Know of any 2.5-inch 500 GB SATA USB 3.0 drive out there this low? This one also supports FW800 and Thunderbolt with adapters.
I think it's a fantastic deal, bought four yesterday. Cleared out my region. That said, I need them for work.
Be warned it is on clearance, so Staples stock will vary.
Edit: Use http://sd.site88.net/ to check stock, web site will not work for that on this one.
DesiTechie
Addicted Member
posted: Aug. 3, 2012 @ 6:27a
Is the hard drive removable? Can I use it as an internal HDD in my laptop? Anybody tried opening or breakin it?
larrymoencurly
Why I oughta...
posted: Aug. 4, 2012 @ 7:55p
DesiTechie said: Is the hard drive removable? Can I use it as an internal HDD in my laptop? Anybody tried opening or breakin it?YouTube or Instructibles probably has guides about gently opening up external drives, but keep in mind this general rule of thumb: to pry plastic apart, use a thin, dull, smooth butter knife to prevent gouge marks.
I haven't checked Seagate externals, but apparently for the last few years all their 2.5" externals have all been USB-only, meaning their circuit boards connect directly to USB, without first going through a SATA-USB converter board.
Google: Franc Zabkar or Fzabkar , a guy who knows a lot and has posted in forums about hard drives and electronics
Reepair.net once published a guide to converting Seagate or Western Digital 2.5" internal USB-only drives to SATA by bypassing the SATA-USB bridge chip on the drive's circuit board and soldering wires to a SATA data connector. That guide may have originally come from the Vietnamese website that distributed a ton of schematics for laptop and desktop computers.
DesiTechie
Addicted Member
posted: Aug. 6, 2012 @ 7:39a
thanks a ton for the detailed reply. Exactly what i was lookin for I hope I will be able to use either the seagate (Staples) or WD (WalMart) as an internal drive for my laptop. FW rocks.
larrymoencurly said: DesiTechie said: Is the hard drive removable? Can I use it as an internal HDD in my laptop? Anybody tried opening or breakin it?YouTube or Instructibles probably has guides about gently opening up external drives, but keep in mind this general rule of thumb: to pry plastic apart, use a thin, dull, smooth butter knife to prevent gouge marks.
I haven't checked Seagate externals, but apparently for the last few years all their 2.5" externals have all been USB-only, meaning their circuit boards connect directly to USB, without first going through a SATA-USB converter board.
Google: Franc Zabkar or Fzabkar , a guy who knows a lot and has posted in forums about hard drives and electronics
Reepair.net once published a guide to converting Seagate or Western Digital 2.5" internal USB-only drives to SATA by bypassing the SATA-USB bridge chip on the drive's circuit board and soldering wires to a SATA data connector. That guide may have originally come from the Vietnamese website that distributed a ton of schematics for laptop and desktop computers.
edavid
Tired Member
posted: Aug. 6, 2012 @ 9:53a
larrymoencurly said: DesiTechie said: Is the hard drive removable? Can I use it as an internal HDD in my laptop? Anybody tried opening or breakin it?
I haven't checked Seagate externals, but apparently for the last few years all their 2.5" externals have all been USB-only, meaning their circuit boards connect directly to USB, without first going through a SATA-USB converter board.
GoFlex drives like this one are SATA.
DesiTechie
Addicted Member
posted: Aug. 8, 2012 @ 7:37a
edavid said: larrymoencurly said: DesiTechie said: Is the hard drive removable? Can I use it as an internal HDD in my laptop? Anybody tried opening or breakin it?
I haven't checked Seagate externals, but apparently for the last few years all their 2.5" externals have all been USB-only, meaning their circuit boards connect directly to USB, without first going through a SATA-USB converter board.
GoFlex drives like this one are SATA.
I was able to open up the enclosure and use it as internal drive on my laptop. The drive is a bit thick, 12 mm against 9mm original drive; buy it still fit in my laptop. Installed windows 7 on it.
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