A:AnswerYes. I have used this cable, attaching a Dell XPS 13 Running W8.1 to a D3100 Dock. It ran 3 HD Monitors, KB, Mouse and an External drive. It's a cable. It works.
A:AnswerIt may physically fit but the hard drive would have to be formatted to interface with the Dish receiver and have whatever programpreinstalled ahead of time. So yes it's possible.
