A Hard Drive Caddy.

[dipper6]

This may, or may not, be of interest so I thought I'd post it.

I use Vista for all my PC work - except for MSTS, where I use XP 'cos the Cab controller will not work in Vista & it never will, PI people refuse to make a driver.

Just before Xmas past I was in http://www.kustompcs.co.uk and no, I'm not advertising or am I connected with them in any way except as a customer. I spotted it, ordered one, received it, I liked it so much I got another for spare.

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http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_3814.html

Icybox IB-169SK-B Hot Swap Enclosure
3814
Worldwide first trayless Mobile Rack for 3,5“ SATA (I & II) HDD’s with cooling fan, for direct hdd swapping without mounting, with SATA interface.

Installs in a 5"1/4 drive bay and provides a SATA interface and 4pin power connection.

*Super fast HDD installation and exchange
*Supports all 3.5" SATA HDD
*Rubber cushioning to reduce vibration and noise
*Supports hot-swap
*NSS (No Scratch SATA) connector allows 10,000 HDD swaps
*Key lock to prevent accidental removal
*40mm cooling fan runs when hard disk is installed
*Dimensions 194 x 149 x 42mm
Price: £17.87 £21.00 Inc VAT at 17.5%
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This is dual booting made easy.
A tray is not used, just slide the drive in and out.
I have e.g. my Vista HD in the caddy, I want to run MSTS, I turn the key, open the door,
gently pull out the hdrive, insert the XP drive, close the door, then lock it. All of 10 seconds.
Then I'm away with MSTS, it really is so easy & simple.
No more messing around getting a dual boot to work. I did try dual boot some months ago with Vista & XP & I got it to work, but I use True Image to back up my OS etc. However, when I did a restore the dual boot did not work.
It fits into a CD / DVD drive bay on the front of the case.
SATA only.

For anyone interested I recommend it heartily.