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| Thread ID: 77943 | 2007-03-28 20:53:00 | A cheap external hard drive | Strommer (42) | Press F1 |
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| 536531 | 2007-03-28 22:48:00 | the 3 . 5 inch drive, they need +12v, +5V and ground to work, USB is only +5v and ground . Good info . Thanks for all that . What I want to do is to replace (an internal) 80 Gb backup hd with something larger, say 250 - 350 Gb . Since the (SATA) 80 Gb hd will be spare, I thought of putting it into an external enclosure . Have a look on this page, for example: . acetech . co . nz/shop/index . php?cPath=1_26_78" target="_blank">www . acetech . co . nz What specs should I be looking for, other than an enclosure that comes with a power supply? My thinking is that a 320 Gb Seagate SATA hd is around $140, and if an external case with power supply is around $40 then I can do the whole thing for under $200 . This way I get a nice big new back up hd in my pc, plus an external hd . BTW, I noticed this on PriceSpy: External 2TB hard drive $2115 . 00 !!! |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 536532 | 2007-03-28 22:53:00 | I'd rather get a NAS drive, then all the PC's on my network can backup to it. | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 536533 | 2007-03-28 23:21:00 | There have been multiple threads on external HDDs and enclosures on here, just search ;) But in short, for a 3.5 inch drive get an enclosure with a fan and PSU, I have a Nexstar 3 and that has no fan and often the HDD is hotter in that than sitting out in the open :eek: so I leave it out in the open unless I am taking it some where |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 536534 | 2007-03-29 03:49:00 | Yea sorry I was talking about 3.5" hdd housings. I have used the ones from Computer Dynamics for 2.5" hdds and they are fine. No power pack needed, just has 2 USB plugs for the extra power. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 536535 | 2007-03-29 04:02:00 | Am I missing something here or can you just put a hd in a case and have a cheap external hd? Of course you can . In fact you can use a IDE/SATA to USB adapter instead if you prefer . Buy Seagate . |
pctek (84) | ||
| 536536 | 2007-03-29 21:27:00 | Yea sorry I was talking about 3.5" hdd housings. I have used the ones from Computer Dynamics for 2.5" hdds and they are fine. No power pack needed, just has 2 USB plugs for the extra power. The back up hd in my desktop is a Seagate 80 Gb SATA, from July 2004. I guess it is 3.5 inches - measured as the width, correct? Are 2.5 inch hd's only in laptops? For reference, I did a search of posts and came up with this:Cooling an external hd: pressf1.pcworld.co.nz |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 536537 | 2007-03-29 21:49:00 | ...had one previously that seems to disconnect when I’m copying a lot of little files across.This is likely to be because the drive wasn't getting enough juice from the USB port(s). Copying a lot of small files moves the heads a lot, especially if the drive is heavily fragmented, and draws more power. This could also be why it didn't show up on your friend's PC - if it was right on the edge and his USB voltage was just a tiny bit lower... | Erayd (23) | ||
| 536538 | 2007-03-29 21:51:00 | There's no way I'd buy that Maxtor product anyway - the ad has become annoying now after a few weeks, and if it takes more than 3 or 4 clicks to find a damn price after clicking on their stupid ad, well I'd just lose interest. | Greg (193) | ||
| 536539 | 2007-03-29 21:58:00 | Of course you can. In fact you can use a IDE/SATA to USB adapter instead if you prefer. Buy Seagate. Yep, I'm looking at a Seagate 320 Gb for around $140, to put in my desktop. The 80 Gb SATA I am taking out and making it an external drive is also a Seagate. Not sure what you mean by "IDE/SATA to USB adapter". If I get an external case (with power supply), wouldn't it come with the USB adapter? |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 536540 | 2007-03-29 23:09:00 | Not sure what you mean by "IDE/SATA to USB adapter". If I get an external case (with power supply), wouldn't it come with the USB adapter? One of these: www.overclockers.co.nz |
pctek (84) | ||
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