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Hard drive caddy
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Hello
I have some old hard drives from PCs that I would like to use if possible. I have found this item and would appreciate any comments about suitability and reliability etc.
http://www.pcworld.co...ure-10928648-pdt.html
The drives are quite old so are IDE interface and size is approx. 6" x 4" so I assume these are designated as 3.5"
I also assume I would need one of these caddies for each drive that I want to use.
All comments and suggestions gratefully received.
Howie
I have some old hard drives from PCs that I would like to use if possible. I have found this item and would appreciate any comments about suitability and reliability etc.
http://www.pcworld.co...ure-10928648-pdt.html
The drives are quite old so are IDE interface and size is approx. 6" x 4" so I assume these are designated as 3.5"
I also assume I would need one of these caddies for each drive that I want to use.
All comments and suggestions gratefully received.
Howie
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Oh yeah.... so it does!
that's not possible, 3.5inch drives need a 12v supply and USB only supplies 5V (and at only 500mA so also not enough current)
The same enclosure here (just in a different colour) states it comes with a PSU, I reckon pcworld have made a mistake.
http://www.kenable.co....php?products_id=4315
that's not possible, 3.5inch drives need a 12v supply and USB only supplies 5V (and at only 500mA so also not enough current)
The same enclosure here (just in a different colour) states it comes with a PSU, I reckon pcworld have made a mistake.
http://www.kenable.co....php?products_id=4315
Thank you to all who have replied.
I did wonder about the power requirement for the disk.
Would something like this be suitable?
http://www.pcworld.co...RR~Computing~07929962
Howie
I did wonder about the power requirement for the disk.
Would something like this be suitable?
http://www.pcworld.co...RR~Computing~07929962
Howie