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    Buying External Enclosure for a HD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Izint, Aug 19, 2007.

  1. Izint

    Izint Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know where there is a good and cheap enclsoure for a 200gb Maxtor 3.5" hd?

    what im wondering is that, I've been reading around external harddrives threads that were on sale/cheap, And I've seen people asking whether or not they will work in Vista. So i was wondering, I'm using this hd on my desktop right now in XP. So i was wondering if I change it into an external, will Vista be able to detect it, because I want to be using it for my Laptop, and whether or not I'll need to reformat the drive to make it work?
    Thx
     
    Izint, Aug 19, 2007
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    no one? :/
     
    Izint, Aug 21, 2007
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    grateful, Aug 21, 2007
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    did u read my post?, its not only bout how to make one,
     
    Izint, Aug 21, 2007
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    Just get one from any retailer or even Ebay...I bought one from Ebay with USB2 and FW for $20 and it works great. It has a "Prolific" chipset.
    FW should have a better sustained transfer rate than USB2. Either will work in Vista (my cheapo one does). Just remember to buy an enclosure matching your HDD interface (PATA/SATA).
    The best in terms of performance is eSata, but you need special hardware to support that and it will be more expensive.
     
    By ToR, Aug 21, 2007
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