HDD to external drive

[limpness]

Hi,

I have a 2 year old 160GB SATA Seagate 7200.10 HDD.I got a 500GB when i upgraded my PC to go along with it but now i'm thinking of using it as a external drive.

What would i need to do this? If i need a casing is there one which would not require external power?

Thanks

 

[slashragnarok]

you cant use internal drive as external because internal drives require power source. for ext drive power as well as data is transferred along same cable.

 

[mitraark]

Well External Casing for 3.5" are available , i had a Frontech Casing [ Rs 600 ] used it with 120 GB HDD , but it gave too many problems Loose USB1.1Wire , HDD not detecting etc.

But good casing from companies like NXT might be avilable , they should give better performance guess.

 

[Orpheus]

How to Make an Internal Hard Drive External
hope it helps.

 

[ashu888ashu888]

Hi,

I have a 2 year old 160GB SATA Seagate 7200.10 HDD.I got a 500GB when i upgraded my PC to go along with it but now i'm thinking of using it as a external drive.

What would i need to do this? If i need a casing is there one which would not require external power?

Thanks

There r a cpl of dockng stations/hdd enclosures lik these

1.) sunbeamtech hddpal (sata-usb2.0 dockin station for desktop n laptop hdds) - Rs. 2.5k

2.) transcend storejet series (sorry,dont rem'br the model but its "30u" or "30j" sumthing) - Rs. 1.7k

 

[limpness]

I'll check it out.Transcend seems to be my best bet.
Will take HDD along

 

[skeletor]

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