Sorry for late reply On 4 Dec 2005 at 20:24, James Button wrote:
> Problem with just letting it sit on the desk is that the electronics are not > protected form incidental contact with any conducting item - > your nice pen perhaps The box I mentioned protects drives > And - how is it connected to the PC - > P-ATA IDE cable > S-ATA cable > USB cable > Firewire Smart Cable: IDE to USB2 or IDE to Firewire > Most drives will want more power than is provided by a simple USB > connection. This box is externally powered with a power brick. > I would definitely reccomend a case of some kind > including a proper power supply > Either a proper case, or at the minimum, a rack and tray It is exactly like this. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gianmaria Fontana di Sacculmino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 9:54 AM > Subject: Re: Hard drive case > > > > On 3 Dec 2005 at 15:28, mwarmour wrote: > > > > > I recently got a Maxtor external hard drive to use for backup. Is a > > > case necessary or can I just let it sit on the desk as is? > > > > I use for the same backup job external hard drives but not those > > already in a case, just simple HDs which I insert in Magnex > > enclosure which has an internal fan, independente power and a > > USB2 smart cable connection to the PC. > > > > -- > > Gianmaria Fontana di Sacculmino, > > PGP Keys: RSA 0x34BE0F71 - DH/DSS 0xF6C7AFAB > > Thawte Web of Trust notary -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
