What type of drive is it
Hi
My External drive just failed and I would like to reuse the case but I can't determine with all the choices what type of drive this is,,,I have googled and googled:) looking for a reference picture( found one) but it doesn't say what type.
The drive itself doesn't say on it either if it is SATA or ATA or ...
It is a old case( relative) but has S400,S800 and USB 2.0 so I figured it isn't too old for continued use.
thanks
climber
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ATA. Big ol' plug gives it away, and then 4-pin Molex for power.
thanks Tallest Skil
I have a tendency to ignore the guts of what I use daily
I am looking to put a 3TB in as a replacement...7200 rpm preferred ....most I see are SATA..connection O so different...is it even possible or do I have to reduce to 5400 RPM
I have been googling again:)
If the internal case of the external drive only has ATA connectors, nothing you get would be compatible. They stopped making ATA drives a long time ago, and I think the largest ever made was under a terabyte.
You'd be better served starting from scratch with a simple new external case. I think WD does a 3TB for under $100 now… Ah, $102.
thanks again....I saw some on amazon at very good prices. The drive that died was 250Gig and the connections are hardwired so I guess as replacement is in order
climber
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-750GB-7200RPM-PATA-ST3750640A/dp/B000G8NO72
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-320-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B000RO3BPA
but there's not much point when SATA drives are faster and cheaper. You can even get portable bus-powered drives cheap:
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Backup-Portable-External-STBU1000100/dp/B00829THO6
1TB for $60 and no power adaptors needed.
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