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FINALLY ORDERED THE 7K60 HDD
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 2:54 am
by whatsinthename
I finally gave in to temptation and ordered the 7k60 hdd. blame you guys...you gave so many awesome comments abt it....hope i won't regret it.
However, any suggestion for casing/cabinet to put my old 40gb 5400rpm into or should i use an ultrabay adapter etc?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:08 am
by kanate
I have this USB2.0 enclosure:
Black:
http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail. ... &kbid=1008
Silver:
http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail. ... &kbid=1008
Only $12 shipped. Very cheap and working great. Recommended.
edited: the black one is back instock.
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:27 pm
by s0larian
Come on, do you want to destroy your USB port with this crap? I highly recommend quality USB drives like Dvico Momobay or drives from Onnto. Your Thinkpad should it be worth
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:41 am
by Rob Mayercik
s0larian wrote:Come on, do you want to destroy your USB port with this crap? I highly recommend quality USB drives like Dvico Momobay or drives from Onnto. Your Thinkpad should it be worth
OK, I'll admit it - I am completely baffled by your first sentence. How exactly is the enclosure harmful to the port?
Rob
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:45 pm
by kanate
s0larian wrote:Come on, do you want to destroy your USB port with this crap?
Yes, i want to know too, how it can destroy my USB port? It's working great so far and didn't require any external ac adapter. It draws power direcly from USB.
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:53 am
by gregpilot
I am not positive but I don't believe the USB specs comtemplated powering a HDD from the port itself. External power is safer.
Just my opinion.
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:31 am
by JHEM
Greg,
gregpilot wrote:I am not positive but I don't believe the USB specs comtemplated powering a HDD from the port itself. External power is safer.
Just my opinion.
Actually they did anticipate powering a 2.5" HD when they developed the spec., but only when using two USB connectors or a PS2 auxiliary connector to provide sufficient power.
The fact that some laptops can power an external HD with one connector is the exception, not the rule.
Regards,
James
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:04 pm
by RBob
Do the USB port power figures given by WinXP's Device Manager have any
relation to reality?
It shows each port as capable of providing 500ma, my optical mouse as requiring 100ma, and my PDA as requiring 2ma.
What's it show for an external drive?
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:16 pm
by JHEM
RBob wrote:Do the USB port power figures given by WinXP's Device Manager have any relation to reality?
Not really beyond showing what the ports are
designed to provide and showing the approximate draw of connected devices based on their design criteria.
I don't believe it can show you the actual draw on each port, but I could easily be wrong.
Regards,
James