Hard drive power switcher

Kurgen · 27 Feb 2020 at 11:55

are there any decent hdd power switchers to able to boot 2 different OS, (dont want software option).

the ones on bigriver seem to get bad reviews

t31os · 28 Feb 2020 at 07:05

You could consider using hotswap with a 5.25 mobile rack instead if slotting drives in and out is feasible.

Kurgen · 28 Feb 2020 at 07:52

t31os said:
You could consider using hotswap with a 5.25 mobile rack instead if slotting drives in and out is feasible.

Not ideal but they don't come with spare caddys unless u leave one out of system

t31os · 28 Feb 2020 at 08:01

If you have 2x 5.25 bays spare, 2 single racks with power switches(some provide that) would mean never needing to pull one.

Kurgen · 28 Feb 2020 at 18:02

t31os said:
If you have 2x 5.25 bays spare, 2 single racks with power switches(some provide that) would mean never needing to pull one.

Ok thats worth a look into, pc has 3x 5.25bays 1 in use for dvd

Mcnumpty2323 · 28 Feb 2020 at 18:16

I used to have 5.25 caddys
That you could lock/unlock/power on/off
With a key though why the need to
Power one drive off?
That's what boot menus are for

t31os · 28 Feb 2020 at 18:29

As stated, doesn't want a software option.

Mcnumpty2323 · 28 Feb 2020 at 18:31

t31os said:
As stated, doesn't want a software option.

Yeah I know
Was just curious why