Is there a listing of what brands usually run what chipsets?

When shopping for enclosures, they are usually not listed on merchant ads by Acortech or Geeks, etc.

We are trying to keep such a list in Quick Summary

A brand can use any chipset for different models. A more reliable reference is based on the OEM part number. For example, all ME-320U2F and ME-340U2F should use PL3507, no matter which brand they are being sold as.

Also most vendors will mention OX911 in the description if it is used, maybe because OX911 is quite famous and more expensive than other chipsets


ablang said:Is there a listing of what brands usually run what chipsets?

When shopping for enclosures, they are usually not listed on merchant ads by Acortech or Geeks, etc.

I looked at most of the threads/posts here.
Recently (some other thread) someone posted a link to a really good Enclosure with a fan ---the picture showed a big fan positioned on top of the Hard Drive (horizontally). I have found small fans ineffective by monitoring the temperature of the HD with and without these small fans).
I would be greatful if someone can point me in the right direction with the link!
TIA!

You can directly look at the bridge board and locate the chipset (usually the largest chip onboard). You can read the chipset info. If I remeber correctly, you should see something like:
PL 3507 (Prolific 3507)
OX 911-TQ-A (Oxford 911)
ALI ... (Ali)

You can look up at Windows's "safely remove hardware" tray-icon. Usually it will list the name of the bridge chipset.

lostatlantis2 said:How can I verify the chipset of a particular enclosure? I got an used one off eBay, but right now I don't have a drive to test it with.

lostatlantis2 said:Thanks for the info. I am bidding on another enclosure off eBay, and the best info the seller can give me is that the enclosure is ME-320F. I searched for that model number and couldn't find any conclusive result on its chipset. Am I out of luck?

That's a Welland or Bytecc enclosure, and it most likely uses a Prolific chipset. Certain companies always use the same chipset for all their enclosures, so you can tell just by knowing the brand or model number.

it (OX911) can only support up to 10X DVD burning speed.
it does not have the 3.5" to 5.25" rack. thus you can not mount HDD in it unless you have your own racks.

Other than that, it is good.

MarysLamb said:Is this Enclosure any good?
Link

kknd1967 said:ME-320F (1394 only) is likely to be OX911 see here
ME-320U2F (USB2 and 1394) is PL 3507

I'd really like to see someone who has one verify that the Bytecc has an Oxford chipset. A lot of these cheapo discount sites put misleading and inaccurate information on their web pages which I don't trust until I can verify it from a third-party site or actual person. Most of the cheap enclosure dealers try to hide or lie about chipsets, because they know that most people want Oxford/Initio (Firewire) or Cypress/NEC (USB).

dmitriy1980 said:I have Maxtor OneTouch 200GB external drive with exposure. I was just curious, what is the maximum capacity that specific exposure supports?

Don't drink and post.

I thought only cell phones have built-in cameras... guess external hard drives now have them too

I can confirm that my OEM ME-320F and Bytecc ME-350F version 1 are using OX911
both were like 2-3 years old. Hope they did not change the bridge board recently

SickTeddyBear said:kknd1967 said:ME-320F (1394 only) is likely to be OX911 see here
ME-320U2F (USB2 and 1394) is PL 3507

I'd really like to see someone who has one verify that the Bytecc has an Oxford chipset. A lot of these cheapo discount sites put misleading and inaccurate information on their web pages which I don't trust until I can verify it from a third-party site or actual person. Most of the cheap enclosure dealers try to hide or lie about chipsets, because they know that most people want Oxford/Initio (Firewire) or Cypress/NEC (USB).