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intellijence · 09-23-2007, 03:59 PM

So I have this old PC that I don't really use anymore but it has a pretty good storage capacity (and it has all my old CD's I didn't feel like ripping onto this laptop). I was wondering if there's anyway I can make use out of the other hard drive? I would like some more room for programs on my laptop but a large amount of the space is being taken up by music. Anyway I could just store all my music onto the other (PC) hard drive and maybe just use it as an external hard drive?

Lasereth · 09-23-2007, 04:10 PM

Yeah you could buy an external hard drive casing. It turns a regular hard drive into a USB external hard drive. Then plug it into the USB port on your laptop and you're good to go.

meanSpleen · 09-23-2007, 05:07 PM

don't spend more than $50 for one either. An external hard drive casing is not much more than these three things:

1) An IDE or SATA connection for your hard drive (you probably have a IDE connection since you mentioned it is an older computer)
2) Power
3) Either a metal or plastic shell/case

Thats all there really is to it. Don't spend extra for any other features as they really are pretty much the same.

Nimetic · 09-24-2007, 04:22 AM

Why not just plug into the PC via network cable and save to it that way?

meanSpleen · 09-24-2007, 05:50 AM

power savings?

intellijence · 09-24-2007, 12:47 PM

Thanks a lot for the answers, I'll end up getting the casing by the end of the week probably. If I have any other questions I'll be sure to ask/send a message to one of you.

Thanks again

09-23-2007, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
intellijence Upright Location: DC	Hard drive question So I have this old PC that I don't really use anymore but it has a pretty good storage capacity (and it has all my old CD's I didn't feel like ripping onto this laptop). I was wondering if there's anyway I can make use out of the other hard drive? I would like some more room for programs on my laptop but a large amount of the space is being taken up by music. Anyway I could just store all my music onto the other (PC) hard drive and maybe just use it as an external hard drive? __________________ ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space

09-23-2007, 05:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
meanSpleen Squid hat! Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx	don't spend more than $50 for one either. An external hard drive casing is not much more than these three things: 1) An IDE or SATA connection for your hard drive (you probably have a IDE connection since you mentioned it is an older computer) 2) Power 3) Either a metal or plastic shell/case Thats all there really is to it. Don't spend extra for any other features as they really are pretty much the same. __________________ Like TFP? Donate To Keep It Alive!!

09-24-2007, 05:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
meanSpleen Squid hat! Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx	power savings? __________________ Like TFP? Donate To Keep It Alive!!

09-24-2007, 12:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
intellijence Upright Location: DC	Thanks a lot for the answers, I'll end up getting the casing by the end of the week probably. If I have any other questions I'll be sure to ask/send a message to one of you. Thanks again __________________ ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space

09-23-2007, 04:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Yeah you could buy an external hard drive casing. It turns a regular hard drive into a USB external hard drive. Then plug it into the USB port on your laptop and you're good to go.

09-24-2007, 04:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nimetic Junkie Location: Melbourne, Australia	Why not just plug into the PC via network cable and save to it that way?