I'm trying to make my old internal hard drive an external one by putting it in an enclosure. which side are they measuring. my drive measures 4 in x 5.75 in and .75 thick. so which size enclosure will work for mine? It is Maxtor model 34098h4 if anyone know what that means.
2006-07-12 17:10:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
These are the approximate widths of the outside mounts of the drive:
2.5 inch for laptop drives
3.5 for desktop drives
5.25 is actually a floppy disk size...
You are refering to a desktop 3.5 inch drive.
2006-07-12 17:14:25 · answer #1 · answered by Steve D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The size usually refers to the diameter of the media. If your drive is 4" wide, then you probably need a 3.5" enclosure.
2006-07-13 00:51:20 · answer #2 · answered by chonudi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2.5" , 3.5" & 5.25" usually refer to the size of the media (the metal disk ) in ur hard drive ....looks like ur using a 3.5" one based on ur dimensions
2006-07-13 00:17:46 · answer #3 · answered by ace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They refers to the diameter of the disks itself, which gives you roughky the width of the HDD.
2006-07-13 00:20:38 · answer #4 · answered by Puzzled 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a ruler
2006-07-13 00:17:49 · answer #5 · answered by Austin Powers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋