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Article #941Re: Cheap Enclosure for 4 IDE drives?
From: CWatters
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:00
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:00
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<p1mp_ju1c3@salmahayeksknockers.edu> wrote in message news:PXTye.133295$on1.91681@clgrps13... > I've got 4 80GB Drives that I'd like to redeploy in my house, but my > existing computers don't have any free IDE connexions, PCI slots, or drive > bays. I also don't want to create another complete PC in my house. > > I've seen some IDE-raid enclosures, but they are all prohibitively expensive. > > I've seen IDE->USB adapters cheap on Ebay (~$12 each). I'm thinking I could > grab 4 of these, connect my drives to a hub, and place them all in a small > PC tower, Well it would work but.. If you've got a PC standing idle perhaps you could build a server? Instead of USB adaptors and a hub connect them to the motherboard and fit a LAN card.
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