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From: James D. Andrews on 27 Nov 2009 17:14 "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:hems96$cvl$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "Joe J." <joejak(a)prodigy.net> wrote in message > news:hemjid$dg6$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:hemh7j$k13$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > I'm not sure I carried the decimal point correctly, but if I did, a 320G > drive will hold 500 CDs. > > How many of the mini CDs will it hold? :) >
From: James D. Andrews on 27 Nov 2009 17:23 "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:hemtgu$qdk$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "Joe J." <joejak(a)prodigy.net> wrote in message > news:hemdpj$bmg$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> Patience for the newbee please. I finally am going to transfer all my >> photographs and CDs to computer. Someone in this group mentioned the EZ >> Connect and this seems like it would be a cheap alternative to buying two >> 300-400GB external HD. I would buy two internal HDs for about $50 each >> and use the EZ connect. My computer is older with a smaller HDs so I was >> thinking photos & CDs would be stored externally and use a second >> external HD to back it up. When I say external HD, I'm refereeing to the >> internal drives via EZ Connect and they would not be mounted in the >> computer. Would I need two EZ connects kits in order to use both drives >> at the same time. Transfer everything to the first drive and then just >> make a backup to the second. >> Any other alternatives to my plan are welcome. If it matters, I'm using >> XP-Pro and don't want to switch to Win7 until absolutely necessary. >> >> Thanks, >> Joe > > The EZ Connect will do the job, however inellegant it might be, but I use > mine for diagnostic and recovery tasks. I think your project would be > better served by the use of USB drives that are designed for the > application you have in mind. > > Your proposed use of an unmounted internal drive as an extgernal drive is > inherently risky, especially if your goal is to have a drive to hold music > that you intend to listen to. > > Will your idea work? Yes, it will. > > But they actually make the proper drive that is encased and protected for > precisely the use you intend, and is robust enough for what you are doing. > > I'd not leverage the EZ Connect in the manner you intend. It will work, > that's for certain. But the exposed internal drive used externally is > exposed unnecessarily to stuff that can short it out, and the cables > needed by the EZ Connect will make using the internal drives externally a > very clunky proposition. > > As a diagnostic and recovery tool, the EZ Connect is tough to beat, as a > converter to make an internal drive work externally, it's probably not the > right tool. > > As I write this post, I'm pulling files from a HDD that came out of a > laptop where the Power Supply connection broke off. The internal drive is > resting on the bench while I pull files. Since the drive is from a laptop, > the EZ Connect can operate it from the power that comes out of the USB > port on my computer, this removes the need for the EZ Connect's power > supply to drive the HDD. The HDD has exposed circuits that would be > damaged over time if the drive was used regularly to play music. > > I cannot recommend the use of the EZ Connect to make an internal drive > operate externally for more than recovering files. > > Really got to go along with Jeff on this, Joe. I recently started using a Rosewill version of the EZ Connect. It's a fantastic tool for diagnosis and recovery, but not intended to function as a secondary drive. Cords hanging about that could come lose over time, the hard drive exposed. You're best bet is an external hard drive and/or an additional internal drive of larger size. The EZ Connect is a good way to transfer files to a new HD before installation, though.
From: Jeff Strickland on 27 Nov 2009 20:21
"James D. Andrews" <jamesdandrews(a)att.net> wrote in message news:hepivt$9sf$2(a)adenine.netfront.net... > > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:hems96$cvl$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> "Joe J." <joejak(a)prodigy.net> wrote in message >> news:hemjid$dg6$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> >>> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >>> news:hemh7j$k13$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > >> I'm not sure I carried the decimal point correctly, but if I did, a 320G >> drive will hold 500 CDs. >> >> > > > How many of the mini CDs will it hold? :) > What's the capacity of the mini's. Divide the USB capacity by the mini capacity and the result is the number of minis that fit on the USB drive. I assumed a CD capacity of 650M, so I divided 320,000 by 650. ((320M x 1000) / 650M = 492 and change. I rounded up to 500.) |