[SOLVED] IDE via USB?

waltthesalt · 06-24-2008, 04:42 PM

Hey,

My PC has both SATA and IDE connections. I have a 2GB IDE hard drive from a windows 95 (I know...my flash drive is bigger). The main hard drive on the pc is 120GB with XP Pro. I wanted to install Ubuntu on the 2GB drive. The problem is, there is no expansion bay in the pc, and I didn't see any extra space inside. Is there a way that I could use the 2GB drive externally via USB? I've heard of external HD casings, but I didn't really want to buy a case that probably is more expensive than the drive itself. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

-Walt

dai · 06-24-2008, 06:58 PM

if you have a spare cd bay you can get some rails for a couple of dollars and fit it in there

waltthesalt · 06-24-2008, 06:59 PM

I don't have a spare CD bay, but would a floppy bay work?

dai · 06-24-2008, 07:09 PM

should fit straight in

craigwatanabe · 06-26-2008, 03:03 AM

On some builds I've actually velcro'd the hard drive to the case.

06-24-2008, 04:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
waltthesalt Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New York Posts: 100 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 x86 My System	[SOLVED] IDE via USB? Hey, My PC has both SATA and IDE connections. I have a 2GB IDE hard drive from a windows 95 (I know...my flash drive is bigger). The main hard drive on the pc is 120GB with XP Pro. I wanted to install Ubuntu on the 2GB drive. The problem is, there is no expansion bay in the pc, and I didn't see any extra space inside. Is there a way that I could use the 2GB drive externally via USB? I've heard of external HD casings, but I didn't really want to buy a case that probably is more expensive than the drive itself. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! -Walt

06-24-2008, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 39,998 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: IDE via USB? if you have a spare cd bay you can get some rails for a couple of dollars and fit it in there __________________

06-24-2008, 06:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
waltthesalt Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New York Posts: 100 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 x86 My System	Re: IDE via USB? I don't have a spare CD bay, but would a floppy bay work?

06-24-2008, 07:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 39,998 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	Re: IDE via USB? should fit straight in __________________

06-26-2008, 03:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
craigwatanabe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 262 OS: xp	Re: IDE via USB? On some builds I've actually velcro'd the hard drive to the case. __________________ A computer is only as powerful as it's user so build wisely.