Yapster
Want to make an EXTERNAL USB hard drive but I dont know what Hard Drive or Enclosure combination should I buy that would work with my computer.
My Store Selections for Hard Drives run from 80-160GB SATA and 80-160GB IDE.
My Store Selections for Enclosures range from 2.5, 3.5 & 5..25 for SATA and for IDE
MY DESKTOP SPECS:
PROCESSOR is Pentium 4 3.06 GHz,533 Mhz
RAM is 1.512 MB.
MBOARD is ELITE 865G-M8 800 Mhz, SATA
Answer
it depends if the external drive has to be transportable or not. if it has to be transportable you have to get a notebook hard drive and a 2.5" enclosure. if you need it only at home, a 3.5" drive and enclosure is better and cheaper and you can have a much larger drive for the same money.
one thing to consider: why in the world would you get such a small hard drive of 80-160GB? a 400-500GB drive is only a few bucks more in case you want to chose the 3.5" solution, but size is ok if it has to be transportable.
btw, your idea buying the drive and enclosure separately is much better because it's cheaper and easy to assemble (only 2 screws).
on what you have to pay attention: the enclosure must have an internal SATA interface and also the hard drive. (IDE/ Ultra ATA interfaces are no more up to date).
it depends if the external drive has to be transportable or not. if it has to be transportable you have to get a notebook hard drive and a 2.5" enclosure. if you need it only at home, a 3.5" drive and enclosure is better and cheaper and you can have a much larger drive for the same money.
one thing to consider: why in the world would you get such a small hard drive of 80-160GB? a 400-500GB drive is only a few bucks more in case you want to chose the 3.5" solution, but size is ok if it has to be transportable.
btw, your idea buying the drive and enclosure separately is much better because it's cheaper and easy to assemble (only 2 screws).
on what you have to pay attention: the enclosure must have an internal SATA interface and also the hard drive. (IDE/ Ultra ATA interfaces are no more up to date).
did i buy the wrong hard drive?
quickyweeh
i bought a hard drive to save my files and i was wondering why my hard drive cant be found in my computer but my PC says its working properly.. i followed the instructions in Google questions of how it would show up and they said i have to format it by right clicking on it in disk management but i cant seem to find the word format. then i read on the guide and it didn't say anything. it just said External Hard Drive Enclosure. is that the same as external drive? please help me ASAP.. i dont know what to do! i give you the best answer..
ok.. so the name of my hard drive enclosure is ATA/ATAPI Bridge. and its msi. what is that suppose to mean?
Answer
If you just bought an "enclosure" it just the "box" to hold a hard drive with a USB attachment. which may be why you don't see the hard drive nor can format something that's not there! If you name the item you bought it would help us determine weather it has the had drive in it or that you would have to buy a hard drive to put in it and THEN format the drive.
If you just bought an "enclosure" it just the "box" to hold a hard drive with a USB attachment. which may be why you don't see the hard drive nor can format something that's not there! If you name the item you bought it would help us determine weather it has the had drive in it or that you would have to buy a hard drive to put in it and THEN format the drive.
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