Can it be used on a PC hard drive?
1479393
This only works with a 2.5in SATA harddrive. Not IDE. This works great. no complaints. After assembly, it is plug and play all the time.
1479394
Do you mean if your desktop PC hard drive will fit? If it's bigger than 2.5" (and desktop hard drives are usually 3.5") then the answer is no. Mobile hard drives work best with this enclosure.
1479395
If it is a SATA, you should be able to connect it to the larger drive and test it.
567318
Don't see why not. Plug in the USB and, it basically runs like a flash drive.
1399081
I've never heard of any external hard drive NOT working on a PC... You might have to reformat, but HDs labeled for Macs should work in PCs (but NOT the other way around!).
938311
Not if the drive is truly dead itself. You PC drive is connected internally to the motherboard. This device simply connects a drive through USB and then to the motherboard. If some other component in the PC rendered the drive unreadable (to that PC) then you could have some luck removing the drive and connecting it via USB to another machine, thereby bypassing the other components. Both the physical connection and the internal circuitry of both must be compatible on the USB adapter. I would get a Coolgear adapter or try this one: SATA Hard Drive & Optical USB Adapter Kit COMBO Not if the drive is truly dead itself. You PC drive is connected internally to the motherboard. This device simply connects a drive through USB and then to the motherboard. If some other component in the PC rendered the drive unreadable (to that PC) then you could have some luck removing the drive and connecting it via USB to another machine, thereby bypassing the other components. Both the physical connection and the internal circuitry of both must be compatible on the USB adapter. I would get a Coolgear adapter or try this one: SATA... » Read More Not if the drive is truly dead itself. You PC drive is connected internally to the motherboard. This device simply connects a drive through USB and then to the motherboard. If some other component in the PC rendered the drive unreadable (to that PC) then you could have some luck removing the drive and connecting it via USB to another machine, thereby bypassing the other components. Both the physical connection and the internal circuitry of both must be compatible on the USB adapter. I would get a Coolgear adapter or try this one: SATA Hard Drive & Optical USB Adapter Kit COMBO « Show Less
916911
No, you can use the external hard drive, it only support internal hard drive, sorry for that.
2259477
That's what I use it for. As long as the HD isn't damaged and the files aren't corrupted it should work.
1748222
It will work on any PC or laptop, it is an external hard drive . It doesn't have operating system. Kind of like a flash drive but with way more storage. I love mine , all you do is hook it to usb , copy and paste
1013603
Maybe. The form factor is ok, but I don't know, if this system can use the drive.
100693
You should be able to as long as you do not exceed the capacity of the drive. Please see my other review as to backup. DO NOT use the Seagate backup utility that comes with the drive as it fails to back up many of the most important informational files in Windows installs. Use a dedicated 3rd party backup software (I use Macrium Reflect) and dump the garbage software provide by Seagate.
578528
It is possible, I don't think there would be any harm to the hard drive unless you reformatted to match the computer. You should be able to plug it in, go through your explorer to find the device and accomplish what you want from there.
1819010
Sure, you can use an external enclosure and use it as a backup drive. Just remember that it's a 2.5 inch drive (like in laptops), not a regular 3.5 inch (like in a pc).Cheers
1782772
Yes, but it needs FAT32 file format and won't read NTFS* (which is default on most drives). This link shows how to quickly reformat your drive while also making sure you back up your data. http://www.wikihow.com/Format-FAT32
1171129
I don't know. This is beyond my expertise. I am using from an pad to my computer or my monitor. Haven't tried a hard drive. Seems as though you need an external power supply for the HD. It then might work.
297637
Yes, You can use this as external hard drive. You would need a USB to SATA adapter cable.
704915
Yes it can. These drives are designed for longer run times. But will work fine in desktop
2259012
I see no reason why you could not unless it's on an older desktop running XP or the such. I'm using it as a archive disk and not a boot disk. I know some systems will only see these larger 3 TB and 4 TB disk as external USB items but I have not had that problem with the companys Dell systems or the high end clients that I've built. Here is a little diddy from Western Digital about the subject matter that may help you: http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2754/~/hard-drives-greater-than-2-tb-do-not-work-on-existing-operating-systems
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I don't know but I don't see why not. It is a standard USB device. Windows sees it as an external drive but I don't know what is under the hood in windows to make that happen. There is no driver disk or application to load, you just plug it in and Windows knows what to do. Like everything Linux... If you have, or can get, or can write the driver, it will work.