Question 1

do the hdd need airflow in order to work well? or can I have it in an enclosed space

Accepted Answer

The product features a built-in 80mm fan and an aluminum-alloy shell, which help effectively cool the drive. This suggests that airflow is important for optimal performance.

Question 2

Can I put an optical drive in this?

Accepted Answer

No, this enclosure is designed to fit 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch SATA hard drives.

Question 3

Is a driver needed for use with 3.5" hdds, Windows 11?  It's working well but Windows is telling me that I need one but Windows can't find it.

Accepted Answer

The ORICO Tool-free USB 3.0 to SATA 5 Bay External 3.5-inch SATA SDD Hard Drive Enclosure is compatible with Windows/Mac/Linux systems and supports plug and play functionality. No specific driver should be needed for use with 3.5" HDDs and Windows 11.

Question 4

Anyway to suspend the Auto suspend feature (Intelligent Sleep)?

Accepted Answer

In contact with Orico support through newegg... they claim to have a file.  However newegg scrubs links and email addresses which makes it a pain.  My kludge around with linux is a 2 minute cronjob that does a 'hdparm -I' against drives listed by id with names starting with 'usb'.

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