External Hard Drive - how to build?

[EyeOfThe]

Hi,

I was looking for a guidance on a good exernal hard drive to buy, and found this post:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1571711&enterthread=y

The post talks about buying a case and an internal HD and building your own external.

Does anyone have a "Dummies" guide for this? I've never done it before so if you can recommend the needed parts and a link to a how-to guide that would be great.

Looking for it to be a 200+ Gig MP3 repository.

Thanks

 

[akubi]

it's easy... you just buy a 3.5" usb enclosure, open it up, connect the hd, close it, connect the usb cable and your OS should show the drive automatically.

 

[EyeOfThe]

Thanks

Is there any way I could cluelessly screw it up?

Also seeking advice for recommended items & good deals, where to buy, etc.
Would be nice if the whole thing were quiet.

 

[Quasmo]

Originally posted by: EyeOfThe
Thanks

Is there any way I could cluelessly screw it up?

Also seeking advice for recommended items & good deals, where to buy, etc.
Would be nice if the whole thing were quiet.

ummmm not really. No.

 

[Vegito]

Originally posted by: EyeOfThe
Thanks

Is there any way I could cluelessly screw it up?

Also seeking advice for recommended items & good deals, where to buy, etc.
Would be nice if the whole thing were quiet.

newegg.. i got the belkin one.. integrated psu so I dont need an external brick power


http://www.usb-2-0.com/f5u209.html - belkin, pricy but has firewire & usb2..

 

[EyeOfThe]

Originally posted by: forcesho

newegg.. i got the belkin one.. integrated psu so I dont need an external brick power


http://www.usb-2-0.com/f5u209.html - belkin, pricy but has firewire & usb2..

100 bucks for an enclosure? I thought the whole idea was to save money...

 

[EyeOfThe]

When the drive says ATA133 does it mean my PC needs to be running at ATA133 or just that my motherboard can support ATA133 or is it something I don't even need to worry about?

My PC has 2 serial ata 160G drives in raid 0, but I'll have to check what the ata # is.

Thanks

 

[ShadowBlade]

the only way you could screw it up is if you cluelessly threw the hard drive against the wall

 

[microAmp]

I got an enclosure arriving today. It's a Rosewill from NewEgg.com that ran about $32.00 being that I supply my own HDD, which is a 120 GB internal that will get converted into a external one with USB 2.0 connection.

http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=92 Direct link.

Another way to get the external enclosures is go to Computer Hardware-> Cases from the NewEgg's site and that'll get you there.