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redbaron50
I am looking to store and watch High Def backups of my movies off of an external hard drive, on my computer.
Of what I read, theres several connections for data transfer, Firewire, eSATA and USB 3.0....will those get the job done? Or are none of those necesary and a basic USB 2.0 can do the job?
Answer
USB 2 is enough
a normal speed for USB 2 is 8 mb/s
and for example you have a 2 hours movie that is 11 GB
11 gb = 11000 mb
2 hours = 7200 sec
11000/7200 = 1.52
so you see that you will need 1.52 mb/s transfer speed for a such movie
so usb 2 is fine
USB 2 is enough
a normal speed for USB 2 is 8 mb/s
and for example you have a 2 hours movie that is 11 GB
11 gb = 11000 mb
2 hours = 7200 sec
11000/7200 = 1.52
so you see that you will need 1.52 mb/s transfer speed for a such movie
so usb 2 is fine
What service should I look for to repair an external hard drive?
Jeffrey S
I plugged in the wrong AC adapter to my external hard drive, and now it won't turn on. I need the data on it, so I want to repair it instead of replace it, but all I can find are computer repair services, not hard drive repair services. Who should I go to to get it fixed, or what type of company should I be looking for?
Answer
From what it looks like, your best bet might be to go to see team-based computer help services, such as Geek Squad (from Best Buy) or Geeks on Call (http://geeksoncall.com/home/details.shtml). Best to note though that usually these services are not cheap and can run a rather high bill (especially for something like fixing an external hard drive).
For your problem though, a few things might pinpoint the issue. For one, what type of external hard drive is is (Seagate, Western Digital, etc)? Second, do you have any technical experience with dismantling computer parts (if so you might be able to fix it yourself). It seems that you may have shorted out the logic board for your drive (this is the part that communicates between the physical hard drive and the computer - it acts as the intermediary). If so, you could try to open the case of the external hard drive, carefully remove it from the burned logic board, and if you can find a spare external hard drive enclosure that matches your size (3.5 in vs. 2.5in) and bus type (eSATA vs USB), that could be all you need!
Cheers and best of luck!
- Nick G
From what it looks like, your best bet might be to go to see team-based computer help services, such as Geek Squad (from Best Buy) or Geeks on Call (http://geeksoncall.com/home/details.shtml). Best to note though that usually these services are not cheap and can run a rather high bill (especially for something like fixing an external hard drive).
For your problem though, a few things might pinpoint the issue. For one, what type of external hard drive is is (Seagate, Western Digital, etc)? Second, do you have any technical experience with dismantling computer parts (if so you might be able to fix it yourself). It seems that you may have shorted out the logic board for your drive (this is the part that communicates between the physical hard drive and the computer - it acts as the intermediary). If so, you could try to open the case of the external hard drive, carefully remove it from the burned logic board, and if you can find a spare external hard drive enclosure that matches your size (3.5 in vs. 2.5in) and bus type (eSATA vs USB), that could be all you need!
Cheers and best of luck!
- Nick G
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