
August 11, 2011

HD....Hard drive?
if you're using this solely for data storage and not for booting, there are enclosures that can make an IDE drive into a USB drive.
However, they are hit or miss. I had to go through three or four before I found one that worked consistently, then my son decided it would make a great tinker toy (it didn't).
Here's a link to tigerdirect.com with what you are looking for:
[url:plyoz82q]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/search.asp?keywords=hd+enclosures&searchbtn.x=0&searchbtn.y=0[/url:plyoz82q]
Best of luck. because of my spotty luck with them, I do not have a specific brand that I would recommend. Hopefully someone else here will have had better luck than I have had.

October 22, 2008

Thanks Ziggie
I too found several USB external enclosures for a hard drive. I was hoping to find some way to do this internally. I did find a unit that computer techs use to test hard drives externally that I could install internally but I have been told they do not hold up very well.
Guess I'll just load that drive bay with a large GB drive and leave it for storage and back ups.
Thanks for your help.
Kestrel
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