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Old October 26, 2009, 02:58 PM
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Can any of you folks suggest a good External Hard Drive I don't emagine I'll need more than 1Tb.
Should I go with Sata or USB?
I'm running xp 32bit and will have to back everything up so I can do a clean install with Win 7 64bit.
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Old October 26, 2009, 03:01 PM
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I would grab a Vantec encloser and 1tb WD. Green or blue for storage, Black if your going to be using it everyday.

Go E-Sata way faster and supports AHCI/RAID
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Old October 26, 2009, 03:03 PM
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Supergrover said it all.
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Old October 26, 2009, 03:33 PM
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Will this work?


Vantec Nexstar 3 Black Aluminum 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive Enclosure eSATA USB2.0 Firewire IEEE1394


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Western Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1TB SATA2 7200RPM 4.2MS 32MB 3.5IN Dual Proc Hard Drive OEM (WD1001FALS)
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Sorry I'm not sure which WD drive to use.
Do I have to Connect this to the motherboard first to format it or is there software with the enclosure?
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Old October 26, 2009, 03:56 PM
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That enclosure is fine.

What will be the use of the drive? Just Backups and storage?
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Old October 26, 2009, 03:58 PM
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yes as far I know for now. Is this overkill?
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Better price on that enclosure.:

Vantec Nexstar 3 Black Aluminum 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive Enclosure eSATA USB2.0 Firewire IEEE1394 - DirectCanada
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yes. Is that overkill?
If it is just backups then yes a black is over kill, grab Something like this:

NCIX.com - Buy Western Digital WD10EADS Caviar Green 1TB SATA 32MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM - WD10EADS In Canada.
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Old October 26, 2009, 04:05 PM
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Great. Thanks for your help. Man you folks are the best.
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