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What external hard drive case enclosure would you need for this Internal Hard Drive?
It depends. If it is a laptop hard disk, and you know the interface (IDE or SATA, there is a difference), you would purchase a 2.5" IDE/SATA Hard Disk Enclosure.
If it is a desktop hard disk, and you know the interface (IDE or SATA, there is a difference), you would purchase a 3.5" IDE/SATA Hard Disk enclosure. Hopefully this helps.
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Is the C drive on a computer internal or external drive?
Internal Drive
Can external hard drives be used as internal hard drives?
Most external hard drives can be used as internal ones. Provided that the IDE, SATA, or SCSI interface of the external hard drive is the same as the desktop's system board hard drive interface. Users can remove the USB casing and proceed to plug the data and power cables into it. The external drive, just has an additional component, that's used to hook up with the USB port.
What is the difference between hard drive enclosures and portable hard drives?
A portable hard drive is just an external hard drive with set memory, for example 320GB, A hard drive enclosure is if you have an internal you wish to use as an external, you simply connect it to the enclosure and use it. However permissions etc have to be overwritten to access the data, so if your not very technical, best just buy an external
How do you change a internal hard drive to a external hard drive?
The easiest way to make an internal hard drive portable is to purchase what's called a hard drive enclosure. Hard drive enclosures are kits that have everything you need to make your own portable hard drive. Make sure you get a hard drive enclosure that matches the size and interface type as your hard drive, as well as the means of connectivity that you wish. As an example, you can have a 3.5" IDE hard drive enclosure that connects to your computer with a USB cable. Most computer stores have hard drive enclosure. The best place to get one is probably tigerdirect.com. There are many of them available on eBay.
What are the benefits of an external hard drive enclosure?
If a hard drive is external to computer then it is easy to move it between computers if required or take it away for safe keeping. If it has a good had drive enclosure then it is more protected from the elements or from accidental damage.
Is an internal hard drive faster than an external one?
An internal hard drive will generally be faster than an external one.
Does Icy Dock have and External Hard Drive Enclosure called the Blizzard?
Yes
What is the hard drive known as?
There are external and internal hds
Can information be saved from broken external hard drive using sata hard drive enclosure..usb port from old external drive was broken and tried using gigaware enclosure to re-establish connection?
It depends on what failed. If the enclosure failed, then you can probably just hook the HD up internally or to another enclosure. If the HD failed, then it's unlikely that you can salvage the information without professional intervention.
Using 3.5 external Hard Drive with notebook?
I'm going to assume you want to use the old drive as a secondary drive for this answer. Get an external USB hard drive enclosure which is compatible with your "old" drive. CHECK ON THIS, there are several types of hard drive (SCSI, IDE, EIDE, and SATA) and you need to be sure the enclosure and drive are compatible. (Cost: around $30-$40)Put old hard drive in new external case, plug in power source, plug USB into laptop. Plug 'n' play (uPnP) will recognise drive and incorporate it into devices.
Does HP offer any type of internal storage for external drives?
There are two types of drives, either internal or external. An external drive would only offer external storage. It is kept internally on the external drive but that is all.
What are the advantages of a internal DVD drive over a external DVD rw drive?
easy to upgrade
