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- Easy to install hard disk (Hitachi syle)
- Runs off USB power cable, no external powers source needed
- Quality constructionLED light to show in use
- Active LED Indicator
- Supported Win98SE/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS 8.6 up
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This IDE hard disk enclosure is great for converting your old Laptop IDE drive into an external, portable drive. Comes with USB cable that connects the enclosure straight to your PC/MAC. Easy to install your IDE disk with the included screws and screw driver. Suitable for Hitachi style 2.5" Hitachi hard drives.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Looks pretty good and works well
So why didn't I give it 5 Stars. Basically it's because there are no instructions so you have to figure out for youself how to open up the case and fit the disk.
First callenge - open the case. You have to push plastic circular lugs at each end to remove the caps. You have to push them very hard to the extent that I thought I was doing something wrong at first.
Second challenge - fitting the disk. Looked a bit of a loose fit then I noticed two plastic rectangles. I realised these fit into the disk screw holes and slot into the aluminium casing.
Third challenge - getting it to work. At first the caddy was detected but couldn't see the disk - thought it was faulty. Then I recalled reading somewhere that you must set the disk as MASTER not SLAVE. Did this and it worked fine.
Nothing particularly hard to figure out but some instructions would have been nice.
Once the disk is fitted properly, works very well indeed.
So why didn't I give it 5 Stars. Basically it's because there are no instructions so you have to figure out for youself how to open up the case and fit the disk.
First callenge - open the case. You have to push plastic circular lugs at each end to remove the caps. You have to push them very hard to the extent that I thought I was doing something wrong at first.
Second challenge - fitting the disk. Looked a bit of a loose fit then I noticed two plastic rectangles. I realised these fit into the disk screw holes and slot into the aluminium casing.
Third challenge - getting it to work. At first the caddy was detected but couldn't see the disk - thought it was faulty. Then I recalled reading somewhere that you must set the disk as MASTER not SLAVE. Did this and it worked fine.
Nothing particularly hard to figure out but some instructions would have been nice.
Once the disk is fitted properly, works very well indeed.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
My hard disk case arrived this morning, four days after the order was placed. It came complete with power cord, transformer and USB cable. Interestingly, the 3-pin 240volt plug molded onto the end of the mains cable has a much smaller profile than standard UK mains plugs, which in itself is not a problem, but it does not appear to have a fuse fitted.
It took about 5 minutes to fit my 80GB hard disk from an old desktop pc. On connecting the USB plug to my laptop and turning the power on, the laptop recognised the device but could not see the hard drive within it, even though I had set the hard drive jumper to Master. I pulled the hard drive out and set the jumpers to Slave. Same problem. Pulled the hard drive again and set the jumpers to Cable Select. This time the laptop recognised the HDD and everything is now working well.
I echo what has already been said about the plastic tabs needing quite a lot of force to operate. I would suggest setting the hard drive jumpers to Master first. If this doesn't work then try Slave and Cable Select. Overall the hard disk case appears to be well made for the price and it does what it is supposed to. But the main gripe is the lack of instructions and for this reason only I give the product four stars.
It took about 5 minutes to fit my 80GB hard disk from an old desktop pc. On connecting the USB plug to my laptop and turning the power on, the laptop recognised the device but could not see the hard drive within it, even though I had set the hard drive jumper to Master. I pulled the hard drive out and set the jumpers to Slave. Same problem. Pulled the hard drive again and set the jumpers to Cable Select. This time the laptop recognised the HDD and everything is now working well.
I echo what has already been said about the plastic tabs needing quite a lot of force to operate. I would suggest setting the hard drive jumpers to Master first. If this doesn't work then try Slave and Cable Select. Overall the hard disk case appears to be well made for the price and it does what it is supposed to. But the main gripe is the lack of instructions and for this reason only I give the product four stars.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Had this item purchased to be able to access the harddrive on a defunct computer. It works.
However, the finish of the product isn't that good. Something particularly dangerous is the power cable connection is a very loose-fit.
However, as long as you aren't moving it around constantly, it should be alright.
Definitely good value if this is what you need.
However, the finish of the product isn't that good. Something particularly dangerous is the power cable connection is a very loose-fit.
However, as long as you aren't moving it around constantly, it should be alright.
Definitely good value if this is what you need.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Value
I've bought several hard drive enclosures over the years and this is definitely the best one so far. The case is barely bigger than the 2. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. Brockis
Life Saver
This product saved me from hours of work, all my Uni work and photos were on my old PC that blew up and within a couple of minutes i had this device running and my work... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2009 by B. P. Atkin
Well Done Gizmo and amazon - great product
"It does what it says on the tin!"
inserting a hard-drive into the casing was simplicity itself. Read more
inserting a hard-drive into the casing was simplicity itself. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2009 by Mr. John W. Evans
To be recomended
Bought two of these and they arrived next day, only took a few minutes to get some old hard drives up an running again, good value for money.
Published on 30 Oct 2009 by Airport blues
Cheap, effective.
There's not too much to say about this enclosure: it does the job. It's a screwdriver-less setup; fitting the drive is easy and takes no time at all. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2009 by K. Richardson
Very Good!!!!!!
This is a very good product. Its a shame there isnt any instructions (hence 4 stars). But if you take some time on the net and start messing with the jump settings on the disk... Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2009 by Kav 11
DOES THE JOB
Yes, all the negative things other people have said are true i.e. no instructions, USB cable a little short, no fuse in the plug. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2009 by Mr. S. Jones
almost perfect
good service, good bit of kit, up and running in ten minutes.
only thing that stopped it getting 5 stars is that the usb lead is only 7cm long, which can make it tricky to... Read more
only thing that stopped it getting 5 stars is that the usb lead is only 7cm long, which can make it tricky to... Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by Mr. M. P. Lovell
Simple Cheap but Effective
I bought this because my desktop died and I had a laptop spare to use instead. But I had a great deal of data stored on 4 IDE hard drives, photos, music and video so I looked at... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2009 by Mr. R. C. Taylor
It works!
I'm a complete novice at this sort of thing, I didn't know what a hard drive looked like until a few days ago. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2009 by Lucy Falconer
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