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| Thread ID: 58865 | 2005-06-14 12:36:00 | External HDD | taly (5956) | Press F1 |
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| 363928 | 2005-06-21 01:31:00 | One more point. USB to IDE converter to use HDD inside and to copy master HDD, where to get them? I understand that it don't serve as a slave in this case. Thanks Taly |
taly (5956) | ||
| 363929 | 2005-06-21 01:37:00 | It'll be better to get an external case, which supports an IDE hdd, and connect it to a USB2 port, if u have USB2 on the system. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 363930 | 2005-06-21 23:57:00 | I already got an external enclousure and it is ok. I also have another pc and a spare HDD, so I thought it would be handy to use them inside with a USB to IDE converter. Just an idea. Less space on the desk etc. What do you think? |
taly (5956) | ||
| 363931 | 2005-06-22 01:17:00 | If you take the drive out of the USB enclosure, its just an ordinary IDE drive. No converter is required. The USB enclosure is actually a [IDE to USB] converter, removing to enclosure means no extra conversion is required. I can't imaging that you would want to go [IDE-USB] and then [USB-IDE] (which seems to be what you suggest) But maybe I have misread the request? |
godfather (25) | ||
| 363932 | 2005-06-22 02:02:00 | I will put it differently. If I have spare HDD and want it installed inside and so that I can make mirror of master with os and all. Simply converter without enclosure. It is how I understood PCtec's unswer to my request in my thread "External HDD." Of course I can use my spare HDD as a third slave, but will it be equivalent to External HDD for complete backup? Simply without need of another enclosure, power supply and space on the desk. |
taly (5956) | ||
| 363933 | 2005-06-22 02:14:00 | Well unless u have IDE or SATA RAID, you wont be mirroring anything . And there is no 3rd slave on a system . There's only primary or secondary slave on a motherboard . (1 on each) . Unless u have SATA which is only master . Or u have a PCI IDE / RAID card installed . |
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