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what to do with a harddrive

post #1 of 12
3/12/07 at 11:39pm
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I recently upgraded my 60gb 7200 rpm drive to a 100gb 7200rpm drive and now I need to find something to do with the 60. I'm too lazy to sell it. I already have an external, my m1710 can't hold two HD's. I was thinking of putting it into one of those zen jukebox shells and making an mp3 player. Any other ideas?
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post #2 of 12
3/12/07 at 11:47pm
I'll buy it off you for $20.
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post #3 of 12
3/12/07 at 11:59pm
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no ty =)
I was thinkin I might make an external out of it. What kind of enclosure do i need? Can I go firewire/usb? I imagine external power is a must?

Any other ideas of what to do with it
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post #4 of 12
3/13/07 at 12:03am
Notebook external hard drives do not need external power--they just come with double USB cables in order to get enough power from your computer to spin. To be honest, I think the only things that matter when buying an external enclosure are transfer type (do you want firewire or USB) and price. Personally, I prefer one with firewire because it is faster. Make sure it's the correct size, too (2.5").
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post #5 of 12
3/13/07 at 1:38am
another thing to always watch out for is the interface, whether it is parallel or serial, and your drive is serial (or as far as i was aware, the m1710's had sata drives
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post #6 of 12
3/13/07 at 1:51am
Oops, forgot about that. Like yee245 said, you'll want to make sure the interface is compatible with your drive.
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post #7 of 12
3/13/07 at 2:36am
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i believe these drives are SATA and 3.5'' instead of 2.5'' actually. If i go firewire, do i still need 2 free usb ports for power?
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post #8 of 12
3/13/07 at 4:32am
If they came out of a laptop, they are 2.5" drives. If they came out of a desktop, they are 3.5". The enclosures come with whatever cords they need to power the drive. I'm not sure if firewire drives also come with a usb cord for power, but I imagine they do.
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post #9 of 12
3/13/07 at 10:47pm
Just go to newegg, they're are plenty of nice enclosures for SATA laptop HD's that are around $20-30. I used one for a long time until I just ordered a 320gb external drive. The 80gb laptop drive I was using just wasn't big enough. It's a great thing to have around though, especially the laptop ones because they're so small.

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post #10 of 12
3/13/07 at 11:01pm
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Originally Posted by Camride
Just go to newegg, they're are plenty of nice enclosures for SATA laptop HD's that are around $20-30.

for a sata interface, that connects to usb2/esata/both, you're going to actually be looking more at $30-45. sorry, i didn't believe those prices, so i had to go check for myself.
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post #11 of 12
3/14/07 at 9:29am
Just go on Ebay & buy a cheap-ass USB 2.5 inch hard drive enclosure. For 10 bucks you'll have a great 60 GB accessory.
I have three of them. They all work great, and have for two years worth of abuse. In fact, notebook accessory wise, they were the best investments I ever made.
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post #12 of 12
3/18/07 at 9:11pm
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summary of deleted posts: people have varying experiences with external drives, so do your research and caveat emptor (let the buyer beware)

moving right along...
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