Review on 💻 SSK Aluminum USB 3.0 to SATA 2.5 Inch External Hard Drive Enclosure Adapter – Ultra Slim HDD Case for 9.5mm 7mm SATA HDDs and SSDs, UASP SATA III Supported by Moe Gilbert

--- No insulating film included? It can be glued to the inside of the box. Check carefully. It's white and hard to see. If not, just use a small piece of plastic wrap. --- I have a lot of used 2.5" hard drives and wanted to use one as a permanent backup drive. I chose this case because it has a fully protective aluminum body and the hard drive is secured to the case with screws, eliminating the possibility of it being dropped in the correct orientation causing the hard drive to dislodge from the connector or stress exercises the HDD (but due to the design (in this case the HDD can't really detach from the SATA connector while being held in the frame by the case. There's not much room between it and the thin, sloped rails) at the rear of the frame.) This case is clearly designed for long-term use and is also intended to protect the hard drive inside, not for frequent replacements, which is what I wanted (By protection I mean protection from crushing or other external influences). There's no shock absorption.) The case consists of two parts: an aluminum outer shell that opens at two ends, and a plastic frame that fits in and has a SATA connector on the inside, as well as a USB port and a blue one on one end LED op activity outside. The USB cable is 19 inches long. The plastic frame, while a little flimsy and flimsy, is flexible without being brittle and will likely hold up well with careful handling outside of the shell. The whole case is small. Installation was easy and straightforward. First stick the insulating film on the hard disk board. Then slide the plastic connector frame out of the case, tilt the hard drive in and insert it into the SATA connector, secure as desired with the screws provided (without them it will stay in place), slide it back into the case and secure Housing with two more screws on the connection frame and the hard disk. At first I thought it didn't have an insulating film. The packaging was as it should have been so I just cut out part of the electronics pouch from another purchase and used it instead, attached it to the board and wrapped the end around the edge of the hard drive so it snaps onto the connector frame. found the foil was in the box but taped on the inside and almost invisible as the back is white like the inside of the box. The foil may not be necessary, but will prevent the aluminum shell of the case from contacting anything on the circuit board and causing a short. When working with laptops you will find that hard drive brackets always have a plastic film on the side of the hard drive board to prevent the bracket from making contact with the board. There were 6 screws in the kit, although only 4 could be used at the time. I'm glad they gave me spare parts. Even a small and well-made screwdriver was included. Up to four screws can be used to attach the hard drive to the plastic connector frame and two screws can be used to attach the hard drive and frame to the outer shell. However, when driving screws into the case, you must leave the corresponding screw holes in the hard drive open, so in this case only two holes on the end next to the SATA connector are used to attach the hard drive frame. .I am very satisfied with the design and appearance of this case. It feels solid and sturdy, everything fits together perfectly including the screw holes, it's compact and sleek. I copied about a terabyte of data to the internal drive and tested the drive for several hours to make sure it was reliable and the case worked properly. IMPORTANT POWER CONSUMPTION. Computer. Eventually I connected a second external hard drive to the hub and then a flash drive. When I connected the flash drive, one of the external hard drives (or maybe both) started turning off and on periodically. This happened because even though my USB hub was plugged in, I unplugged the power adapter and the hub was only getting 0.9A of power from the computer's USB 3.0 port. My three devices have exceeded the power consumption limit. You should be aware of the power requirements when connecting such devices, especially to an unpowered hub. Once I connected the additional power supply to the hub, all devices connected to it worked perfectly. Some 2.5" hard drives require a fair amount of power to operate and may have problems with the USB 2.0 port and may not work if something else is connected to the same port through a hub.