so i was planning on getting a small sata internal hard drive and a large external usb2 hard drive, but i was concerned about the speed of usb2. but i just heard that there are such things as external sata ports! so if i build a comp with these, i can use a sata hard drive that was built to be on the inside of a computer, on the outside, right? hard drives dont have to be cooled right?
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Jump to PostNo hard drive do not need to be cooled and they should work pretty well with using any sort of external SATA port if there are any(Sorry I havent heard of any or if I have must not have paid attention ;)...). USB2.0 should be more than enough to transfer …
Jump to Posti can use a sata hard drive that was built to be on the inside of a computer, on the outside, right?
no, the connection for an internal SATA drive is not the same as an external SATA drive
also, it is never a good idea to use an …
Jump to PostAs long as a compatible hub is used to house the internal hard drive it works pretty good.
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