Please suggest me a way of using my hard disk drive of desktop computer as external disk. Alternately, any easy way of accessing the data connecting to a laptop.
How to use HDD as External Disk.
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*www.amazon.in/ORICO-External-Drive...=1518879780&sr=8-4&keywords=orico+transparent
*www.amazon.in/Orico-Transparent-En...=1518879780&sr=8-5&keywords=orico+transparent
*www.amazon.in/Orico-Transparent-En...=1518879780&sr=8-5&keywords=orico+transparent
i use two methods - a tech-com 3.5 disk enclosure and a tech-com usb to ide/sata adapter. both bought from local market for approx. INR500/- some 3-5 years back. the 3.5 disk enclosure now is stored some where else but the usb adapter is still there on the table and used frequently.
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Brother in the second link we can enclose the 2.5" laptop hdd+a sdd. Can we enlcose 2.5" old pc hdd's and then maybe use a ide to sata converter as mentioned by @vidhubhushan to connect it to modern systems?
*images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61P8kFww2lL._SL1200_.jpg
If yes then I think it is wise to spend those additional bucks.
2.5" old pc hdd? i thought those were used in laptops only. the adapter i have mentioned can be used with IDE / SATA / 2.5 Laptop Drives.
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I have an old pc, which has an ide port hdd, I read somewhere that it is 2.5" sorry if it is the wrong info.
Other cool models
*www.amazon.in/ORICO-3588US3-3-5-in...+enclosure&refinements=p_89:ORICO|QuantumZERO
*www.amazon.in/ORICO-USB3-0-Externa...-4-fkmr0&keywords=tech-com+3.5+disk+enclosure
Is Orico a Chinese company as it is clearly mentioned, no warranty.
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Orico is a chinese company & it does provide warranty if you buy it directly from their chinese official stores which obviously is not an option for those outside China.
IDE hdd must be quite old now & near its end of life,why take chance with it by spending extra on it.
IDE hdd must be quite old now & near its end of life,why take chance with it by spending extra on it.
Afaik old ide hdds are 3.5 only. I am using 2 from techcom, an Indian company but there wasn't any mention of the warranty.
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Can you please share the link of your case and is it supporting ssd's also?
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Orico is better than techcom(think of it as redmi vs lava,one is big chinese company while other just import/assemble parts from China).
The case is for 3.5 only. The adapter has options for both 3.5 and 2.5. I have not used it with ssd but only with HDD.
I bought both from local computer market so don't have any link. Its Tech-Com SSD-235 IDE/SATA, USB to IDE/SATA Adapter. this model is not available on their website. a similar thing is this -
SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable for 2.5 3.5 Inch Adapter: Buy SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable for 2.5 3.5 Inch Adapter Online at best Prices from ShopClues.com
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Thanks Brother. Should I go with the second link of yours then? SSD support is there too+it might support my old ide hdd's.
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That orico transparent hdd dock seems good but I doubt it would be able to support IDE hdd.
I've these and serving my every external HDD related needs very well ( for sata only ) - the first one has mediocre compatibility with raspberry though :
*www.amazon.in/Terabyte-External-Casing-Drives-Enclosure/dp/B06XNQWJ21/
*www.amazon.in/RiaTech-2-5-Inch-External-Aluminum-Enclosure/dp/B01FYWAQAC/
*www.amazon.in/Terabyte-External-Casing-Drives-Enclosure/dp/B06XNQWJ21/
*www.amazon.in/RiaTech-2-5-Inch-External-Aluminum-Enclosure/dp/B01FYWAQAC/