Do they make a 2.5" eSATA + USB HD enclosure?

[VirtualLarry]

One that uses the USB plug for power, and the eSATA port for the data connection?

Reason for wanting one of these, is that you cannot install Windows 7 for some stupid reason to a USB external HD (MS won't let you, it was designed that way intentionally), but you can install to an eSATA drive.

Edit: Found this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817388011

Recent bad reviews, something about the supplied power cable is wrong polarity? That's pretty bad.

Cons: For eSATA connectivity, the enclosure is powered by a power cable from a USB slot on your computer. The problem is that the cable MASSCOOL shipped to me in 8 of the 10 enclosures I ordered had the polarity reversed. It was the wrong cable.

Consequently, the two hard drives and enclosures that I connected using the wrong cables burned out the hard drives and the enclosures. The one pair that was shipped with the right cables works fine.

I am working with MASSCOOL directly to get the replacement cables and replacement hard drives and enclosures sent to me but it's going very slow. The company I deal with is called Fanner Tech corp. They acknowledged the problem and said they will ship me new cables - this was 3 weeks ago! So I'm sitting with a lot of useless stuff.

Beware when ordering these enclosures. Test the polarity BEFORE connecting it. It should be negative inside and positive on the outside (where it plugs into the enclosure) otherwise it WILL destroy your equipment.

This one sounds better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817707133

 

[professorman]

I ordered this one from Computer Geeks about 2 years ago and have been using it flawlessly ever since.
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HE-2521B

I had to order this cable recently because my desktop does not have an esataP connection.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10226&cs_id=1022607&p_id=8493&seq=1&format=1

 

[professorman]

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