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USB case for the HD from my Dell Inspiron 8600

  • 11-11-2006 05:41PM
    #1
    wheatln2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭


    Hi, I don't know too much about these things, but is my dell 8600 3.5" harddrive compatable with all hard drive cases?

    And hence can someone recommend a good case that could connect by either USB or firewire?

    Thanks everyone, :)


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  • #2
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    You mean the internal HD from the notebook ?

    If so the Dell Inspiron 8600 uses 2.5" IDE hard drives either this or this will suffice for plugging the drive into USB externally.


  • #3
    wheatln2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭wheatln2


    8T8 wrote:
    You mean the internal HD from the notebook ?

    If so the Dell Inspiron 8600 uses 2.5" IDE hard drives either this or this will suffice for plugging the drive into USB externally.

    Ah yes, meant to say that a 2.5" case is actually what I need. That second link, the eMagic one looks pretty spot on as it can run off just one (or 2) usb ports, or an ac source. Thanks for the recommendation.

    Incidentally, I presume these cases just load up as an extra external device and are managed as an extra drive (e.g. appearing as the F: and can be "safely removed" from the taskbar?)


  • #4
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Correct.


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