D.I.Y. Hard Disk Enclosure

I have an old Hard Disk that i was thinking of using as a External USB Drive.

Can i power this via the USB from the PC or do i need a Power Supply?

Also what other Componets do i need. I know i need a fan for cooling.

I was thinking of making the Enclosure myself.


Thanks

 

Is it a 3.5 or 2.5? 2.5 or laptop drives can be powered off USB, 3.5 can't.
You can build a case, what are you thinking? connecting via USB?
There are plenty of cheap cases out there, but you'll need some sort of IDE/SATA to USB connector, or eSATA...
I was going to build a drive cases out of an old SCSI CD-Rom duplicator, just put a USB hub and some USB drive bays, never got it off the ground, moved on...
He is a good place for parts..http://www.cooldrives.com/

http://www.cooldrives.com/index.php/5alexenforsa.html

 

I meant to post Its a standard 3.5 PC Drive. It was out of my old PC.

Sorry

 

External enclosures are not very expensive. See http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...07705 600006254 600006268&IsNodeId=1&name=IDE If your old hard drive is SATA, be sure to get an enclosure for a SATA drive.

 

Ebay also has them starting at $14.26 with free shipping.

 

I am in the U.K but thanks.