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    Help with external HDD enclosures...

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by nyonwu, Jan 5, 2008.

  1. nyonwu

    nyonwu Newbie

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    I just purchased an external HDD enclosure so that I could take the internal HDD out of my laptop and continue using it even as I throw out my old laptop. The enclosure is designed for IDE notebook HDDs . However, the HDD I am attempting to use is an EIDE drive.

    Should I just return the enclosure to the store where I got and find someplace that actually makes an EIDE enclosure? Or should I just go ahead and get a new hard drive?
     
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  2. mZimm

    mZimm Notebook Evangelist

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    EIDE = IDE = PATA

    You should be able to use what you have fine, those terms are used interchangeably.
     
    mZimm, Jan 5, 2008
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