PC compatible?

A: Yes it is Mac and PC compatible. Mac may need an adapter. And some PC might need an adapter.

Q: 2. This cloning is sector by sector? i can Copy for example the MBR and partition table?Or are there some files that are not copied ??

A: It will duplicate a drive sector by sector.

Q: 3. Yes please, what is the largest drive supported?

A: Currently tested with up to 4TB 7200 RPM 3.5" hard drives per bay (8TB total) and 2TB 5900 RPM 2.5" hard drives (2TB total)

Q: 4. What's the difference between tbe SDOCK2U33EB and the SDOCK2U313 ?

A: The two units are similar in function but the BH #STSDOCK2U313 uses a faster USB protocol.

Q: 5. Do it support cloning drives offline?

A: No, the StarTech USB 3.1 Dual-Bay Dock for 2.5"/3.5" SATA SSDs/HDDs BH #STSDOCK2U313 is not a standalone duplicator. It needs to be connected to a computer if you want to be able to clone a drive.

Q: 6. Can this also be used to just dock two drives to add external drives to computer?

A: Have not tried using it for that purpose. Im sure the manufacturer can tell you. It is a great duplicating device.

Q: 7. What is the largest size drive that will work? I have seen one answer for "4TB", and someone else wrote "10TB". Has anyone successfully used anything larger?

A: The StarTech USB 3.0 to Dual 2.5/3.5" HDD/SSD Docking Station with UASP BH #STSDOCK2U33 supports 2.5/3.5" SATA HDDs & SSDs of any capacity according to Startech.

Q: 8. will this support 12TB HDD?

A: Yes this will support 12TB under Windows 10 or MacOS.

Q: 9. I could recover information from the cloned disk ????Podra recuperar informacin del disco clonado ???

A: Don't buy this useless piece of junk. It does NOT work.

Q: 10. Does this unit have a fan?SDOCK2U33

A: Drives do get warm. So I use a surplus 5" box fan to cool drives. Makes a big difference. You can also place near an air conditioner.