How Do You Make External Hard Drive?
Just got a new computer but wanna make use of the old one? The first thing you can pull out of the case is the hard drive. By buying a hard drive case (or sometimes called “external enclosure”), you will be able to easily assemble an external hard drive that functions exactly the same as something like Western Digital MyBook External Hard Drive (~ $100). Here is my experience of making use of my old Maxtor 200G PATA hard drive. First of all, you need to figure out what size the hard drive is. Usually, desktop uses 3.5″ hard drive, yet laptop uses 2.5″. However, you’d better check if you’re unsure. Remove the hard drive from your desktop case/laptop (remove 4 screws, 2 on each side, and unplug the two cables attached), and look at the label (as shown below). As the label indicates, this is a 3.5″ hard drive and a 3.5″ case will be needed. Buy the 3.5″ case. The price is around $20 – 40. The package should include the case, a power cord, and a USB cable. Before connecting the hard drive
