HD enclosures capacity?

chuckwillis · 11-19-2006, 09:08 AM

i got a couple questions about hd enclosures capacity: i want to use an enclosure for a 750gig seagate.

1. how much capacity can an hd enclosure support? does it depend on the enclosure itself or the computer? i was looking at enclosures over at newegg.com and it had this enclosure that said supports up to 500GB. i dunno if it could actually support an hdd bigger than 500gb.

2. is aluminum-type enclosures generally the best choice?

3. is there such a thing as an 3'5 inch enclosure w/ fans that has e.sata? i looked for it at newegg.com and zipzoomfly.com but couldnt find any.

the main thing i wanna know is does the enclosure capacity depend on the enclosure itself or the computer?

i got a fairly modern pc and running xp sp2.

edit: an off topic question:
how do u know when ur hdd is beginning to die on u? is the death sudden or gradual? and if gradual, is there a way to estimate the time ur hdd will die?

Bl00dFox · 11-19-2006, 09:42 AM

it makes noises

kof2000 · 11-19-2006, 10:10 AM

is both but if your pc can handle it then it is depended on the enclosure the ones on newegg higher than $50 says it takes 750gb drives.

chuckwillis · 11-19-2006, 11:16 AM

about the if my pc can handle it, how do i know if my pc can handle it or not?

do i find out the info thru my sata controller?...how can i do that? cpu-z?

kof2000 · 11-19-2006, 11:30 AM

windows 2k/xp and if the hdd controller is old or not. depends on how old the motherboard is.

chuckwillis · 11-19-2006, 11:47 AM

well i got my pc a lil bit over a year ago, its an hp pavilion a1210n. u think its modern enuf to support external hdd 750gb?

how do i find out more info on my sata controller? is there a program? sorry i aint good at computer stuff

kof2000 · 11-19-2006, 12:02 PM

over a year in a store then it should. especially if theres a designed for windows xp logo.

chuckwillis · 11-19-2006, 09:09 PM

thanks for the info, im gonna go to the store with less worries if it works or not

11-19-2006, 09:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
chuckwillis Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 28	HD enclosures capacity? i got a couple questions about hd enclosures capacity: i want to use an enclosure for a 750gig seagate. 1. how much capacity can an hd enclosure support? does it depend on the enclosure itself or the computer? i was looking at enclosures over at newegg.com and it had this enclosure that said supports up to 500GB. i dunno if it could actually support an hdd bigger than 500gb. 2. is aluminum-type enclosures generally the best choice? 3. is there such a thing as an 3'5 inch enclosure w/ fans that has e.sata? i looked for it at newegg.com and zipzoomfly.com but couldnt find any. the main thing i wanna know is does the enclosure capacity depend on the enclosure itself or the computer? i got a fairly modern pc and running xp sp2. edit: an off topic question: how do u know when ur hdd is beginning to die on u? is the death sudden or gradual? and if gradual, is there a way to estimate the time ur hdd will die? Last edited by chuckwillis; 11-19-2006 at 09:14 AM.

11-19-2006, 09:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bl00dFox Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 15 Posts: 566	it makes noises __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 MOBO: Gigabyte 945P-S3 RAM: 2GB Kingston 667Mhz (4x512MB Dual Channel) GPU: Palit X1600XT PCI-E HDD: 160GB SATA Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 Storage HDD: 320GB Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200.10 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit

11-19-2006, 10:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 26 Posts: 6,273	is both but if your pc can handle it then it is depended on the enclosure the ones on newegg higher than $50 says it takes 750gb drives. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

11-19-2006, 11:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 26 Posts: 6,273	windows 2k/xp and if the hdd controller is old or not. depends on how old the motherboard is. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

11-19-2006, 12:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 26 Posts: 6,273	over a year in a store then it should. especially if theres a designed for windows xp logo. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

11-19-2006, 11:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
chuckwillis Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 28	about the if my pc can handle it, how do i know if my pc can handle it or not? do i find out the info thru my sata controller?...how can i do that? cpu-z?

11-19-2006, 11:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
chuckwillis Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 28	well i got my pc a lil bit over a year ago, its an hp pavilion a1210n. u think its modern enuf to support external hdd 750gb? how do i find out more info on my sata controller? is there a program? sorry i aint good at computer stuff

11-19-2006, 09:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
chuckwillis Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 28	thanks for the info, im gonna go to the store with less worries if it works or not

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