Is it possible to convert an internal hard drive to a ready usb external hard drive?
I have two extra hard drive i salvaged out of the crashed desktop and was thinking if there is a way to convert this two to be external drives for my laptop.
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4 Responses
AR2 - November 18, 2009
Buy a 3. 5″ external USB HDD case. Make sure the interface is the same as the drives (IDE or SATA).
rjkdlsjllsdj - November 18, 2009
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jab_hawk1 - November 18, 2009
You can purchase an external USB drive enclosure for $20-$50 and install the old drive. As you said desktop drive get a 5. 25″ drive model and be sure to get one that matches the drive type (IDE, SATA, etc).
The drive will be listed in the My Computers window as a normal drive letter. You may need to format the disk depending on it condition and previous use.
I have a external 2″ (laptop disk) enclosure that I use with a set of old 10G laptop drives. I store old files and backup on them, then put the bare drive in a firesafe. Total cost to me was $19, the drives were all recovered from dead systems.
Paul G - November 18, 2009
As everyone has told you, the answer is yes. You will however, (as the rest of your advisers have omitted!!) have to change your new External Drive Jumper settings to “Slave”
The settings will be shown graphically on your hard drive and it is no big deal to do.