The Combo Hard Drive (CHD) USIB25 is the first hard drive
kit solution in the market that enables any standard 2.5" IDE hard
drive to be used like a data cartridge. Using our patent pending USIB
drive cradle that comes with this drive kit, you can instantly install
a hot swap* drive bay into the standard 3.5"
drive bay in any Desktop, Server or computing equipment via USB 2.0, USB
1.1, Firewire or Serial ATA interface without any expensive or complicated
hardware and software.
The same hard drive can also attach externally to a Notebook
or other systems that do not have a drive bay. Unlike other externally hard
drive enclosures that are limited to only one interface, the drive enclosure
in the Combo Hard Drive USIB25 can attach to any computer via USB 2.0/1.1,
Firewire/iLink, CardBus/ PCMCIA, Serial ATA or future interface standards.
You can remove any drive in seconds and share or replace
it with another. Expanding storage options has never been quicker and
transferring data between systems has never been easier. The versatility
of the Combo Hard Drive assures that the data in your hard drive can be
easily accessed by a wide variety of computers, including systems with
legacy hardware and Operating Systems. Using an extended USB cable, you
can even construct a special remote hard disk storage bay in various special
applications.
* Hot swap is limited to USB,
Firewire and Serial ATA under Windows 2000 and XP. See compatibility
summary for different interface in the specification below
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Product Features
Use standard 2.5" IDE hard drive (up to 12.7 mm
in height) as removable data cartridge or as external hard drive
An external portable hard drive with a simple installation
of hard drive into drive
enclosure
A removable hard disk cartridge via a drive
cradle that mounts inside standard 3.5" drive bay or 5 1/4"
drive bay.
( Installation into 5
1/4" drive bay requires optional mounting bracket )
Flexible internal interface connection via the included
USIB drive cradle -
connect to either USB 2.0/1.1, Firewire, Serial ATA using different
Addonics interface cables or to IDE port using standard IDE cable
Flexible external interface connection between drive
enclosure and computer -
connect externally to any computer via either USB 2.0/1.1, Firewire/iLink,
CardBus/PCMCIA or Serial ATA using different Addonics interface cables.
Flexible power connection -
hard drive cab be powered from USB port, Firewire port, PCMCIA slot,
PC power supply or AC/DC adapter
*for the second generation of 2.5" IDE Combo Hard Drive Kits with various improvements, click on the link for the Jupiter Combo Hard Drive
Package content
1 Drive enclosure and 1 USIB25 drive cradle, choice of ivory color
or dark brown color
one of the following interface cables depending on the model
Note: the above USB 2.0, Firewire and Serial ATA interface
cables can be used for internal connection to the USIB drive cradle
or for external connection to the drive enclosure. If the above cable
is used for connecting the drive cradle inside the computer, additional
interface cable is needed for using the drive enclosure as external
hard drive. The additional cable cab be the same interface or of different
interface.
Model and Pricing
Model
Description
and Package Content
(Each package contains one interface
cable. If the interface cable is used for internal connection, additional
cable can be ordered to use for external connection)
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Ivory
color
AEMEDUSIB25UW
Combo Hard Drive
USIB25 (ivory) with USB 2.0
Package content: drive enclosure, USIB25
drive cradle, AC/DC power adapter, driver CD and 1 Addonics USB2.0/1.1
interface cable, connecting
cable to 5-pin USB connector on motherboard.
$79
AEMEDUSIB25FW
Combo Hard Drive
USIB25 (ivory) with Firewire
Package content: drive enclosure, USIB25
drive cradle, AC/DC power adapter, driver CD and 1 Addonics Firewire/iLink
interface cable
$99
AEMEDUSIB25SW
Combo Hard Drive USIB25 (ivory)
with Serial ATA
Package content: drive enclosure, USIB25
drive cradle, AC/DC power adapter, driver CD and 1 Addonics Serial
ATA interface cable
$89
AERHDUS25WI
Mobile Rack USIB25
(ivory) with IDE interface
Package content: drive enclosure, USIB25
drive cradle,
$44
Model
Description
and Package Content
(Each
package contains one interface cable. If the interface cable is used
for internal connection, additional cable can be ordered to use for
external connection)
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dark
brown color
AEMEDUSIB25U
Combo Hard Drive
USIB25 (dark brown) with USB 2.0
Package content: drive enclosure, USIB25
drive cradle, AC/DC power adapter, driver CD and 1 Addonics USB2.0/1.1
interface cable, connecting
cable to 5-pin USB connector on motherboard.
$79
AEMEDUSIB25F
Combo Hard Drive
USIB25 (dark brown) with Firewire
Package content: drive enclosure, USIB25
drive cradle, AC/DC power adapter, driver CD and 1 Addonics Firewire/iLink
interface cable
$99
AEMEDUSIB25S
Combo Hard Drive USIB25 (dark
brown) with Serial ATA
Package content: drive enclosure, USIB25
drive cradle, AC/DC power adapter, driver CD and 1 Addonics Serial
ATA interface cable
$89
AERHDUS25I
Mobile Rack USIB25 (dark brown)
with IDE interface
Package content: drive enclosure, USIB25
drive cradle,
$44
Accessories - for additional
enclosure, drive cradle, interface cable and other related parts
Specifications
Supported Drive Type:
2.5" IDE Hard Drive
Max Data Transfer Rate:
480 Mbits/sec (60 Mbytes/sec) for USB 2.0
400 Mbits/sec (50 Mbytes/sec) for Firewire
1,500 Mbits/sec (150 Mbytes/sec) for Serial ATA
48 Mbits/sec (6 Mbytes/sec) for CardBus
24 Mbits /sec (3 Mbytes/Sec) for PCMCIA
12 Mbits/sec (1.5 Mbytes/sec) for USB 1.1
Average Access Time:
Depends on drive
Power Source:
PCMCIA Slot , Firewire, USB
port*
PC Power Supply when using drive cradle
AC/DC power adapter
Dimensions:
5.4 x 3.3 x 0.9 inches (137 x 84 x 22
mm)
Weight (enclosure only)
0.63 LB
Supported File Systems:
FAT, FAT32, NTFS and HPFS
Warranty:
One Year
* Addonics has successfully tested
using Direct power or BUS Power from USB, PCMCIA or Firewire port on various
brands of Notebook and Desktop computers. It is recommended that you choose
a hard drive that is rated with 500 mA or less to ensure reliable operation
using BUS power. Addonics does not guarantee the hard drive to work with
just the BUS power as the amount of power from these different ports vary
from different system manufacturers. iLink is the Sony Firewire standard
and does not provide power to the peripheral device. Check with your system
manufacturer for detail specification of your Firewire port.
(1) Serial ATA
hot swap feature works only with controllers basing on Silicon Image chip set
from our inhouse testing. Other controllers that are not Silicon Image based may
not support hot swap. You may consider adding one of the
Addonics Serial ATA host controllers to your systems to ensure the hot swap
capability. New controllers from Intel and other suppliers may finally support
this feature. Please verify with your controller manufacturer if you need to have
hot swap in your application. Hot swap is supported in Windows 2000 and XP only.
On other OS, drive can be removed without crashing system. But replacing with
a different drive can result in crashing the OS.
