How to turn a Western Digital Caviar SE SATA 250GB HD into an external hard drive?

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andrewanimation

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Hello,

I'm planning to turn a hard drive into an external hard drive by putting it in a case. I'm completely new at this, so I just wanted to make sure it's easy enough for me to do. Do I simply buy a hard drive enclosure and put the hard drive in it? In case it matters, to make full use of the hard drive, it's a:
Western Digital Caviar SE SATA 250GB, 5.7" long x 4" wide x 1" tall
I'm finding hard drive enclosure sizes like 2.5", 3.5", and 5.25", so where does mine fit in with that?
If there's anything else I should know to make sure I maximize the potential of this external hard drive setup, please let me know. Again, it's the first time I do this.

Thanks!
 
yes. it is veary easy. but you need to make sure it is a sata. i never seen a sata but there has to be. also you need the 5.25 inch one
 
It would be good if the 5.25" refers to the width, as that would make sense in fitting my 4"-wide hard drive. Does anyone know for sure?
Thanks
 
brainmay srry to tell you this but your taking the guy down the wrong road this is a 3.5 inch hd like all desktop hard drives and the enclosure that nexolus posted looks good andrew
 
You're saying my hard drive DOES need a 5.25" enclosure, nexolus? I got two responses telling me it actually just counts as a 3.5" one, so I'll assume that's true:) Thanks guys, I'll get a 3.5" one.
 
I wanted to spend as little as possible on the enclosure, and, after searching, I have my eye on a cheap $15 (total) one from eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/3-5-USB-2-0-SAT...ryZ41911QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm assuming it does the job, in which case I'd be happy with it. I just wanted to check here first, just in case there's anything I'm overlooking. Thanks!

And IF there's something wrong with it, this would be my second choice, but they look about the same to me in terms of quality:
http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-2-0-Enclosu...ryZ41911QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
 
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