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by photoman4343 on Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:28 pm

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I want to get a new external hard drive for my new win 7 64 bit pc. I want a 4TB drive, but want to put it in a case with a fan. Ideally the case would be USB 3 ready or eSATA for fast transmission. I have searched a few sites, but certain cases will not take a 4TB drive, do not have fans, are not USB 3. I know that when I get the 4TB drive I have to format it correctly to avoid it being partitioned. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

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by Ed K on Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:31 pm

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Here's the one I recently purchased, should fit your needs:

Rosewill RX-358 U3C BLK 3.5-Inch USB3.0

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by Alan Melle on Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:57 am

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Another vote for the Rosewill RX-358! I have two and they work fine.

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by photoman4343 on Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:34 am

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Thanks for the responses. For your Roswell case, do you attach it with USB3 or eSata? Some of the reviews at Newegg, where I found it, indicated recognition problems with USB hookups.

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by Ed K on Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:51 pm

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Joe, mine is attached via USB 3 on Win7 64 pro & I've had no issues.

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by Tim Marks on Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:02 pm

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Here's the one I have. No problems attached to USB 3.0 it can also connect to eSata.Web site claims 4TB support.

http://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=147

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