Re: Extrenal box for backup hard drive?

I got a usb to eide, and also the mini plug that laptops use, for about $25
USD last summer. Works fine, but it's a flimsy
setup. A guy had a "dead" 30 gig drive he needed to get finanical files off
after his laptop blew up. He had taken it to two computer shops and was
told by both, to the tune of $375 total, he was out of luck. This
arrangement spun up his drive on the first hook up, and i got the files
without any trouble at all.
Has it's own power supple, too. I don't remember where i bought it, but i
got it off the net somewhere after googleing on usb/ide converter.

Mike



"John Weiss" <jrweiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "AL D" <wmth2581@xxxxxxx> wrote...
>>
>> Is there a low-cost way of mounting a standard hard drive in a remote
>> box for the purpose of backing up data? I expect there are ready-made
>> boxes with a built-in power supply for this purpose, are there? Can
>> anyone recommend one?
>
> Just buy a generic USB2 and/or Firewire to EIDE enclosure, plus the HD of
> your choice. No further software/drivers should be necessary.
>
> I did that a couple years ago.
>


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