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    Recommend an enclosure for this 2.5" HD please

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by I♥RAM, Nov 7, 2008.

  1. I♥RAM

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    http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j...f32b010VgnVCM100000dd04090aRCRD&reqPage=Model

    That's the one I have laying in my house, I think it came out of an Apple since it has an Apple logo on it.

    Basically a Seagate 7200.1 100GB 2.5" HD. I believe it's a SATA 1.5GB/s connection. Above link should have all info. I have no clue what to look for in enclosures, just need to turn this drive into an external one for my own use w/ a USB or eSATA port. Newegg has options for choosing the internal interface, but I'm not sure which one to pick between IDE, SATA (I'm guessing this one), SATA I/II, SATA & IDE (this is what confuses me).

    Any help appreciated.
     
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    looking at the startup current (max), it is more than what 2 USB ports can provide. It's possible that any 2.5" enclosure that only uses the dual-head usb cable may not provide enough power for it to start up properly.

    I use a coolmax 2.5" SATA that has the dual head and it worked with the 7200.2 and 7200.3 but I have not had a 7200.1 to test it with so I can't guarantee that it would work.
     
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    Well that's not good. I don't want to throw a free 100GB 7200RPM away and spend $43 on a 60GB 5400RPM one :(
     
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    Two USB ports should be handle the spin up on the drive, as it uses just under 4w.

    You need a SATA enclosure. SATA I & II are backwards compatible, so don't worry about it.
     
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    Wow for a couple more bucks you get an eSATA connection, power cable, 1 year warranty :D

    I'm about to purchase that one!
     
    I♥RAM, Nov 7, 2008
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