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Title: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: CyAn1d3 on March 10, 2011, 06:12:02 PM: alright boys, i need some advice...
i got access to a new computer.... granted its a net book, but still.
SO, through my insane amount of google searching i have yet to come across ANYTHING relevent, i have the 16 pin IDE hard drive from my old laptop, i need a portable hard drive SHELL capable of hooking to my hard drive to so i can acess MAX and the rest of my tools to GET BACK TO WORK. first one with a solution gets a cookie and my first born.

FASTER I CAN GET ON MY OLD HD, THE FASTER I GET BACK ON TRACK PUMPING OUT WAR MACHINES!!!!
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: deadthunder2_0 on March 10, 2011, 06:37:22 PM: well you will need a usb adapter for it, and i recommend getting a nice big block of foam, and cutting it to size, it really works
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: ACES_HIGH on March 10, 2011, 07:26:32 PM: you'll need one of these:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/dd1a/ (http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/dd1a/)
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: CyAn1d3 on March 10, 2011, 07:33:03 PM: bookmarked, will purchase next payday, enjoy the cookie!
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: King Class Scout on March 11, 2011, 08:33:05 AM: crap, someone beat me to it.

i just discovered there are loose connectors. i was sent a disturbing email. apparently, copier manufacturers have been dropping hard drives in corporate copiers that save every thing they copy on the hard drive, permanently. one was used (with a downloadable program for accessing) to find the stuff.
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: Senator on March 17, 2011, 01:14:55 PM: That's a nice cable, but if you don't constantly need to read different kind of hard drives and want something less ghetto, why not get a proper external usb enclosure? You can get those for 10$ or less on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-External-2-5-IDE-Hard-Drive-Case-Enclosure-USB-2-0-/150576237583?pt=PCC_Drives_Storage_Internal&hash=item230f0b0c0f#ht_2268wt_905
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: Nebula on March 17, 2011, 03:33:10 PM: that will only fit a 2.5" drive :P and if you are doing this on the fly/quick what ACES_HIGH suggested is fine.
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: eclipse74569 on March 17, 2011, 10:10:00 PM: Yeah that maybe so Neb, but they DO make a 3.5 version :facepalm: :P
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: Nebula on March 17, 2011, 10:13:32 PM: yeah.. but would ya like to buy an enclosure for every extra HD ya got?
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: eclipse74569 on March 17, 2011, 10:32:40 PM: Quote from: Nebula on March 17, 2011, 10:13:32 PM
yeah.. but would ya like to buy an enclosure for every extra HD ya got?

Honestly? Yes...but that's just me :P
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: 1DeadlySAMURAI on March 17, 2011, 11:53:03 PM: I have an HDD dock. Like this one but without card reader.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-5-3-5-Hard-Drive-Dock-Station-USB-Hub-Card-Reader-/170610787354?pt=PCC_Drives_Storage_Internal&hash=item27b932041a

That one's not so bad either.
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: CyAn1d3 on March 18, 2011, 02:18:25 PM: actually what senator puropsed would fit my needs perfectly, instead of transferring EVERYTHING from my hard drive, i can just transfer my programs to this one and use the old 2.5 as a backup storage. either of the 2 will work.
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: eclipse74569 on March 18, 2011, 02:55:05 PM: Quote from: CyAn1d3 on March 18, 2011, 02:18:25 PM
actually what senator puropsed would fit my needs perfectly, instead of transferring EVERYTHING from my hard drive, i can just transfer my programs to this one and use the old 2.5 as a backup storage. either of the 2 will work.

Hope it works out for you bro! LOL :D
Title: Re: HELLLLP!!!!
Post by: Nebula on March 18, 2011, 10:16:52 PM: Quote from: CyAn1d3 on March 18, 2011, 02:18:25 PM
actually what senator puropsed would fit my needs perfectly, instead of transferring EVERYTHING from my hard drive, i can just transfer my programs to this one and use the old 2.5 as a backup storage. either of the 2 will work.

heh point.