Khem

Hi everyone! I finally have to admit my defeat and reach out to the LTT foryum community at large in hope to untangle this brain & nerve wracking puzzle I have. I have a Sabrent NVMe enclosure (ref. EC-WPTF) hosting a Sabrent Rocket Gen 4 Plus 2TB SSD (hoping to use it to work indifferently on my photos/videos on my desktop/surface pro 8 ) At the moment, it works: - flawlessly on my desktop (R9 5950x, win 11 Pro, 22H2, build 22621.1848) (where I initially took the nvme drive from), able to chug it with mywork documents/pictures, everything I need, 500/600MBs transfer speed => no issue. - flawlessly on my work laptop (lenovo thinkpad 14 EG2, win 10 Pro, build 19045.3086) -> same thing as above: tried & tested just to be sure BUT, It doesn't work when I plug it *directly (*usb-c / usb-c) into my Surface Pro 8, (i7-1185G7, 16Gb model, win 11 home; build 22621.1848) - the drive takes ~10/20 sec to power (blue led) - I get a "Location is not available // P:/ is not accessible // Incorrect function" error HOWEVER, when I plug it: - via my lenovo Thunderbolt 3 dock, it works without any issue at full speed - via a usb hub dongle, with a usb-A to usb-C cable, I can -inconsistently- access it, and transfer at a painful 30/40MBs TL:DR: -> it works in every possible way, EXCEPT the 1 use case I rly want it to work = plugged straight into my SP8 that gives me the error message in title. It doesn't make any sense to me, and I'm at a loss for a solution as the enclosure & drive are definitely -at least partially- functional and I cannot seem to fine anything wrong on the end of my SP8, other than it running win 10 Home vs my 2 other computers running win 10/11 Pro. Any idea how I could address would be extremely welcome!

Yep, I've seen the line-up and it's pretty neat... But I'd need to find an alternative solution for my SD reader panel. Don't know if it's possible to displace it outside of the case in a way or another

Hi guys!! I've been following the community for a bit without joining into the talks.... until now! I've started building up a new gaming/pro setup based off a Ryzen 3700X, ATX Mobo, & MSI Radeon 5700XT and my 8 years old Noctua NH-U12P SE2 radiator, + 3 x 3.5 HDD The case I had in mind for that (Lian li O11 dynamic) isn't that great for a couple of reasons and had to send it back - radiator clearance too low for my radiator (158mm) - no 3.5 / 5.25 front bay = I use a front panel with an SD card reader connected to the mobo that I use very often - inconvenient 3.5 HDD bays I'm basically looking for a case solution that addresses the above requirements, preferably something sleek and professional looking (lian li O11 / Fractal R6...) but can't quite find the ideal match. My budget is in the range of the mentioned models. Any suggestion or also workaround ideas are welcome! Thanks for your help guys! Cheers, Khem