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    External HDD enclosure

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by goldie, Oct 1, 2008.

  1. goldie

    goldie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just checking before i do this although cant see any problems.
    im going to take the standard hdd that came with my m1330 (160, 5400rpm) piece of crap out and replace it with the 320gb raptor. i want to put the old hdd in an enclosure and run it as an external for a few mp3's at work.

    is this enclosure ok?

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/2-5-Sata-eSata-External-Enclosure/dp/B000S89NQG/ref=pd_sim_ce_4

    and are there any other problems i may have?
     
    goldie, Oct 1, 2008
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Enclosure's compatibility with Vista ?
    And are you serious about installing a Raptor in the M1330 ?
    (Or are you referring to the 320GB 7200RPM ?)
     
    Andy, Oct 1, 2008
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  3. goldie

    goldie Notebook Enthusiast

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    apologies. i meant scorpio black 320gb.
    no enclosures iv found seem to specifically mention vista compatibility althoguh this one has comments mentioning it worked fine with vista
     
    goldie, Oct 1, 2008
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    goofball Notebook Deity

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    Problem with some 7200rpm drives is the amount of power needed at startup is more than the rated output of 2-USB ports (1A). So it may or may not work, it depends on what the drive needs to start up with.
     
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  5. goldie

    goldie Notebook Enthusiast

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    the current one is only 5400 rpm so shouldnt be a problem energy wise
     
    goldie, Oct 2, 2008
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    The piture shows that it has to be plugged into the mains to work so it souldn't have a problem when running. And there should be no compatability issues, because I have done the same thing with a 7 year old 40GB harddrive without any problems so it should work flawlessly.

    :)
     
    Manic Penguins, Oct 2, 2008
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