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How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosure?

Tags: external, hard drive, enclosure, IDE, USB, TechRepublic Inc., Greg Shultz

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Are you in need of a large external hard drive to use for storing your music collection or backing up your data? As you know, you can go to just about any retail outlet that carries computer components and purchase a large external hard drive. However, if you're the kind of person who prefers the do it yourself approach, you can easily put together your own external hard drive.

In this gallery, I'll show you how to build an external hard drive.
                                             

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Not build your own, use one from a storerorth@...  | 01/23/08
no needccw@...  | 01/23/08
PC Power supply might be kind of bulky.jpimentel@...  | 01/23/08
re: PC Power supply might be kind of bulky.techrepublic@...  | 05/25/08
External recovery of drivesIT_Godson  | 01/23/08
No Need for external cases for me...dreamtheaterdrums  | 01/23/08
Funnynumber15  | 04/03/08
Cheaper to buy unitmmsx@...  | 02/08/08
You Don't Need an External Drive Build....bruce_skipper@...  | 01/23/08
is drive not bootable?Synthetic  | 01/23/08
Article Title Way off. Should be, installing a HD into an enclosure.jpimentel@...  | 01/23/08
I agree, I was getting the soldering iron warm.laurencebarlow@...  | 01/24/08
Yeah, dissapointing.andrew.h.payne@...  | 01/24/08
More Captions on same subject=More moneyRUlistening  | 01/24/08
Laurence wrote: I was getting the soldering iron warm.dryd@...  | 01/30/08
Should be, installing a HD into an enclosure.Brownshoe Sailor  | 01/25/08
Perhaps a relative (noun), the article is not.#1 Kenster  | 01/29/08
No kidding.DiscipleN2k  | 01/23/08
The hard drive gnomes!seanferd  | 01/25/08
I think this is what you're looking forjc@...  | 01/23/08
AgreedIT_Godson  | 01/23/08
swappable disk enclosuresthoms006  | 01/23/08
swappable disk enclosures - Mount a drawerblairs@...  | 01/23/08
doesn't want to "crack the case" but wants to build one?robertswork@...  | 01/23/08
USB2IDEjames.hoppe@...  | 01/24/08
Just build a case....jon-paul_fegan@...  | 01/25/08
RE: Configuration (How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosure?)vittorio_todisco@...  | 01/23/08
How to connect to machinedminder@...  | 01/23/08
RE: Configuration (How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosure?)pcomputerpro@...  | 01/23/08
Agreed. LOLjpimentel@...  | 01/23/08
RE: Configuration (How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosure?)rickmccain@...  | 01/23/08
What about OS?rb@...  | 01/23/08
RE: Configuration (How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosurehypnotistb@...  | 01/23/08
RE: Configuration (How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosure?)rmelvin@...  | 01/23/08
RE: Configuration (How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosure?)jestarr  | 01/23/08
Good Hint and Very Easy to Do and Save Money !pobstar1@...  | 01/23/08
RE: Configuration (How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosure?)Dave51  | 01/23/08
Formattingduckles10  | 01/23/08
re formatingDave51  | 01/27/08
RE: Configuration (How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosure?)ericmartin.taghoy@...  | 01/23/08
RE: Configuration (How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosure?)mcgyver@...  | 01/23/08
You did NOT BUILD it! You bought it!jayarmail-personal@...  | 01/23/08
RE: Configuration (How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosureanthony_v_campos@...  | 01/24/08
BUY ONEtony@...  | 01/24/08
RE: Configuration (How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosure?)rambrandt1234@...  | 01/24/08
RE: Configuration (How do I... Build your own external hard drive enclosure?)brickhawkins@...  | 02/13/08

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