External Hard drive

crazypimp · 04-22-2008, 11:43 PM

would it be possible to take a hard drive from one desktop computer that is the exact same as another. and connect a USB to it to form an external hard drive for the other computer?

red onion · 04-22-2008, 11:50 PM

It certainly would! You would want to get an external Harddrive case, which you will put the drive in and it will connect via USB to the PC. Make sure it matches the drive (either SATA or IDE).

Vizy93 · 04-22-2008, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by crazypimp

would it be possible to take a hard drive from one desktop computer that is the exact same as another. and connect a USB to it to form an external hard drive for the other computer?

idk about that last bit.... i couldnt understand it, but u can take an internal drive and make it into an external drive for use on another computer. You would take the internal HDD and place it into one of these:http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=CSE

crazypimp · 04-23-2008, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by red onion

It certainly would! You would want to get an external Harddrive case, which you will put the drive in and it will connect via USB to the PC. Make sure it matches the drive (either SATA or IDE).

easiest way to tell if its SATA or IDE? lol...sorry im new to this...

oscaryu1 · 04-23-2008, 01:17 AM

SATA:

IDE:

cohen · 04-23-2008, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by crazypimp

easiest way to tell if its SATA or IDE? lol...sorry im new to this...

IDE big cable

SATA small thing cable

red onion · 04-23-2008, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by crazypimp

easiest way to tell if its SATA or IDE? lol...sorry im new to this...

A SATA drive would have a small flat cable about 1/2" wide, while a IDE drive would have a flat, ribbed ribbon cable about 2" wide.
IDE:

crazypimp · 04-23-2008, 02:51 AM

aight, preciate it guys. you've been a ton of help.

basically me and my brother both got the same computer a couple years back. but he fried his mother board, and bought a new computer. so i was wanting to take his hard drive out of his old computer, and connect as a backup/external on mine so i can store all my music on one

cohen · 04-23-2008, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by crazypimp

aight, preciate it guys. you've been a ton of help.

basically me and my brother both got the same computer a couple years back. but he fried his mother board, and bought a new computer. so i was wanting to take his hard drive out of his old computer, and connect as a backup/external on mine so i can store all my music on one

why not put it internally or it is going walk about??

oscaryu1 · 04-24-2008, 12:12 AM

That is a good idea, but most mobos only give you a IDE port for optical drives...

You'll need to format it first.

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crazypimp New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4	aight, preciate it guys. you've been a ton of help. basically me and my brother both got the same computer a couple years back. but he fried his mother board, and bought a new computer. so i was wanting to take his hard drive out of his old computer, and connect as a backup/external on mine so i can store all my music on one

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