how does the hdd have to be sit up to use?
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I've never used this feature, but I believe it refers to hooking up an external HDD to the USB port. The lame thing though is the USB input is on the front, it should have it in the rear so you could hide the USB stick/HDD in the glove box
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This is just a hardware connector to plug your HDD to a USB port. So whatever else you want to do with the contents of the drive will have to be software driven.
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Initial setup should be done by connecting to your PC. Once that is complete you can use it as a 'normal' external hard drive.
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the pata cable and power cable are placed on one side of the board and the sata connections on the other side.. there's a doubled side adhesive that secures the HDD
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Same thought as Mario. I have a traditional HDD in it and so far have not experienced a spin down.
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Sorry, I don't have a picture, but it's simple. Place the unit on its side and slide one side of the case back a little bit (maybe 3/4") and lift it up and away. My WD RE4 enterprise 3.5" drives just slid into the two bays and automatically lined up with the power and signal connectors (no cables). The drive bays have long slots in the sheet metal so you can easily install the four screws into the threaded holes found on every disk drive.
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You have to install a sata hard drive so that depends what format and the size of the hard drive.
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I used it as an external drive. Even if you can take the HD out, you still need a sata connecting cable ($8.66 for 2). It has a USB-3 cable which is faster than the conventional USB-2. I wonder why you would pay the price of an external drive and use it as an internal drive, which usually costs less for the same capacity. I bought a WD 4 TB internal drive as D:
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Likely not the caddy (which basically to secure the drive in place). Possibilities: loose connection(s) such as drive not firmly inserted to the inner mini sata connector, etc.
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It is a SATA drive with a PCBoard converter to USB (located in base so can overheat & disconnect from computer frequently, so lay on side so air can flow)
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My Gateway has no legs or pads on any side, only the bottom which means they prefer it to be standing up, I guess. If the DVD and hard drive work while on the side, why could that hurt it?
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No Its just a promo pic its designed to be flat if you want it to stand on edge buy one designed for that purpose because the hard drive needs to be set in the correct orientation to work properly
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well you need to unscrew the case to get to the drive so no way i can think of. you could eject it, unplug it, open it up, and put in a new one. would take you a few minuets to do but its possible.
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The drive is tall, height may be a problem. You will need a little more than 15mm of vertical space.
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No the drive is completely enclosed, but you should check to see if your unit is EIDE (ATA) or SATA (serial ATA) adapters are available should you need one.
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if you remove hard drive bays...mine is on the top...I modded the top, and put push pull....
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I've been using mine for a couple of months, and I use it often. The hard drives must be removed from any carriers so you end up with the hard drive only. Example is a Dell desktop has to have the hard drive unsnapped from it's plastic housing or carrier. Dell laptops sometimes will have to be unscrewed from their housings. Then the drives will lay flat. The source drive must be the same size or smaller than the target drive. When everything is setup and powered up, double click the red button and data transfer starts happening.