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    Replacing external hard drive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Amerika, Mar 14, 2009.

  1. Amerika

    Amerika Notebook Guru

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    I bought a 80gb internal hard drive a few years ago and placed it inside an external enclosure. Last week, I decided to upgrade so I bought a 160gb hard drive (More specifically: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075). Only problem is that the new hd is SATA, but the interface on the external enclosure is IDE ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145133). I should have checked when I bought the hard drive, I really don't know why I didn't... :confused: I'm kind of a newbie, but is there something that can convert between the two??
     
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Nope, either return the drive or buy a new proper enclosure.
     
    nizzy1115, Mar 14, 2009
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  3. Amerika

    Amerika Notebook Guru

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    Ah, thanks. I suppose I'll just buy a SATA enclosure for future upgrades.
     
    Amerika, Mar 14, 2009
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    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Yeah, I'd recommend buying a different enclosure. It would be a different story if you were using PATA, which could be transfered into SATA. :eek:
     
    Colton, Mar 14, 2009
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