have several old disks tried the same. everything went without problems. even for laymen installed quickly with a few simple steps. Old hard disks can be utilized optimally. a wise investment is the partition manager of Paragon. if nevertheless times problems are and is a hard disk does not appear or recognized so it can be set up with Paragon. is important to mention the one in the front has two USB ports because the cables are a little short. I have long ago compared the purchase with other en masse and read customer reviews. I can only recommend this product. mfg r.koggel