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Ryan
I wish to purchase an external hard drive and take the hard drive out of it and put one I currently have in my desktop inside the external hard drive's case and use it as an external instead. Is this possible to do?
Answer
yes, they actually sell just the housing for exactly that purpose. Just make sure that you get the right size. (for a desktop PC an internal hard drive is 3.5 inches wide, for an internal hard drive in a laptop the standard is 2.5 inches wide)
Also, be sure that you know if it is a SATA or ATA type drive. The SATA is the thin red data cable and the ATA is the big, flat cable that is usually black or grey.
And, yes, XP will have no problem recognizing it as a plug and play external hard drive.
yes, they actually sell just the housing for exactly that purpose. Just make sure that you get the right size. (for a desktop PC an internal hard drive is 3.5 inches wide, for an internal hard drive in a laptop the standard is 2.5 inches wide)
Also, be sure that you know if it is a SATA or ATA type drive. The SATA is the thin red data cable and the ATA is the big, flat cable that is usually black or grey.
And, yes, XP will have no problem recognizing it as a plug and play external hard drive.
What external hard drive can I use with desktop computer?
v lane
Is there anything I need to look for? Or can can I use anything for desktop as long it has a USB connection?
'Desktop external hard drives are based on the 3.5-inch internal hard drives and laptop (or portable) external hard drives are based on the 2.5-inch internal hard drives.' (Cnet) But can you use a 2.5 with desktop?
Answer
You can use anything that has a USB connection. That is, if you go to the store and buy an external hard drive, it will work with your PC.
If you want to put your laptop's hard drive in an external case and hook it up to your computer, you have to make sure to get the right type of case for the hard drive.
The higher the RPM, the faster you will be able to access the data.
USB 2.0 is many times faster than 1.0.
You can use anything that has a USB connection. That is, if you go to the store and buy an external hard drive, it will work with your PC.
If you want to put your laptop's hard drive in an external case and hook it up to your computer, you have to make sure to get the right type of case for the hard drive.
The higher the RPM, the faster you will be able to access the data.
USB 2.0 is many times faster than 1.0.
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