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MORE STORAGE FOR LESS MONEY.Navigation: Main page Author: Unknown Section: HOW 2.0CHEAP TRICKS
Don't buy an external hard drive for backing up your system. Slip a cheaper internal, drive into a case yourself and save $50 or more HOW TO BUY AND BUILD A HARD DRIVE15 MINUTES $85 EASY [++] HARD [+++] PARTS* Western Digital 300-gigabyte, 3.5-inch internal hard drive: $70; Best Buy * CP Technologies aluminum USB 2.0 enclosure: $15; newegg.com BUYING TIPS* Hit dealnews.com for the latest bargains. * Make sure your drive and your case use the same type of connector: IDE or SATA. * RPMs matter more than cache size. 1 PLUG IT IN. There are just two cables on the case: data (the long ribbon) and power. Each fits only one way into its socket, Press both tightly to fully seat them.  PLUG IT IN 2 SCREW IT DOWN. Using the screws that come with the case, attach the drive to the bracket. Again, there's only one way to do it, but try to keep the drive centered.  SCREW IT DOWN 3 SLIDE IT IN. Insert the drive, lining up the LED on the circuit board with its window on the enclosure. If it's a tight fit, readjust the drive on the bracket.  SLIDE IT IN 4 SEAL IT UP. Screw the back cover on the enclosure, making sure the power-cable and USB ports line up with their cutouts. Plug in your new drive. Backup.  SEAL IT UP in the Fair Use guidelines of the 1976 U.S. Copyright Act. info [at] singlearticles.com Powered by CommonSense |
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