Question 1

I have a 2.5" 15mm tall drive. Will it fit into this enclosure?

Accepted Answer

a 2.5" drive is simply a laptop drive or one from a portable external (no power cable needed). the 2.5 and 3.5 measurements are the widths of the drive and not important for data transfer. what matters is if they are both SATA or PATA in their interface. the interfaces are located in such a way that they will fit any device that accepts them if they are SATA. PATA is a different story all together and a 2.5 PATA would require a converter or 2. but this device is not native PATA anyway.

Question 2

CAN I USE THIS AS A FIRE WIRE TO USB THRU TO A LAPTOP?
MEANING I CAN HOOK A FIRE-WIRE PERIPHERAL TO THIS AND CONTROL IT THRU THE USB PORT?

Accepted Answer

No.  You may connect this external enclosure to your computer via EITHER Firewire or USB, but the connections are not "pass through", which would be required to control another device connected beyond this one.

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