From: Doug Franklin > Walter Hamler wrote: > >> > My question is, is it feasible to buy one of those external enclosures to >> > make an external HD using the sata drive that is in the old computer? Since >> > it is a sata drive, I was hoping that if I could enclose it and hook it to >> > either a desktop or my laptop, it might be a good external drive. If not, I >> > can always put it in the new computer as an extra drive. > > Sure. Get an enclosure with a e-SATA port. You'll need an e-SATA port > on the computer end, too. You'll have to check the motherboard specs to > see if it offers e-SATA. If it doesn't, I think you can get a PCI card > that will provide an e-SATA port.
Or just get an enclosure that takes a SATA drive and connects via USB or Firewire. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
