Comments for Cheap Laptop Hard Drive http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com Find Cheap Laptop Hard Drive Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:15:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on How can I connect multiple hard drives to my computer? by mariagethai http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/how-can-i-connect-multiple-hard-drives-to-my-computer/comment-page-1#comment-147 mariagethai Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:24:59 +0000 http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/how-can-i-connect-multiple-hard-drives-to-my-computer#comment-147 I don't think it's easily possible<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.buythiscomputer.com/ I don't think it's easily possible
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]]> Comment on What's the difference between internal and external hard drives? by GWC22 http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/whats-the-difference-between-internal-and-external-hard-drives/comment-page-1#comment-136 GWC22 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:57:59 +0000 http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/whats-the-difference-between-internal-and-external-hard-drives#comment-136 External Hard Drives - Easy to install, usually just a simple connection to a USB or Firewire port. Usually more expensive per GB than an internal drive. No more prone to physical damage than an average laptop would be. Likelyhood of viral infection is the same as any other media. Can be used with multiple computers. Internal Hard Drives - Slightly more difficult to install, although most manufacturers include very detailed schematics with their drives, and the only tool usually needed is a phillips head screw driver. Some BIOS settings may need to be adjusted to install. Performance is generally faster than external drives due to higher data transfer speed on IDE, SATA, and SCSI than USB and Firewire. Generally cheaper than External drives. If your main factor is ease of use and portability, then external would be the way to go. However, if cost or performance is an issue, and you plan on only using this hard drive with the single desktop, I would highly recommend an internal drive. From personal experience, look into Western Digital drives, I have used several of these over the years and so far I haven't had to replace one due to device failure. When buying, just be sure that the interface you get (USB or Firewire for external, IDE or SATA for internal) matches with what your machine has.<br><b>References : </b><br> External Hard Drives - Easy to install, usually just a simple connection to a USB or Firewire port. Usually more expensive per GB than an internal drive. No more prone to physical damage than an average laptop would be. Likelyhood of viral infection is the same as any other media. Can be used with multiple computers.

Internal Hard Drives - Slightly more difficult to install, although most manufacturers include very detailed schematics with their drives, and the only tool usually needed is a phillips head screw driver. Some BIOS settings may need to be adjusted to install. Performance is generally faster than external drives due to higher data transfer speed on IDE, SATA, and SCSI than USB and Firewire. Generally cheaper than External drives.

If your main factor is ease of use and portability, then external would be the way to go. However, if cost or performance is an issue, and you plan on only using this hard drive with the single desktop, I would highly recommend an internal drive. From personal experience, look into Western Digital drives, I have used several of these over the years and so far I haven't had to replace one due to device failure. When buying, just be sure that the interface you get (USB or Firewire for external, IDE or SATA for internal) matches with what your machine has.
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]]> Comment on What's the difference between internal and external hard drives? by john http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/whats-the-difference-between-internal-and-external-hard-drives/comment-page-1#comment-135 john Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:48:59 +0000 http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/whats-the-difference-between-internal-and-external-hard-drives#comment-135 internal hard drive mount in side computer and external hard drive be out side,you can make internal hard drive to external but need encloser.all hard drives are same way, ext are batter then internal or internal batter then ex, no body can said that.<br><b>References : </b><br> internal hard drive mount in side computer and external hard drive be out side,you can make internal hard drive to external but need encloser.all hard drives are same way, ext are batter then internal or internal batter then ex, no body can said that.
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]]> Comment on How can I connect multiple hard drives to my computer? by sulaiman s http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/how-can-i-connect-multiple-hard-drives-to-my-computer/comment-page-1#comment-146 sulaiman s Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:44:59 +0000 http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/how-can-i-connect-multiple-hard-drives-to-my-computer#comment-146 Use a USB connection or even A HUB.<br><b>References : </b><br> Use a USB connection or even A HUB.
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]]> Comment on What's the difference between internal and external hard drives? by floppyorangehat http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/whats-the-difference-between-internal-and-external-hard-drives/comment-page-1#comment-134 floppyorangehat Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:06:59 +0000 http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/whats-the-difference-between-internal-and-external-hard-drives#comment-134 One's inside, and one's outside. You'd be better off with an external. There's no installation, just plug it in and use it! Lots of people use external hard drives for desktops.<br><b>References : </b><br> One's inside, and one's outside.

You'd be better off with an external. There's no installation, just plug it in and use it! Lots of people use external hard drives for desktops.
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]]> Comment on How can I connect multiple hard drives to my computer? by Adrift http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/how-can-i-connect-multiple-hard-drives-to-my-computer/comment-page-1#comment-145 Adrift Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:01:59 +0000 http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/how-can-i-connect-multiple-hard-drives-to-my-computer#comment-145 Seems to me you're looking for something a little more sophisticated since you already know you can use external casings and connect them to a USB hub. I'm not sure why you want to use "10 hard drives", but if your objective is to separate the video categories, you can use one huge harddisk with mulitple partitions so they can be accessed as different drives (c:\, d:\, e:\....). If you're willing to spend a little more money for a robust solution, take a look at network access storage solutions. I won't go into the details about performance and fault tolerance here, but you can easily find such products and their features on the internet. As a start, see http://www.buffalotech.com/products/storage.php. You can get up to 2,000Gb of space.<br><b>References : </b><br> Seems to me you're looking for something a little more sophisticated since you already know you can use external casings and connect them to a USB hub.

I'm not sure why you want to use "10 hard drives", but if your objective is to separate the video categories, you can use one huge harddisk with mulitple partitions so they can be accessed as different drives (c:\, d:\, e:\….).

If you're willing to spend a little more money for a robust solution, take a look at network access storage solutions. I won't go into the details about performance and fault tolerance here, but you can easily find such products and their features on the internet.

As a start, see http://www.buffalotech.com/products/storage.php. You can get up to 2,000Gb of space.
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]]> Comment on I have a Seagate external hard drive- what do I need to do to set it up? by danuitti http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/seagate-hard-drive/i-have-a-seagate-external-hard-drive-what-do-i-need-to-do-to-set-it-up/comment-page-1#comment-156 danuitti Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:59:59 +0000 http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/seagate-hard-drive/i-have-a-seagate-external-hard-drive-what-do-i-need-to-do-to-set-it-up#comment-156 Right click on My Computer and pick MANAGE Then click on Disk Management. If you do not see the new USB based drive, then a driver of some sort is needed, so look for the CD that came with that drive. If you see that drive in Disk Management, it might not be partitioned. It might not have a drive letter assigned to it. It might not yet be formatted. Go for it, and Merry Christmas Good luck and Happy Computing!<br><b>References : </b><br> Right click on My Computer and pick MANAGE

Then click on Disk Management.

If you do not see the new USB based drive, then a driver of some sort is needed, so look for the CD that came with that drive.

If you see that drive in Disk Management, it might not be partitioned. It might not have a drive letter assigned to it. It might not yet be formatted.

Go for it, and Merry Christmas

Good luck and Happy Computing!
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]]> Comment on How can I connect multiple hard drives to my computer? by Jarret T http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/how-can-i-connect-multiple-hard-drives-to-my-computer/comment-page-1#comment-144 Jarret T Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:46:59 +0000 http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/how-can-i-connect-multiple-hard-drives-to-my-computer#comment-144 Buy a server case, and put all what you want in there and then buy 2-3 PCI IDE controller card should be avaliable at a computer hardware store or someing along the lines of the type.<br><b>References : </b><br> Buy a server case, and put all what you want in there and then buy 2-3 PCI IDE controller card should be avaliable at a computer hardware store or someing along the lines of the type.
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]]> Comment on I have a Seagate external hard drive- what do I need to do to set it up? by marrod1206 http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/seagate-hard-drive/i-have-a-seagate-external-hard-drive-what-do-i-need-to-do-to-set-it-up/comment-page-1#comment-155 marrod1206 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:34:59 +0000 http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/seagate-hard-drive/i-have-a-seagate-external-hard-drive-what-do-i-need-to-do-to-set-it-up#comment-155 Switch off PC, unplug Seagate, Switch on PC, once start-up has finished plug in Seagate, PC should recognise new hardware and install successfully.<br><b>References : </b><br>been there, done it. Switch off PC, unplug Seagate, Switch on PC, once start-up has finished plug in Seagate, PC should recognise new hardware and install successfully.
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]]> Comment on What's the difference between internal and external hard drives? by ilan http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/whats-the-difference-between-internal-and-external-hard-drives/comment-page-1#comment-133 ilan Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:31:59 +0000 http://www.cheaplaptopharddrive.com/hard-drives/whats-the-difference-between-internal-and-external-hard-drives#comment-133 External - Outside; Internal - Inside; no difference none so ever. Is it unusual for someone to be running their OS on an external drive? kind of, usually internals are used for the operating system but it's likely that you can actually use either/or. Since the external is outside; it is prone to being easily more damaged than one that's internal, inside. They are simple to install, mainly plug-n-play. They are both the same in one, only one is out and one is in.<br><b>References : </b><br> External - Outside; Internal - Inside; no difference none so ever. Is it unusual for someone to be running their OS on an external drive? kind of, usually internals are used for the operating system but it's likely that you can actually use either/or. Since the external is outside; it is prone to being easily more damaged than one that's internal, inside. They are simple to install, mainly plug-n-play. They are both the same in one, only one is out and one is in.
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