Recommendation for best heatsink+fan for this case? If using a full optical drive, I guess a Scythe Big Shuriken like in the review? How about with a slim drive? hedgehog.se talks about a Ninja Mini. Is that the way to go? (And how would I mount the slim drive? Will it just fit in the bracket?) And ...

i tried last night and couldn't get my windows 7 to sleep properly, it would wake instantly. sorry, i can't test the sleep thing for you. OK. No sweat. Thanks for all your help! however, if i set the enclosure sync to 'sleep when power off' that seems like a compromise and it does wake up after the...

rei wrote:http://www.jmicron.com/JMB363.html

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which jmb is it?

Clearly that one. Thanks for finding it.
"• Supports Port Multiplier with Command-based Switching on SATA II port "

So I guess I'm good to go.

It does help a bit, but it's not really definitive. What's the difference between "sleeping mode" and "off" for the device? Oh well, maybe MediaSonic will answer my email at some point. For now I have a semi-urgent need for more space and it turned out that I can just squeeze 1 extra drive into a se...

Sorry, that was unclear. I know I can jus get an extra card - no problem.

But I really do need it to handle S3 sleep and wakeup. I sent an email to mediasonic asking them to clarify this. I will wait and see if they answer.

Also: I meant Vantec, not Antec before (fixed).

Bummer, that won't do. Back to the drawing board then.

Anybody have any experience with the noise level of the Vantec Nexstar enclosures?

From mediasonic website: Interface: - USB 2.0 - eSATA So: Is there any way at all that I could convince you to try it out? That would be an enourmous help! I think it's an ICH8 chipst, but i'm not at home right now, so I will have to check it. It's on an Asus P5B-VM board. Thanks for helping out.

That actually looks pretty good.

Do you know for sure that the Power Sync feature works with e-sata?

I ask because the WD MyBooks have a similar feature which only works with USB (and maybe FireWire)

I running out of disk space on my HTPC, and I am leaning towards getting an external e-sata enclosure as a supplement. A few requirements: - e-sata - The enclosure + disk should be less noisy than the HTPC itself when both are running - The enclosure + disk should be completely silent when I put the...