I have an Iomega Ego 500gb External Hard Drive, but the USB 2.0 port on the enclosure is damaged. I’m shopping for a new enclosure but do not know what kind of drive this is to know what to buy. SATA, IDE, or what.
This is a link to check out the hard drive.
http://www.devduff.com/tech-talk/iomega-ego-500-gb-usb-firewire-portable-external-hard-drive.php
It is SATA type with 8MB or more cache.
I have 6 160GB drives sitting around collecting dust. They are IDE drives. I am looking for an enclosure to hold 2 or more of these that connects to the comp via usb 2.0 preferably. My motherboard has firewire capabilities but i dont feel like running the wire to the case so prefer usb 2.0. Any help or links would be great or does anyone know a way to use my current usb to ati bridge (external case) and use 2 or more drives at once on that? Im not looking for it to combine them into one drive. I want them each seperate.
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=92&name=External-Enclosures
they probably have what you are looking for there
I’m going to be buying an enclosure for a 2.5 inch SATA drive I have spare.
Preferably I’d like one which works with USB and eSATA (or maybe firewire).
I figured I’d check eBay prices and was looking at these ones:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-5-SATA-TO-USB-2-0-eSATA-EXTERNAL-HDD-ENCLOSURE-CASE_W0QQitemZ270494500368QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectables_HardDriveEnclosures_RL?hash=item3efaba8610
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-5-USB2-0-eSATA-combo-to-SATA-HDD-Enclosure-CASE-New_W0QQitemZ230379053533QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectables_HardDriveEnclosures_RL?hash=item35a3a961dd
or this amazon one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/eSATA-USB-combo-enclosure-SATA/dp/B000S89NQG/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1263763703&sr=1-19
I’ve never used an enclosure before, so any comments or advice before I buy?
any of above will work fine………………….
make sure you "remove usb item safely " , before removing unit.
+ make sure you defrag once aweek if using as back-up device.
enjoy.
I am a graohic art student and i am looking to put Adobe illustrator and photoshop on this computer would this be a good computer for this??
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*Although it is unlikely to be important to the average user, this system may have a PowerPC 970fx processor.
Also see: How fast is the iMac G5 compared to the iMac G4 Flat-Panel and Power Macintosh G5?
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Yes, it’s a good computer, but it is an older, PowerPC-based model, so you won’t be able to run applications that are Intel binaries, and you’re limited to Mac OS X 10.5.8 as the last version of the OS you can install. As more developers leave the PowerPC architecture behind, more and more applications will require an Intel-based Mac to offer more features, even if they are features you don’t want or care about.
But if you stick to applications that work on PowerPC chips and Mac OS X 10.5.8 or lower, it should do well for you. Just be careful about upgrade any Adobe applications, since the newer versions take even more time to install and have ridiculous system requirements and dependencies. Buy the Adobe CS2 versions or the CS2 Suite if possible; skip the CS4 crap.
multiple bay enclosure that houses both these drives?, with firewire capacity?
Here is a list
have fun
http://www.newegg.com/store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=92&name=External-Enclosures
So a HD caddy that allows 3.5′ IDE and sata, and will connect via usb or firewire, well the firewire isn’t essential but the ide and sata are.
a couple options for you to look over
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812232024&cm_re=2.5_3.5_sata_ide_5.25-_-12-232-024-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812119152&cm_re=2.5_3.5_sata_ide_5.25-_-12-119-152-_-Product
i have an adapter set like the Rosewill, it has worked great for me
When I plug it in to an external enclosure, via firewire, or USB, it makes a horrific noise, scraping etc. It does not mount. Is there a company to which I can send the HD to recover the lost data?
There are companies like this one http://www.canadadatarecovery.ca/ but not knowing where you live you should do a google search on "hard disk failure data recovery".
This place starts at $200 to do the recovery - I know it is not cheap.
I think it will be some version of firewire?
Should i just buy the enclosure and fit my own sata drive in it or how do you do it…….
I would personally just get an enclosure, and fit your own Sata Drive, I use the Akasa Integral External Enclosures, both with 500Gb Sata II 300 Drives, connected via ESATA, but even using them on USB2 is quite fast too.
The reason Y i like these enclosures is they look cool, and can connect either PATA or SATA drives inside, also on the back they have USB 2.0 and ESATA connections, and can be configured in any combination u like.
"For my job, I need to carry a bag of tech gear around with me all day. I’ve been able to cut down on the cables I carry by using only retractable cables, but my other devices are still bulky. I’m looking for the smallest FireWire 2.5" drive enclosure on the market. It seems that many of the sites selling enclosures don’t list their dimensions and some of the slimmest enclosures are USB-only, but 6-pin FireWire is a requirement. What is the slimmest enclosure you know of?"
You can get firewire 2.5 inch enclosures from Atlast Solutions…they are the same size as the 2.5 laptop HDD (well 1-2 mm bigger to allow the HDD to be put in )
Go to http://atlastsolutions.co.uk/shop/
You can ring them if you wish …the number should be on their website
OK… I have measured the firewire enclosure I got from them
its 130mm X 80mm X 13mm
PS..when I spoke to them I spoke to a chap called Jonathon or Richard (can’t remember which…think it was Jonathon….very friendly, helpful & gave me time. I have bought enclosures elsewhere aswell (usb tho)…Atlast Solutions firewire enclosure was far better built ..very solid, not flimsy like the others.
PSPS Just had a look at the one shown on their website..I got a slimmer one from them than this & they supplied me with a superior firewire gold plated lead so that it worked fine without mains power supply..Ring them to ask because they don’t always show all of the ranges on their website. 
I’ve never had to buy an external hard drive enclosure before. I have a Seagate 160GB SATA drive that I need to connect to my computer. Both SATA ports on the motherboard are occupied, so I need an enclosure that accepts a SATA internally, but connects/works with the computer via USB or firewire. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
In my opinion, this is the best there is.I have one and you can’t even tell it’s running except for the light letting you know it is.
http://www.egoodz.com/product.asp?pf_id=3507AUAS