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April 17th, 2006 19:00
D-Bay adaptor or connector?????
I had a D800 with an external D-bay and a couple of hard drives to use.
Then I upgraded to a D810 and the actual laptop doesn't have a way to directly connect the D-bay to it, you have to connect it to the port replicator/docking station (I believe this is because the cord/connector for the D-bay is some sort of proprietary type - something that uses 2 USB ports specifically setup).
Well, now I'm getting an even newer laptop.....so how do I not lose my investment in the modular hard drives I used on my D800/D810 using the D-bay and its weird connector?
Is there:
a. A connector or adaptor that takes the proprietary connector for the D-bay and makes it work on any PC? or
b. Some other enclosure that will work on any other laptop and take the modular/secondary hard drives that fit into the D-bay/modular bay on a D8XX series of laptops?
Then I upgraded to a D810 and the actual laptop doesn't have a way to directly connect the D-bay to it, you have to connect it to the port replicator/docking station (I believe this is because the cord/connector for the D-bay is some sort of proprietary type - something that uses 2 USB ports specifically setup).
Well, now I'm getting an even newer laptop.....so how do I not lose my investment in the modular hard drives I used on my D800/D810 using the D-bay and its weird connector?
Is there:
a. A connector or adaptor that takes the proprietary connector for the D-bay and makes it work on any PC? or
b. Some other enclosure that will work on any other laptop and take the modular/secondary hard drives that fit into the D-bay/modular bay on a D8XX series of laptops?
