External 3.5" HDD enclosures

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by yeeha, Aug 13, 2008.

  1. yeeha

    yeeha Private First Class

    I want a do-it-yourself external hard disk.

    Can I just buy a WD Caviar internal SATA drive, an external 3.5" enclosure with SATA and USB 2.0, install the drive in the enclosure, and plug the whole thing into a USB port?

    Is it that simple? No software, just enclosure + drive + cable?
     
    yeeha, Aug 13, 2008
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  2. joelsz

    joelsz First Sergeant

    Yes it is that simple.
    Some HDD enclosures need an external power source (plug into a regular wall outlet) but most draw their power from the USB2.0 port.
     
    joelsz, Aug 13, 2008
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  3. yeeha

    yeeha Private First Class

    Sweet, thanks very much.

    I like your sig a lot, except I recommend changing ALL parameters then guessing which one did the trick...

    ...because parlor games are more fun than troubleshooting ...
     
    yeeha, Aug 13, 2008
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