Internal/External Hard Drive Question

[mikeyboy]

<P>First question: I believe there is a piece of hardware that you can use to turn an internal hard drive into an external drive.&nbsp; I believe it encases the drive and provides a connection to the computer through firewire or USB.&nbsp; What is this piece of equipment called?</P>
<P>Next question, where is the best place to get said piece of equipment?</P>

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[KC2OSO]

Would these (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?keywords=Hard+Drive+Enclosure) be them?

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[JPMNICK]

<P>It is called an external enclosure. You can find them at NewEgg of zipzoomfly</P><BR>
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<P>I will look for a link </P>
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<P>\Here is one (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=269871)</P><BR><BR><IMG src="http://home.comcast.net/~nickcontardo/rfnetjp.jpg" border=0> <BR>Thanks to Reef for my sig. You rock

<font color=black>This message was edited by JPMNICK on 3-29-05 @ 4:14 PM</font>

[Reephdweller]

<P>Do they make something like that for turning internal dvd writers into external as well?</P>
<P>Just curious.</P>

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[mikeyboy]

Okay, dumb question.&nbsp; I see from the links that there are enclosures made for 2.5" and 3.5" drives.&nbsp; From looking around it looks to me that the 2.5" drive is a standard laptop drive, and the 3.5" is a standard desktop drive.&nbsp; Do I have that right?

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[Garcia525]

Mikey - yep...that's usually standard for both

Reef - I do believe that they make enclosures for DVD drives also.

[PapaBear]

I had no idea these things existed. That's very cool! I'm going to get the 20 dollar one for 3.5". By the way, I saw some on Ebay that hold up to 4 drives. They aren't exactly portable, but a nice way to add massive gigs to your comp.

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[LordJezo]

Newegg's selection. (http://www.newegg.com/app/manufactory.asp?catalog=92)

Just use the search on the left hand side to narrow it down.

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[PapaBear]

If you want one, go to Radio Shack. My dad just got me this one...

http://image.compusa.com/prodimages/2/fcf4a10b-4457-4f7a-b6bf-80beab86c857.gif

For only $20. I have an extra 40 gig hard drive sitting around, so this is really cool!

[Hottub]

This external case can be set not to boot, right? I have lot's o' stuff on my old HD, but also the entire O.S.

[PapaBear]

This external case can be set not to boot, right? I have lot's o' stuff on my old HD, but also the entire O.S.
I think if you just move your jumper to slave you'll be ok. My dad got one too. He put in a drive that had Windows ME on it. It didn't boot on him, but he was able to access the photos that were on it.

[JPMNICK]

This external case can be set not to boot, right? I have lot's o' stuff on my old HD, but also the entire O.S.

hottub just connect it to your PC as a slave drive, and you should be able to pull all the info from it. it should just add on as an extra drive

[PapaBear]

Hey. I should have thought of that!:dry:

[JPMNICK]

Hey. I should have thought of that!:dry:

hahaha sorry about that. i opened this thread earlier in the evening, opened the reply window, typed something, and then left my PC for a few hours. came back, saw i did not post it, and then hit submit. i suck. sorry