external hd

[tmandt]

yea can anyone point me to any good external hd's plz. im running out of room 

or internal but idk how to install an internal hd. well i do know how to install i jsut dont know what to do software wise

yes im a noob when it comes to comps 

[bustinthejustin]

I got a nice western digital 500gb external for like, 125 bucks... It hasn't died yet so yeah


http://westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=357

[tmandt]

yea i was thinking about that one.

how long have you had it for?



idk but i wanna know the answer to this question.

ok the external is hooked up right? can i dl something straight to it? or i have to dl to comp first then transfer?

[bustinthejustin]

I use it as a backup drive so I never put anything directly onto it, but you should be able to just download onto it... it's only connected by usb. I've probably had it for more than half a year. Not very long, but so far I'm pleased with it.

[Tec_]

as long as its plugged in and on you can DL strate to it.

as for the mybooks, in my opinion they are to loud.

if you want to install a new HDD in you computer the first thing to do would be to find out if you have SATA ports or IDE ports. an IDE port will be a long rectangle with a lot of pins and the cable will be a large flat ribbon cable. a SATA port will be much smaller and will have a sort of L shape to the plug. the cables will also be much smaller. Once the HDD is hooked up all you will need to do is format it and you are good to go.

let us know if you have any more questions

{also this belongs in the computer section}

[tmandt]

i know i have a sata for my current comp. and ide for my old dell. i need a new one but yea i think ima get an external hd or somin. how would i back my whole comp up btw?

[Tri-edge]

if you check out gizmodo their deal of the day usually has a 1tb external hdd for about $100

[Luke]

I have a 1TB Firewire Western Digital Home Edition and it is great! $160 AU

[tmandt]

is firewire better than usb? i dont have firewire on my pc how do i get it?

[Tec_]

firewire as a format is dead. a PCI to firewire card will work. but usb 2.0 is the way to go, unless you want to wight for usb 3.0