redcoat999 Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 I have three regular internal hard drives but space for only two in my computer. Is there any way to hook the third one up through a USB, firewire, or even one of the CD bays to use it as a back-up drive??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson-Manx Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 you can get brackets to mount a hard drive into one of the CD bays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcoat999 Posted March 9, 2002 Author Share Posted March 9, 2002 Can I then just hook it up to the IDE cable used for the CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPerties Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 I would imagine it would if you have the right jumper settings but dont quote me on it, Never tried. Wont hurt anything by trying.If it doesnt grab yourself a controller card. This will allow you to hook up another 4-8 hard drives.-Xperties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNwar Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 Some older CD-ROM drives cables may not work with newer hard drive connectors. Just look at the number of pins and match them for the correct configuration.Since the hard drive will be used as a backup drive I would buy a cheap bay drawer. If security is an issue get one with a lock. The advantage is you can remove the hard drive whenever you want to and store it if needed. If the hard drive is hot swappable you can also swap other hot swappable devices like the CD-ROM, Zip, etc.External cases are available for hard drives but you need to match the hard drive to the case's configuration.MSNwar - The FatMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Booger Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 Switched the drive for a HDD, it worked flawlessly. I set the jumper to slave as I already had a master HDD. Now I can connect to Parallel, serial, USB, PCMCIA(laptop), it is a mobile 60 gig drive. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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