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can an internal HD use as external
Name: Dumb Geek (by bitboy) Date: August 8, 2005 at 08:14:06 Pacific OS: WinXP CPU/Ram: P4 3.2GHZ, 1GB DDR 3200
Comment:
i got an extra internal hard drive. it has some documents, programs, and files. they are so big. its like more than 3GB. i wants to bring it to my work place and transfer some data to the pc where i work. but the problem is, i(employee) cant open the computers. so is there any cable cord that 1 end is IDE port and the other end is USB port? or is it possible that an internal HD can be use as an external HD? thanks!
Name: bob819 Date: August 8, 2005 at 08:20:02 Pacific
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Google for USB Hrad drive enclosure. You can just pop your hard drive in & off you go.
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Response Number 2
Name: ham30 Date: August 8, 2005 at 10:15:19 Pacific
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Also Google for IDE to USB adapters.
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Response Number 3
Name: johnr Date: August 8, 2005 at 12:28:01 Pacific
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As mentioned, the majority of external hard drives are just standard, internal IDE drives in a case which has a bit of electronics to convert their I/O to USB so it's very easy to get either an enclosure or adapter - they will all do the job for you.
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Response Number 4
Name: Dumb Geek (by bitboy) Date: August 8, 2005 at 16:22:59 Pacific
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o thanks, i found those adaptor. lol they are so expensive. the cheapest i found costs $33.
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Name: Dumb Geek (by bitboy)
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