Bare drive, does this mean that the HDD doesnt have the case? Do i have to buy it separately? is it dangerous for the HDD to not have it?
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No it does not have a case or enclosure. This hard drive is designed to be put either inside a desktop computer or into an external drive case and should not be used in any other manner.
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I use an external cradle to mount the drive. Since the drive is completely sealed, it's not an issue. I have three cradles that hold five drives and have yet to have any problems.
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That photo threw me off too. I've never seen an open hard drive like how it is pictured, with the title saying open box I was in full confusion mode. They really need a photo of the actual product, not a cutaway view showing us the internals. The actual product is like a regular hard drive, this picture here is just to show off the internals and not realistic to what will ship to you. It's basically a cutaway view to let you see the insides of the drive.
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Internal drive is the primary use so should be ok as long as you have the right connection which I believe for this drive is SATA.
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The photo that is displayed is not accurate as to what you'll get. The one they ship is fully enclosed in its own case.
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No one truly addressed what bare drive actually means. When a listing states bare drive it means that it comes with no cables, such as a SATA connector, and it has no software included with it, like an operating system such as Windows.
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Good question. You could always buy the parts separately (an internal disk and an external enclosure). External drive enclosure listings:
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That raises the question: What is the "proper packaging" for this drive? And the corollary question: How do you know it when you see it? What I do know is that mine has worked without a qualm since I bought it.
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You have to purchase the hard drive separately . Look for something like this:http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00D1GYNU8/ref=s9_qpick_gw_d99_g147_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf;_rd_s=mobile-1&pf;_rd_r=0SM11GAHMBCA1DC23HN5&pf;_rd_t=36701&pf;_rd_p=1824974342&pf;_rd_i=mobile
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Hi Kevin,This is a Hard Drive Enclosure (cover) no hard drive is included. You must purchase a hard drive separately.
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You are smarter than me because I'm not sure what an HDD is? Assuming it's another disc drive it appears on the outside it could be, but I have no idea what's on the inside behind the plastic face.
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The power cable should already be on the power supply in the computer case. The drive comes with one SATA cable (I don't remember the exact length, but I recall it was about a foot long). I also bought a box with 10 or 12 spare SATA cables here on Amazon just in case.
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When I purchased this it was just the drive. All other cables etc needed I either had or bought. Hope this helps.
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There is only one 2.5 drive bay located in the upper part of the hdd bays. There is another at the floor of the case but it will need 4 screws. Its a good starter case for small to medium size components. There are better cases than this for close to the price. Look into the corsair, nzxt and cooler master cases. They have more room and features.
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I never opened the case on this particular computer, before sending to a client. Like most computers of this type, there is usually extra sata power cables, and extra sata signal sockets on the motherboard. And the case is large enough to house an extra drive. Another option to consider is with the large capacity and very inexpensive usb drives out there, you could easily add an external drive to the computer.
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Mine did not come with screws. I used one screw that was available in my case. No issues so far with the drive.
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No, there's no drive on this laptop! To Be honest, I don't recommend you to buy it!
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This is just a case and cable, so you can put a small hard drive in it. I is not a hard drive. 1TB is too large. It is made so you can take a small drive, from a laptop that no longer works, andturn the working hard drive into an external hard drive. Hope this helped you. this is not a hard drive, just a case for a small hard drive.
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Hello! How are you? The connector will come with it when you order it. It is a very good hard drive. It is very thin and light. It is my favorite hard drive.
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Ryan: I am very interested in finding a case, possibly one with a slot load drive. I read you mentioned a case you found but where's the picture of the case? I would love to see it if you could please provide me a link or photo. Thanks so much. -cindy
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Thank you. I had the same question. When I bought it, I found it came with an enclosure. I don't understand why both WD and Seagate show multiple pictures of the drive opened up. It confuses the buyer, as what you receive is a sealed drive, not an open case. If the case is left open the disk can be damaged very easily. I believe they are actually sealed in a clean room. But many people do not know that, and it does not excuse the poor presentation of this product.
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Hi, No, you need to buy the hard drive separately. You can choose freely if you want HDD og SSD drives - but I can highly recommend SSD :-)Cheers