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Swappin out HD on USB external?
Is there any issue with swappin out a HD on an older Lacie USB external?
The drive inside now is a Seagate EIDE 5400RPM 60GB. Id like to get a on sale a 300gb to put in it. Assuming power supply is beefie enough, you think that will work ok? thanks |
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"jtsnow" wrote in message
news:SIXNd.83222$Tf5.1946@lakeread03... Is there any issue with swappin out a HD on an older Lacie USB external? The drive inside now is a Seagate EIDE 5400RPM 60GB. Id like to get a on sale a 300gb to put in it. Assuming power supply is beefie enough, you think that will work ok? thanks It depends. If the circuitry supports 48-bit LBA addressing, you're OK. If not, you'll end up with a 127GB drive, even though it is a 300GB drive. If it is an older drive, you're probably out of luck. You can buy a new enclosure for around $35. Tom |
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nice tip..thanks.....never thought of that!
"Tom Scales" wrote in message ... "jtsnow" wrote in message news:SIXNd.83222$Tf5.1946@lakeread03... Is there any issue with swappin out a HD on an older Lacie USB external? The drive inside now is a Seagate EIDE 5400RPM 60GB. Id like to get a on sale a 300gb to put in it. Assuming power supply is beefie enough, you think that will work ok? thanks It depends. If the circuitry supports 48-bit LBA addressing, you're OK. If not, you'll end up with a 127GB drive, even though it is a 300GB drive. If it is an older drive, you're probably out of luck. You can buy a new enclosure for around $35. Tom |
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