answersLogoWhite

0

When referencing a computer case design, an external drive bay is one that is accessible from outside the computer, such as a drive bay that houses an optical drive (CD or DVD). An internal drive bay is not accessible from outside the computer, such as a bay that houses a hard drive. There is no need to have physical access to the hard drive so it does not need a "door to the outside" like a CD or DVD drive.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

If a hard drive is too small to physically fit snugly in the drive bay what can you do?

then we connect it with external usb device


Is copying your C Drive on to an external drive the same as copying it on to an external drive?

Of course it would. If you are copying your C Drive onto an external drive, then are copying it to an external drive, aren't you?


What kind of hardware do you need to install a second hard drive?

As long as you have an open bay of the right size, just the hard drive is all you should need, maybe two screws. If you don't have an open bay, you can use an external hard drive that just plugs into a USB port.


How much does 2 external 5.25 drive bay cost?

You can purchase form factors (minus power-supply) for as low as $32.00 US


What is the volume label of an external hard drive?

The volume label of an external hard drive refers to the string, which shows before the drive letter if you were to look at the drive using My Computer. For instance, if it is written External Drive:E, then the label is External Drive.


What's the fastest type of external hard drive?

The fastest type of external hard drive would be a external 3.0 USB hard drive.


If a hard drive is too small to physically fit snugly into the drive bay?

You can use the universal kit to sexly fit the hard drive into the drive bay.


Type of bay that allows a user to access openings in the bay from outside the system unit?

external bay


Can you move your windows partition on your mac to an external hard drive?

You can certainly move Windows to an external hard drive but Windows will not boot directly from an external drive. If you are running Windows in Parallels (See links below) you can have Parallels installed on the Mac's drive and then have your Windows virtual machine on the external drive.


If you are mounting a hard drive into a bay that is too large a kit can help you securely fit the drive into the bay?

Universal Bay Kit


Is there an external hard drive bay that can hold multiple hard drives?

I've been looking for the same thing. Here's what I've come up with: http://www.xpcgear.com/dualbay.html


Where can one get repair services for an external hard drive?

you can go to the service center of your external hard drive.

Trending Questions
iPad Screen Size? When i tried to open torrent using open with when you open others programs it opens torrent? What are the advantaged of keyboard shortcuts? Disadvantages of iMac computer? Where can one find information on setting wireless router for Skype? Can you begin design without analysis? The volume of a gas collected when the temperature is 11.0 C and the pressure is 710 millimeter Hg measures 14.8 mL What is the calculated volume of the gas at 20.0 C and 740 millimeter Hg? If you change a files permissions to chmod 755 in Linux what kind of permissions are assigned to the group that owns the file? Can you search windows updates by date For example if you want to know what updates were installed on Feb 1 2012 is that possible for Windows XP Professional 64 bit? The Alignment tab in the Format Cells dialog box allows you to position data by? Where is the print preview command found in word? Function of operational manger? Incident Action plans depend on what to accomplish response tactics? Which is NOT an indicator of a possible phishing attempt? What is the word size of the Intel 80386? Why does Windows Media Player separate an album if the songs are in different formats and how can you put them under the same album without mass converting all your music? What after BE in computer? How do you make sound work on safe mode on computer? What is a handle on a selected graphic that can be dragged to rotate the graphic to any angle? Where can one purchase an Acer tablet?