Diamond DCS for SATA or SATA II or SATA III hard drive with SATA interface
The Diamond Drive Cartridge System (DDCS) is designed to enable any SATA or IDE hard drive to be use like a tape cartridge via the standard 5 1/4" drive bay of any computer. You can swap hard drive in and out of your computer without restarting your system. Instead of a slow tape cartridge, you enjoy the fast performance of the SATA hard drive. With an optional external power adapter, the DDCS can also be installed externally for different types of applications. Once the OS detects the presence of the DDCS enclosure (cartridge), it appears as an additional hard drive to the system. There is no driver to install or special software required to do data backup or restoration. Data is stored uncompressed in its own native file format and can be accessed readily by any application program. (For more detail on drive cartridge system, please visit the following tutorial page. )
Constructed in heavy gauge aluminum with precision finish for smooth operation, the DDCS is built to last while at the same time providing excellent heat dissipation for the hard drive. With size slightly larger than a VCR cassette, the Diamond drive enclosure comes with both an eSATA and SATA connector. The eSATA connector allows the Diamond drive enclosure to be used as an external eSATA hard drive using a standard eSATA cable and an optional power adapter. The SATA connector allows the Diamond drive enclosure to be used as a removable cartridge in the Diamond drive cradle installed inside the 5 1/4" drive bay of any computer. The Diamond drive enclosure can also be attached to the USB port of any computer with an optional USB - eSATA adapter.
Comes built in with the Addonics SATA direct bridge interface, the Diamond drive enclosure allows the SATA or IDE hard drive to appear as a direct connection to the host both in eSATA mode or SATA mode while at the same time isolates the SATA hard drive power and data connectors from the wears and tears incurred in some of the removable SATA hard drive system. 2.5" SATA or IDE hard drive can also be installed into the Diamond drive enclosure using the optional 2.5" hard drive mounting bracket.
The Diamond drive cradle, equipped with both standard 4P and SATA 15 -pin power connectors, has integrated SATA connector for direct connection to SATA port of any system. By attaching different IO converters, the Diamond drive cradle can also be interfaced to IDE, USB or SCSI port.
