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Are all USB3 SATA enclosures bad? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've just had a 2nd USB3 SATA enclosure go bad. I can't remember what the first one was. This one is an Orico MS400U3. It was plugged into a Linux box with one drive and the drive started reporting strange errors so I removed the drive and connected it direct to SATA and it's working fine - after fsck fixed the errors on it. I thought maybe the USB port on the Linux box might be bad so I plugged the Orico into a Windows PC with a known good 1TB drive in it (a different drive than originally gave errors) - Windows sees the drive as 115PB and won't let me format it.

Is there any explanation for this other than the controller board in the enclosure somehow failing?

I'm thinking of going for this StarTech one next. Any other suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

No, usually they're fine, if you get a reliable brand. I mean they're all a bit flaky, but they shouldn't be acting like that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I've had the most issues with adapters which use ASMedia chips but they're so ubiquitous in these devices they're impossible to avoid. Try googling the ASMedia chip model number to see if people report issues before buying if it's data you care about.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Could also be a bad USB cable. Heating issues. Electrical interface, etc.