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| 1369391 | 2014-03-05 04:05:00 | A good buy I think. Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1369392 | 2014-03-05 04:29:00 | A good buy I think. Ken Where are you going young Kenny. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1369393 | 2014-03-05 04:43:00 | www.google.co.nz a_Gq8d4Q&ei=0aoWU_iROMaLkwWp0YDgBA&usg=AFQjCNFSpox9JvyhQwxJXX9--kMojEajNQ&sig2=QJAXH900D-gX5x5il6djqQ&bvm=bv.62286460,d.dGI Ken :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1369394 | 2014-03-05 05:25:00 | www.google.co.nz a_Gq8d4Q&ei=0aoWU_iROMaLkwWp0YDgBA&usg=AFQjCNFSpox9JvyhQwxJXX9--kMojEajNQ&sig2=QJAXH900D-gX5x5il6djqQ&bvm=bv.62286460,d.dGI Ken :) Sorry to hear that Keno, you have been a good and faithful member, I will see if we can get a medal struck. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1369395 | 2014-03-05 08:31:00 | I like using one of these - you can plug in any 2.5" or 3.5" spare drive you might have (PATA or SATA) into it: www.ebay.com |
johnd (85) | ||
| 1369396 | 2014-03-05 21:36:00 | The beauty of the method I use is you can use what ever size or make of HDD you want. Putting it together cant be easier. On the back of the case is a lock slide, slide it to open position, slide the lid off, slide in your HDD, slide the lid back on, flip the switch to Lock - Done. Connect to PC and format drive. Theres several ways to do that depending on what software / OS you use. Personally I format drives all the time first then drop them in, copy data or make images of customer s Computers , it gets confusing when looking for a drive sometimes -- Which case was it in again ;) ( I've got 3 of them) Theres plenty of Name brand externals all set to go, but generally they are sealed units and if the Drive plays up you can void the warranty taking it out.Huh? :horrified |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1369397 | 2014-03-06 19:57:00 | I see so many threads on forums where guys have bought a portable hard drive (WD or Seagate) and its crapped out. It must be the cheap enclosures or Sata they use. I bought a rugged Adata one for my critical backups - its rubber coated and shock proof. Then I buy internal hard drives and plug them into a Sata cable on my PC when I want to do a back up then I take them off site. (in case of fire, theft or flood, or earthquake, or revolution) And get two of them and rotate them. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1369398 | 2014-03-07 02:18:00 | I see so many threads on forums where guys have bought a portable hard drive (WD or Seagate) and its crapped out. It must be the cheap enclosures or Sata they use. And get two of them and rotate them. Its just the nature of the beast. Most , guessing 98%, Do not fail , you simply never hear from those with perfectly working portable hd's Good point about 2 drives, rotated for backups. It is horrifying the number of people who simply move data, family photos etc to a USB drive & think thats OK. Hard drives are quite rugged, when they are off. Have a long at the specs & the G's they are rated for when off. Its being moved, dropped, jarred when they are on that really stuffs them up. |
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