Laptop HD to a USB mass storage???

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brent12223

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Does anyone know what I need to make and extra 20GB laptop hard drive into a USB mass storage devise? I can't seem to find anything that I know for sure will work... Would I just need an adapter? Or and adapter/power cord like I would on a full sized HD? And do you know where I could look (I looked on geeks.com, but I couldn't tell if any of those things would work)..

Thanks a lot!
Semper Fi,
-Brent
 
So then something like this? http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=EC-2501U&cat=HDD
Is this a good price or does anyone know where I should go for cheaper?

Also, The HD is a Hitachi DK23DA-20F looks like 5Volts at 0.5A is .5A 500mA? Sorry, been a long time since any power conversions on my part... lol... I'm really not this retarted normally :)

Oh, one more thing, the Jumper... Would I need to set that as slave or can I just leave it with no setting? (single/master)...
 
I've really never worked with one of these cases/drives, I just know that's the standard. As for voltages and all, they too should all be standard. And the jumper, I didn't think 2.5" drives had them, but if so, I know with a 3.5" drive enclosure, most require the drive be set to master.
 
This HD has one, but no little adapter thing to actually set it.. So it looks like it's set to master anyway...

Do you know what CSEL selection is on the jumper setting?
 
No, I just have this 20GB laptop HD that I want to use as a USB drive... I'm about to buy the thing in the above link if it's going to work with my HD...
 
buy a 2.5inch hdd encloser try to get one with a fan the one you have a link to is right just make sure it has a fan your hdd will be more stable
 
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