Impractical cable, bad mounting solution

The chosen port solution is as easy to see any USB standard compliant solution. That is for the operation of this housing the Orignalkabel you have zwansweise with you. The alternative with micro- or mini-USB would not only standards compliant, but in practice also significantly more advantageous!
BTW: Depending on the power requirements of the hard drive or performance of the USB controller, it is sufficient to connect the long USB cable.

After a few weeks of use the hard drive to any of the PC has been recognized more here, sometimes Windows suggested formatting before. At first I had a defect in the drive or the housing suspected but when screwing showed that the connector of board and hard disk had come loose. Since the hard drive is not screwed to the housing, the drive may slip during the transport of the board. Could to prevent it permanently plug any filler between disk and housing, so there is no space for slipping ...