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From: phillips@CMSUN.NRL.NAVY.MIL (Lee Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Internal HD as an external?
Message-ID: <9101241706.AA01380@cmsun.nrl.navy.mil>
Date: 24 Jan 91 17:06:00 GMT
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    Is it possible to buy a kit for an internal hard drive so that at can be
    used as an external drive?  Or is it possible to do this task without the
    aid of a kit?

It seems that an external drive is just an internal drive in a box
with a power supply, an led (red light), and two scsi connectors.  And
maybe a scsi ID selector switch.  I had a dead drive in a good box
(two, actually).  I bought an "internal" drive and installed it in the
box.  The connections seem to be standard.  This saves about $100 over
buying another external drive.  Just make sure you order the right
size (probably 3 1/2").  You can buy the boxes for about $100 from
the service centers of some dealers, and I'm sure at other places,
too.


                                           Lee Phillips
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