I have no idea which size of hard drive enclosure to use. my hard drive is about 4x6x1 and is an IDE. 3.5 and 2.5 seem too small, but they are really common. Maybe my HD is obsolete and they make them smaller now. IDK. Please help.
2007-06-08 08:24:15 · 6 answers · asked by chadgirouxjr 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
3.5 is what you want for your hard drive.
Yes, the physical dimensions of the drive are about 4", but the slot that you put the hard drive in is named after the size of the floppy drive that originally used that slot. Those floppy disks were 3.5".
5.25 enclosures would be for things like CD/DVD-ROM drives. This would also be for the old, OLD hard drives like the Quantum Bigfoot.
3.5 enclosures are for your standard desktop hard drive.
2.5 is for laptop hard drives.
2007-06-08 08:28:27 · answer #1 · answered by Bjorn 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-27 03:12:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5.25 Hard Drive Enclosure
2016-11-01 22:24:39 · answer #3 · answered by schwenck 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laptops use 2.5 inch Hard Drives, Desktops use 3.5 inch Hard Drives, if they are fairly new. 5.25 inch drives are obsolete.
Buy the 3.5 inch enclosure.
2007-06-08 08:29:22 · answer #4 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look up the model number on the drive manufacturer's website. It will tell you if the drive's physical size.
2007-06-08 08:27:51 · answer #5 · answered by Gentle Dragon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
4x6x1 = defenitely 3.5" enclosure.
2007-06-08 17:23:23 · answer #6 · answered by Philip T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋