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    7200 hd for m6809

    Discussion in 'eMachines' started by blue_heart, Jun 14, 2004.

  1. blue_heart

    blue_heart Notebook Enthusiast

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    i am thinking to buy 40gb 7200 hd for my m6809, and thinking to use the old one as external drive for storage only, how i can do this? how to connect it?

    the original drive is driving me crazy, so please help
     
    blue_heart, Jun 14, 2004
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    you can't simply use the old one as an "external drive". The only way you would have to access the contents on it or use it in some manner is placing it back inside the m6809. I'm fairly certain EMachines does not support putting a hard drive in an ultrabay drive as you can with ThinkPad notebooks (so you esentially have two hard drives and can choose which one to boot to). so i'm afraid your old hard drive would essentially become rather useless.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Jun 14, 2004
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    blue_heart Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks abax

    is there a way that i can attach the old one through sub port? basically i will diattach the old one and will attach it when needed to store some files there, i am not intending to attach it always and wherever i go, only when i am home and want to share the files that on the old drive by attaching it through the usb, thus the new one will be the permenant drive and the old will be attached when needed
     
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  4. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Yes, you just need to buy a 2.5" USB enclosure for it. I use a 60GB notebook drive for backup purposes. Enclosures usually run about $20 for a decent one.

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    Brian, Jun 14, 2004
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    blue_heart Notebook Enthusiast

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    thank you guys for your help

    most probably i will get the hitachi E7K60 40gb and make it the system disk and dump the current one in usb enclosure and use it as a storage. that would be great
     
    blue_heart, Jun 16, 2004
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    Wyrm Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys,

    I need some expert advice. I am thinking of buying a big external hard drive and I have heard that some laptops have BIOS that allows booting from Firewire or USB hard drives. Does the latest M68XX BIOS allows me to boot from an external hard drive thru FiWi or USB? Any ideas or suggestions on how to boot from an external one would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks!
     
    Wyrm, Jul 18, 2005
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  7. mvaughn12

    mvaughn12 Notebook Consultant

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    Is there a reason you want to goto a 40 gig Hardrive?

    You can get a 60 gig in 7200 RPM for just a few dollars more if not for the same price of the 40 gig so why drop off 20 gigs?
     
    mvaughn12, Jul 19, 2005
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