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external hard drive

Sep 23, 2006 3:46AM PDT

can one take a hard drive out of an old computer and make an external hard drive out of it to hook up to another computer

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I can!
Sep 23, 2006 4:21AM PDT

If I can, I bet anyone can.

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Hard Drive
Sep 23, 2006 6:14AM PDT

Just buy an external drive case from a PC store. The are cheap and not cheap depending on what you want to spend. If you use firewire on on your pc you may want to get one with that it is suppose to be faster. However I use a usb external case and it works fine. If you look around you will probably get a full kit with a hard drive for the price of a hard drive alone. There are great benifits to having one of these kicking around.

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Cooling.
Sep 23, 2006 6:17AM PDT

Just one more thing to note. Cooling is also a factor. Some of the more expensive cases will have better cooling features. So think about how long you will want to run one. They can get quite warm. I put a fan beside mine when I use them. Can't hurt.