But, Orange pi and orange pi plus is a completely different system.
I tested the 3.5 HDD connected in Banana pi is very good.
Banana pi and Orange pi is almost same system.
Did you test the 3.5 HDD connected in orange pi plus ?
I had connected 3.5 HDD in Orange Pi Plus (OPP).
Sata cable to HDD and OPP.
Power from external Power supply (old ATX 400W power supply), now i had received 12V/5V power supply "for surveillance cam" with no fan model T-40 12 5 (such igorpec).
miha replied at 2015-12-1 19:54
Is that so that only 3.5" HDD is not working and cable linked above should work OK with 2.5" HDD's?
For 3.5" HDD you need 12V too. And the cable you linked to should work with a 2.5" disk. You just have to take care that you don't use cables advertised for LinkSprite (pcDuino) or CubieTech (Cubieboards/Cubietruck) since they share the same connectors but the polarity of the SATA-power connector is inverted there. Banana Pi/M1/M1+/Pro/M3 are compatible to Orange Pi +.