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HD Enclosure doesn't fit
Name: n000b Date: June 16, 2009 at 22:31:22 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: Intel /1GB DDR Subcategory: Hard Drives
Comment:
Hello,
I know it's a stupid question but I really want to know why my HD isn't fitting its enclosure I just bought. I've successfully done this before with my old IDE hard drive so I thought I would do the same with the SATA HD in my old HP Pavilion laptop.
I purchased the Vantec Nexstar SX NST-285S2-SL (2.5" SATA) for my 2.5" WD1200BEVS SATA hard drive. The pins look like they could line up except the their interfaces don't match. My HD's is wider vertically while the enclosure is thin.
Name: lycan20 Date: June 16, 2009 at 22:48:26 Pacific
Reply:
Well if you don't know the exact size of the hard drive you should bring the hard drive along once you are going to buy again. So what I suggest return the enclosure if you can do a refound.
Name: wizard-fred Date: June 17, 2009 at 02:26:05 Pacific
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Hard drive standards have changed your old drive is 12 mm high. New ones are 9mm. Even older drives have different mounting holes.
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Response Number 3
Name: n000b Date: June 17, 2009 at 06:57:57 Pacific
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Wow so that's what happened. Any chance you know any enclosures for 12 mm HDs?
Thanks
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Response Number 4
Name: wizard-fred Date: June 17, 2009 at 11:27:56 Pacific
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You can use a 3.5 hd enclosure but you would lose the portability. Also you may need in interface adapter and mount adapter. Your interface should fit. All new drives should be the thinner variety.
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Response Number 5
Name: n000b Date: June 18, 2009 at 00:05:52 Pacific
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A 3.5" HD enclosure would work? That's interesting.
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