Expansion bay ATA cradle.

Message

i-SnipeZ · #1 Post by **i-SnipeZ** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:02 pm

So whats a good price for just the cradle cause im gonna buy me a 120gb IDE/ATA and need to back up the original 40gb. Im open for cheaper ways as well.

sjthinkpader · #2 Post by **sjthinkpader** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:26 pm

You can buy a Apricorn drive upgrade kit. It gives you a USB case plus the EZ GIG software.

#3 Post by **rkawakami** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:58 pm

Cheapest Ultrabay Slim HD adapter on eBay without having to bid on one (i.e., a Buy-it-Now proposition), is around $16. As sjthinkpader mentions you can also use an external USB case but be aware that many hard drives will require an additional power supply source (separate AC/DC brick or USB or PS/2 cables) to run the HD. I'm not sure if the Apricorn kit has that or not.

By far the easiest solution is to use the Ultrabay HD adapter. As far as being the cheapest, if you already have a DVD burner in your T4x and the imaging software, then you could image your existing drive onto 10 or so DVDs (less than $10 I'd guess) and then re-load them onto your new 120GB drive.

i-SnipeZ · #4 Post by **i-SnipeZ** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:52 pm

I would but since its the GMA900 no windows dvd maker but ill try some 3rd party stuff.

sjthinkpader · #5 Post by **sjthinkpader** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:20 pm

i-SnipeZ wrote:I would but since its the GMA900 no windows dvd maker but ill try some 3rd party stuff.

I don't understand. What does the GPU has to do with cloning your HDD?

Expansion bay ATA cradle.

Expansion bay ATA cradle.

Who is online