Name: Dynex™ - 2.5" Serial ATA Hard Drive Enclosure - Black
Brand: Dynex™
SKU: 5190553
Rating: 4.3 (334 reviews)

General
- Brand: Dynex™
- Model Number: DX-HD302513
- Product Name: 2.5" Serial ATA Hard Drive Enclosure
- Color: Black
Warranty
- Warranty - Parts: 1 year
- Warranty - Labor: 1 year limited
Other
- Product Weight: 0.2 pounds (The out of box weight of the item.)
- UPC: 600603148927

Designed for use with most 2.5" Serial ATA hard drives, this Dynex™ enclosure features USB 3.0 connectivity and is USB-powered, so you can power your drive without an adapter or cord. The aluminum material offers a durable design.

Compatible with most 2.5" Serial ATA hard drives: To convert an internal hard drive for external use. Also PC and Mac compatible.
Aluminum construction: Provides a durable design to safeguard your hard drive.
USB 3.0 compatible: Backward compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1. USB-powered, so there's no need for power cords or adapters. Plug-and-play design helps simplify installation.
Compatible with most 2.5" Serial ATA hard drives: To convert an internal hard drive for external use. Also PC and Mac compatible.
Aluminum construction: Provides a durable design to safeguard your hard drive.
USB 3.0 compatible: Backward compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1. USB-powered, so there's no need for power cords or adapters. Plug-and-play design helps simplify installation.

Whats Included

2.5" Serial ATA Hard Drive Enclosure
2.5" Serial ATA Hard Drive Enclosure

Product Manuals

Q: Hewlett Packard (HP) Laptop Hard Drive does not fit enclosure.

A: Are you sure you took the hard drive out of its case? In the laptop they are inside a metal case, you need to get rid of it.

Q: how to load data from old HD to new Computer

A: The instructions can be found here: http://www.dynexproducts.com/cms/documents/Manuals/DX-HD302513_13-0417_WEB_V2_EN_Final_lr.pdf. That will give you a step by step walkthrough of what to do.

Q: how do you unlock the drive?

A: Just use the included Philips screwdriver. You have to get the drive out of your laptop anyway in order to insert it into the enclosure. Unscrew the screws, attach the drive, the put the case back together, ta da....drive protected....and ready to plug in USB to a computer and read the drive!

Q: compatible with computer containing IDE drive?

A: Yes, this enclosure will work for you. The type of drive you have physically installed in the system does not matter.

Q: I have a 10 year old drive from a MacBook and the connections don't fit.

A: The older drives are ATA, not SATA. The SATA connectors plug onto a slot and the ATA drives plug into pins. The drives with pins will not work.

Q: What kind of USB cable is on it?

A: It's a USB 3.0 A/B connector, like this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/startech-1-ft-superspeed-usb-3-0-cable-a-to-micro-b-blue/1306816838.p?id=mp1306816838&skuId=1306816838

Q: Files I can't open

A: Sounds like you're trying to run an application from the drive you pulled out of your Dell. Some programs will work but most will be required to be reinstalled as they have required entries in the Windows Registry. Think of the windows Registry as a library of instructions for all your installed programs that tells Windows how various functions of the applications work. If they aren't in the registry, Windows doesn't know how the programs are supposed to work.

Q: can get max from 7200rpm, 32M hdd

A: Yes you can get maximum performance from your 7k hard drive. It will allow you store photos and data files.

Customers are saying

Customers appreciate the 2.5" Serial ATA Hard Drive Enclosure for its user-friendly design, making it simple to use and set up. It is also valued for its data recovery capabilities, allowing users to retrieve old files from hard drives onto new computers. While some customers have concerns about compatibility with certain devices, many find the price reasonable for the functionality it offers. Additionally, the inclusion of USB 3.0 is seen as a positive feature.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent tool for anybody
This thing has come in handy multiple times. If for whatever reason you need to connect a SATA hard drive to your computer, this is the tool for you. Super easy to set up, just plug your hard drive in and plug the USB into your computer, no software or anything. Works with Linux, Mac, Windows, HBCD, anything that supports USB. Even if you have a hard drive too big to fit into the enclosure, you can just plug the circuit board into your hard drive connected and use it as is (this enclosure is basically two parts, one case that your HD just sets in, and the end to that case that has a board with a connector and a B-USB port that the cable connects to.) great tool, durable. Only thing is, the screws take a bit too long to screw in.but that's endurable.
Posted 12 years ago by t35g
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Very good enclosure
I purchased this product for my sister to use as a spare hard drive, and storage. It was easy to setup and install. It has worked flawlessly so far. I would recommend this product.
Posted 11 years ago by zookeepr
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Simple and fast
I bought this enclosure to repair a corrupted disk because the laptop it was in wouldn't even boot. This was step up from using a bare SATA cable dangling out of a desktop machine. It performed flawlessly for the task. The enclosure is USB3 so it's pretty speedy. There are only two screws to deal with when installing the drive. The outer case is a smooth matte finish barely larger than the notebook drive so I am actually using it as an external hard drive now and I'm quite happy with it. I only need it as a repair tool once in a while so its second function as an external drive is a nice bonus.
Posted 11 years ago by ocdlm