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safe to use a different hd in my external case?

  • 08-08-2009 02:14PM
    #1
    breadbin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 692 ✭✭✭


    i had an external hd and it died so I removed it but was wondering if its safe to put a different hd into the case and use it as an external. i don't see any reason why it won't but don't want to kill another one in the same week by fiddling. anyone do this already?


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  • #2
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    No problem, You can put a larger one in now. There's only 2 types of hard drive interface, Ide and Sata, find out which one


  • #3
    wolfric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭wolfric


    Should be a very easy job just unscrew and slide in. Perhaps you should check the drive that was external first to make sure that it isn't just the external case that's faulty.


  • #4
    breadbin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 692 ✭✭✭breadbin


    wolfric wrote: »
    Should be a very easy job just unscrew and slide in. Perhaps you should check the drive that was external first to make sure that it isn't just the external case that's faulty.

    i did and the bios wouldn pick it up. just wasn't sure of the usb circuit board thing whether it was designed especially for that drive or not. i'll gve it a go.


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