Internal HD to External HD?

[Tonywhite2259]

Is it possible to change my desktop internal HD into an external HD to store movies and all that for my laptop?

I'm trying to save money, so I don't want to spend 50 bucks for a brand new External HD when I already have a perfectly working hard drive.

I've looked into HD enclosures, and I'm pretty sure I understand what they're used for. From what I understand, you stick an internal HD into the enclosure, and it allows you to connect it to a computer via USB... I don't know if that's right, and I don't know if it will work for my HD (which is like 3 or 4 years old... I don't know what model it is, I'll look that up when I get off work)

Anyway thanks for the help

 

[kobaj]

Is it possible to change my desktop internal HD into an external HD to store movies and all that for my laptop?

Yes.

I'm trying to save money, so I don't want to spend 50 bucks for a brand new External HD when I already have a perfectly working hard drive.

I've looked into HD enclosures, and I'm pretty sure I understand what they're used for. From what I understand, you stick an internal HD into the enclosure, and it allows you to connect it to a computer via USB... I don't know if that's right, and I don't know if it will work for my HD (which is like 3 or 4 years old... I don't know what model it is, I'll look that up when I get off work)

Anyway thanks for the help

You are correct. Just make sure you get the right case. You'll need to get the same size and connector. It will be either 3.5 or 2.5inch, and have an SATA or IDE connection. Once you give us the model of your hard drive, and your budget for a case, we can make some recommendations for you .

 

[Aastii]

You have answered your own question my friend with your caddy, what you said is exactly how it works.

Because of the age of your drive, I will say two things:

1. I would not recommend putting ANY important data on such an old drive unless you have another backup because of the chances of failure

2. So long as you take note of the first point, check if your drive is SATA or IDE, and if it is powered via SATA or Molex.

If you are unsure, post the manufacturer and model number as you said and we will be able to tell you, and then point you in the direction of the best available for the price

 

[Tonywhite2259]

You have answered your own question my friend with your caddy, what you said is exactly how it works.

Because of the age of your drive, I will say two things:

1. I would not recommend putting ANY important data on such an old drive unless you have another backup because of the chances of failure

2. So long as you take note of the first point, check if your drive is SATA or IDE, and if it is powered via SATA or Molex.

If you are unsure, post the manufacturer and model number as you said and we will be able to tell you, and then point you in the direction of the best available for the price

Thanks you two for the quick response.

I have the harddrive, it's a Western Digital WD800 Enhanced IDE Drive WD Caviar 80GB. 3.5 I think. It's fatter than 2.5

 

[scopestech]

You have answered your own question my friend with your caddy, what you said is exactly how it works.

Because of the age of your drive, I will say two things:

1. I would not recommend putting ANY important data on such an old drive unless you have another backup because of the chances of failure

2. So long as you take note of the first point, check if your drive is SATA or IDE, and if it is powered via SATA or Molex.

If you are unsure, post the manufacturer and model number as you said and we will be able to tell you, and then point you in the direction of the best available for the price

I say, I cant see why it wouldnt work but do you need DRIVERS? I had a portable DVD LG drive but lost the drivers, so it was unusable... I undid a few screws here and there, and now it has replased a faulty dvd drive in my pc!