Connect one external SATA and one external PATA (IDE) hard drives or SSDs to your Windows, Mac, or Linux system using the Universal Docking Station for Bare Hard Drives from StarTech. While the slot loading design holds the SATA or PATA drives upright inside the dock, SATA and PATA drives can be connected directly through the designated dock slot, the PATA drive connector is positioned near the rear panel 40-pin data and LP4 power connections, allowing users to connect to the dock using the included IDE data and power cables.

This docking station is compatible with SATA III 6 Gb/s, SATA II 3 Gb/s, and SATA 1.5 Gb/s hard drives, as well as PATA (IDE) 66/100/133 MB/s hard drives. It interfaces with your host system using its integrated USB 3.0 port, which operates at speeds up to 5 Gb/s and is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s) and USB 1.1 (1.5 Mb/s). Also featured is UASP support, an MTBF of 30,000 hours, power and drive status LED indicators, plug and play & hot swap compatibility, an ejection mechanism for SATA drives, and more. Each power and drive status LED indicator also doubles as a power switch for each drive.

The Universal USB 3.0 Docking Station for Bare Hard Drives operates using 110-240 VAC. It includes a USB 3.0 cable, an IDE 40-pin to 40-pin cable, an LP4 power cable, a 40-pin + LP4 to 44-pin IDE cable, and a universal power adapter that will work in North America, the UK, the EU, and Australia. It is protected by a limited 2-year warranty.

1 x SATA & 1 x PATA (IDE) Drive Bays    Supports 3.5 & 2.5" HDDs & SSDs    1 x USB 3.0 Port    Power & Drive Activity LED Indicators    UASP Support    30,000 Hour MTBF    Plug and Play / Hot Swap Compatible    SATA Drive Ejection Mechanism    Windows, Mac, & Linux Compatible

UASP, or USB Attached SCSI, is supports on Windows 8, Max OS X 10.8 or above, and Linux. UASP can perform with faster read and write speeds than traditional USB 3.0 at peak performance. UASP also helps to provide improved performance with lower required processor resources

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. hi what is the maximum drive copy size for this dock can it take a 8tb drive can these dock accept any drive bigger than 6tb thanks?

A: The StarTech USB 3.0/eSATA to Dual 2.5/3.5" HDD/SSD Docking Station with UASP BH #STSDOCK2U33E is currently tested with up to 4TB drives according to Startech. We could not guarantee that a larger drive would work 100%.

Q: 2. Any problems reported using Samsung 870 EVO 2TB and 4TB SSD's? Thanks.

A: We are not aware of any issues with this dock.

Q: 3. I could recover information from the cloned disk ????Podra recuperar informacin del disco clonado ???

A: Don't buy this useless piece of junk. It does NOT work.

Q: 4. Does this docking station have display port 1.2 or 1.4?

A: The StarTech USB Hybrid Universal Laptop Docking Station has Displayport 1.2.

Q: 5. Will this keep my laptop charged when plugged in, or do I need to keep laptop plugged into wall? It is the round type plug.

A: This unit is just a docking station, allowing for connection of peripherals. It does not charge your laptop at the same time.

Q: 6. I'm considering this to clone an existing laptop hard drive to a new, larger hard drive. Is the newly duplicated drive bootable once installed in the laptop?

A: In my experience, yes. the caveat is that i copied to a drive that is the same size as the original. I have not tried it with different sized drives.

Q: 7. What is the largest size drive that will work? I have seen one answer for "4TB", and someone else wrote "10TB". Has anyone successfully used anything larger?

A: The StarTech USB 3.0 to Dual 2.5/3.5" HDD/SSD Docking Station with UASP BH #STSDOCK2U33 supports 2.5/3.5" SATA HDDs & SSDs of any capacity according to Startech.

Q: 8. What's the difference between tbe SDOCK2U33EB and the SDOCK2U313 ?

A: The two units are similar in function but the BH #STSDOCK2U313 uses a faster USB protocol.

Q: 9. Which is the best cable or adaptor to use this with my new MBP with only Thunderbolt 4 ports? The included cable is weird.

A: You can use and adapter to connect this StarTech USB 3.0 SATA Hard Drive Duplicator & Eraser Dock to the Macbook Pro. Here is an option: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1128928-REG/apple_mj1m2am_a_usb_c_to_usb_adapter.html?sts=pi

Q: 10. What is the largest size drive that it supports?

A: The StarTech UNIDOCKU33 does not have a maximum supported drive capacity.