Can i get my old hard drive and format it to be an external drive??

[bori305]

please reply

[Jale]

At least post something, not just "please reply" or you'll be banned.

What do you mean by "external drive"? Is it a normal "internal" one by any chance?

[bori305]

Its a question so i just want replies posted TY. and yes its an internal hard drive but i dont want to install it in my computer. is there a way to rig it

[Jale]

I think making it as an external device is, let's say, harmful for the hard drive.

[Zach]

Tell that to the companies that make external drive enclosures

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Go.x=0&Go.y=0

[GHDpro]

As Zach already implied, it's no problem to take out your internal harddrive and put it into a external enclosure. I've done so in the past several times, when I bought larger capacity internal drives and put the older smaller ones in external enclosures.

Just make sure you got the right type and size enclosure. If the HD is a few years old, it's likely to be IDE, so don't get an external enclosure that only supports SATA drives, etc.

[Lefteris_D]

Also make sure that the case properly supports the hard drive you plan to use. If for example you are trying to use a 500GB SATA2 hard drive it may be likely that the chip in the case may be unable to support it.

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You can Format that Old Hard Drive , and than you can use it like an External HDD .

[Zach]

Are you asking a question that contributes to this thread or making a statement that has already been established ?

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