Does anyone know what kind of interface the internal hard drive has? I would like to place the hard drive into a different case. (ie EIDE, SATA, etc)
506681
It is a SATA drive with a PCBoard converter to USB (located in base so can overheat & disconnect from computer frequently, so lay on side so air can flow)
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No idea what the internal interface is......wouldn't even go out on a limb and try to guess.
95935
B. Meerdink, neither of the two information you brought are backed by the links you posted.I've been searching the internet for the same info D. Wong wants, I'm about sure there is no document on WD's website that will state which is the internal drive interface of "My Passport Essential" products. This is something only reviewers who have opened their "My Passport Essential" drives can tell us. Do you happen to own one of those? Have you opened it up?? Has anyone out there?
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The drive is contained in an enclosure for internal installation only in the Xbox. There is no USB interface available. I suppose if required you could remove it from the enclosure and use a USB to SATA adapter, but not sure why you would want to. This device is made specifically to fit inside the Xbox.
2009358
Plug & play... A power/sata plug are built onto a small board. you plug it into the drive then slide them into the case add a usb, bam.... your done
760797
You can but, I don't know if you'll see improved I/O. I'm not sure what the SATA interface is to the drive. If it's an older generation you may not see improved throughput. Chances are you will see improved I/O. Just not sure how much.
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Please note that this particular laptop model is old now. MSI offers newer versions, but I don't know about the new laptops' capabilities of having hard drive additions or replacements. Most laptops including this one don't work that way. There is a connector in the drive bay (actually a depression) that the sata connector on the hard disk directly connects to. Mine shipped with the second drive caddy, or holder, in place in that depression. Other laptops have a connector on the caddy, or drive holding frame, that the hard drive directly connects to. Then the caddy plugs into the sata connector on the bay or depression. With many there are one or more screws to keep the drive from disconnecting.
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Here is the way I did it. I bought this item: Sabrent USB 2.0/ESATA TO 3.5 Inch IDE or SATA/SATA II Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure Case with Cooling Fan (EC-UEIS7). it worked for me and then I used the hard drive for other things. Good luck
1800214
I am not that familiar of this type of components, all I know is that this is an external hard drive.Sorry, I am not of great help to you.
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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
1279760
No, the interface is different This one SATA. U have an IDE hdd (old school). So that being said look for an 3.5 IDE hard drive. i bought this one great product no issues:
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I'm honestly not sure. My son ordered it and we ended up returning it because it turns out it wasn't what we needed. I don't think I even touched the hard drive. Sorry.
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I use an internal 1 TB HDD. Never try a 3 TB HDD. It is not a "1080P HD", and I have a fatal problem with it.
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Yes, no problem. I personally use a standard SATA drive through, I need the capacity. Works like a charm...
1800216
I am not that familiar of this type of components, all I know is that this is an external hard drive. Sorry, I am not of great help to you.
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You can leave the existing harddrive in it and add drives. Mine is one year older and has spots for 3 msata drives, plus the existing hhd. Rest is upgradeable also (video, wifi/bluetooth). I just upgraded my wifi to AC for $32, my msata 128g crucial drive was $97. This model has 4 ram slots the MSI site says 3 ssd slots.. has killer double shot lan/wifi. Turbo fan with just a button push. I love mine. I converted the new msata to the boot drive and use the existing for storage.
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If you are trying to use this as an internal HDD, you might want to double check on the size there. That's a 3.5" HDD commonly used in desktops; unless you were planning on using this drive in an external HDD rig I would suggest you look into the 2.5" HDDs. *Suggestion: go with &lt;Western Digital Bare Drives 2.5 Inch, Low Profile, 5400 RPM, SATA II, 8MB Cache 500GB Mobile Hard Drive, Blue WD5000LPVT&gt; it's only $3 more ($43.99) than that desktop HDD for double the capacity.
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Dwzyne, this case is designed for an IDE drive and the one me listed is a SATA - different configurations. I have an IDE drive that I bounguth mine for, but I've not been able to contact the seller to determine why I have not received mine. - Bob