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| 150930 | 2003-06-09 06:03:00 | I am interested in a HDD caddie also. Can someone please explain exactly how they work? I have seen one at a Dick Smith store but did not inspect it properly and cannot find it on their website. How does it mount into the computer? Is the hard drive screwed into the caddie permanently and the caddie slotted into a spare drive space? How do the power and IDE cables connect? Any and all information would be very much appreciated. | tommy (2826) | ||
| 150931 | 2003-06-09 07:47:00 | You slot the carrier into your computer case and connect it up as if it was a drive. You install the drive in the caddy then plug the caddy into the carrier. And there you have it, a removable hard drive. It is usually necessary to lock the caddy in place using a key, or the power won't be connected to the HDD. This "interlock" stops you from pulling the caddy out while the HDD is active and corrupting your data. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 150932 | 2003-06-09 09:10:00 | Further to that Billy, can you recommend a suitable caddy, and where it can be obtained? One more thing if you will. On my system, the DVD drive, and the CD-R/RW are SCSI devices. And so my present HDD is the only thing on IDE controllers. It's on the primary. Would you suggest I should place the second HDD as a slave on primary, or master on the vacant secondary controller? Your advice is appreciated. Cheers.. |
Bazza (407) | ||
| 150933 | 2003-06-09 09:28:00 | The only problem with HDD caddies is having enough spare 5 1/4" bays to mount them in. Some of the proprietary branded computers seem a bit thin on spare bays after a couple of CD/DVD drives are added. 4 bays are the minimum really, 2 for CDs, one for the master HDD, and one for the back-up HDD. The Dick Smith "IDE Removable Drive Bay" cat. No. XH5067 is ok. The cable just plug into the back of the carrier, and the hard drive is fitted into the removable caddy which has short extension power and IDE cables. I have my back-up as a slave to the master on the primary IDE controller. That works ok. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 150934 | 2003-06-09 11:59:00 | Terry's advice is good. My only prefence is for alloy carriers and caddies because they conduct heat better, but who says heat will be a problem anyway? Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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