External Enclosure for Laptop HD

[yelo333]

The problem:

I need too backup a 50mb file weekly to something more reliable than CD or DVD packet writeing. Assume once I hit ~700mb, I can backup to a CD-R, and store in a dark, cool, temperature controlled enviorment. I've had much bad luck in the past with CD-RW and DVD media, and I'd rather not be burning cd's all the time, and as I really need an interum backup before I accumulate enough data to fill a CD, I'm looking to AT'ers for a solution.

Also, whatever media I'd be using would have to be small enough to be easily transported from one place to another. Preferably, be able to store quite a bit over the 700mb, into the gb range on this media.

What I'd like to use:

A 6 gb laptop 12.5mm tall HD. The screen on the lappy it was in died, and this seems like a good use for it.

Problem is, most external 2.5" enclosures for HD's only support 9.5mm tall drives.

What I"m asking:

Is there a reliable, not-too-expensive external HD case that supports these taller(older) laptop hard drives?

OR, could you think of a way to rig up the connector end of a case that only supports the smaller drives and make my own case for the actual hd(and, give the connector end a good squeeze)?

I hope you understand what I'm asking, though I realise I've been a bit redundant in some of my explinations

Cliff Notes: I need a 2.5" laptop external enclosure that supports a 12.5mm laptop hard drive

Thanks for the input!

 

[eelw]

I think you're stuck buying a 44 pin 2.5" -> 40 pin w/molex IDE cable. I haven't seen any 12mm 2.5" HD enclosures either.

 

[yelo333]

thx, I might go ahead and get this one:

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=17-145-124&depa=1

since it looks like I can just use the plastic connection end of it, and make my own box to house the laptop HD. Any tips on doing that? Anybody?

 

[Oyeve]

You could get that and just keep the top off.

 

[piasabird]

They make external Drive kits for the smaller laptop hard drives. Just look for External Hard Drive Kit.

They probably also make mounting kits to put a 2.5" drive in a 3.5" slot that you could use in a standard 3.5" external drive case.

They probably make some hard drive MP3 players that can do the same thing.

 

[yelo333]

Originally posted by: Oyeve
You could get that and just keep the top off.

Ya, I'm prob. going to do that, just it's not an optimal solution(leaves drive more suceptible to damage), hence my posting a few times before I jump.

So, nobody's seen such a case?

 

[piasabird]

They also make 1 gig flash drives, but I dont know how safe that type of media is.

 

[Oyeve]

Ya, I'm prob. going to do that, just it's not an optimal solution(leaves drive more suceptible to damage), hence my posting a few times before I jump.

So, nobody's seen such a case?[/quote]


I dont think they even make drives that thick anymore let alone a case for it. Good luck tho. LMK if you find one cuz i have a 50 gigger that I would like to make external but its too thick for the cases I have now.