Can this be mounted in a 2.5" enclosure for use as USB? I've put the drive in and connected the USB cord, but it doesn't appear under My Computer.
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It should work in an external enclosure just fine. But TRIM is not supported over USB (I think). You need to partition and format the drive before Windows can see it. Right click My Computer, select Manage, then go to Disk Management. This should show you if the drive is present. If the drive was partitioned and formatted prior to being inserted in the USB case, then something is wrong somewhere. The USB enclosure is bad or something is wrong with the drive.
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Amazon lists your drive as a 2.5 inch drive which should easily fit the box. My box came with screws to mount the drive in the box but my 3.5 inch drive was a snug fit so I didn't bother with the screws. Anyway shouldn't be a problem.
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Yes, I have the manual and it says you can connect USB thumb drive to it. I am not sure about an USB 2.5" HDD as this external drive requires some strong power source to operate properly.
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2.5" drives are considered laptop drives and 3.5" drives are considered desktop drives. I don't know of any company that makes a 3.5" SSD, it's becoming increasingly popular for desktop enclosures to have 2.5" bays, which this drive will fit in. You can also buy 3.5" bay adapters than usually fit 2 or more 2.5" drives. I have one of these drives in a desktop which has a 2.5" bay. If you're really lazy you can hook the drive up and let it sit where ever. No moving parts means it's not going to vibrate/make noise.
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The official website says that it does fit a 2.5" SATA drive. It also shows the bracket mount. Is the model number wrong here?
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It's not a drive, just an enclosure. As of today looks like maximum 2.5" drive size is 2 TB but the key is making sure the drive isn't more than 12.5mm tall as that's the biggest that will fit in this enclosure. Some 2.5" 2 TB drives are smaller than 12.5mm and some aren't.
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There is an area above the power supply for drives. Deep enough for a 3.5" drive. And there are mounting holes. I did not, however, screw my drives in there so they are just resting. You can get a better idea on the Sentey website in the photo gallery for this case: http://www.sentey.com/en/ss5-2514
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I have not seen a laptop that will accept a 3.5 inch drive internally. Someone familiar with all the details could mount a drive like this in a case to use it as an external drive. I found drives for the Compaq, such as "250 Gigabyte Hard Drive for Compaq Presario M2405LA". It is 2.75 inches wide.
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No. The model I have will accept either a 2.5" drive OR a 3.5" drive, but they cannot be inserted simultaneously. I have been very please with the product, and do not consider this a limitation. Should you need to transfer data between two external HDDs, an inexpensive enclosure would allow you to do so.
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This is a full size internal drive intended for use inside a standard 5.25" drive slot. If you wish to use it externally, you will need a drive enclosure. Search under "5.25" drive enclosure"to find the appropriate type.
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I didn't use any adapters because there are two mounting brackets for 2.5" hard disks. One is on the bottom of the case, and the other is on the back of the motherboard tray. I tried both and settled on the bottom one as it didn't require very long cables.
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Hi, I put a 7200 rpm 500 GB sata 3.5 in WD in my system and it has worked great .With an adapter I see no reason a 2.5 in drive would not work.
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No, it's for a PC (Desktop Computer) - you need a 2.5 inch drive to install it in a laptop - I would not recommend using it as an external hdd - if you want it for that application I would recommend that you buy an external/portable hdd, it will be safer and work better. Good Luck! RH
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You can, but you need to buy and 2.5"-3.5" adapter. Such a drive can then make use of the bottom bay, which is otherwise too thin to hold a regular 3.5" drive. My system mounts a 2.5" drive in this manner.
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The HD you list has an enclosure what happened to it. A bare 2.5 HD should fit. If your enclosure is damaged remove it and check to see if the HD has a standard plug.
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Yep. There is a mount at the bottom of the case that will take a 2.5 or 3.5 inch drive. You can also get adapters to put a 2.5 in any 3.5 slot.Specifically on this case, you may want to watch this quick unboxing and feature review video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v;=qJutw4eyvJ4
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I bought mine long before 2TB HDDs existed; I suspect this enclosure might not support a drive of that size. Sorry I can't assist.