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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #40 on: September 14, 2020, 08:35:05 PM »

so i take off the top part, and i guess ill see where to connect the wire, is this a special type of wire or the one that comes with it ?

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #41 on: September 14, 2020, 08:38:40 PM »
so i take off the top part, and i guess ill see where to connect the wire, is this a special type of wire or the one that comes with it ?
Taking off the top part makes it like a regular internal drive. You can either stick it into a computer or get a wire to connect it to your computer externally.
I'll let @Square take it over from here:)
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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #42 on: September 14, 2020, 08:42:31 PM »
Taking off the top part makes it like a regular internal drive. You can either stick it into a computer or get a wire to connect it to your computer externally.
I'll let @Square take it over from here:)
thanx for your help till here.

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #43 on: September 15, 2020, 07:14:55 PM »
i got this wire https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06Y1LTRY1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

but its not right, i need one with a dent in it, sorry for explaining it that way, i just dont now what its called.
can i get that in a sata wire ?

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #44 on: September 15, 2020, 07:29:54 PM »
i got this wire https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06Y1LTRY1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

but its not right, i need one with a dent in it, sorry for explaining it that way, i just dont now what its called.
can i get that in a sata wire ?

(i hope i didnt start a job that takes a pro, and ill mess up my hard drive)

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #45 on: September 15, 2020, 10:03:36 PM »
i got this wire https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06Y1LTRY1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

but its not right, i need one with a dent in it, sorry for explaining it that way, i just dont now what its called.
can i get that in a sata wire ?

(i hope i didnt start a job that takes a pro, and ill mess up my hard drive)
You're half way there,

You also need a SATA power cord

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #46 on: September 16, 2020, 06:51:03 AM »
You're half way there,

You also need a SATA power cord
the above cable in the link is wrong as it doesnt go in, since the hard drive has that dent,
can you please tell me exactly which cables i  should get ?

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #47 on: September 16, 2020, 07:21:48 AM »

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #48 on: September 16, 2020, 08:15:43 AM »

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #49 on: September 16, 2020, 09:09:58 AM »
not sure, hope @Square can advise ?
Should be good,

I just want you should plug it in for a short time, and tell me what it does and how it sounds.

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #50 on: September 16, 2020, 11:07:43 AM »
Should be good,

I just want you should plug it in for a short time, and tell me what it does and how it sounds.
any other type of cable i can use  ? can i trouble you to post a link for what i need

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #53 on: September 16, 2020, 05:12:18 PM »
thanx, ill try it and report back, prob only after r"h.
@Square do you think it's worth buying a cable just to diagnose? (Chances are it won't fix anything)
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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #54 on: September 16, 2020, 05:42:37 PM »
@Square do you think it's worth buying a cable just to diagnose? (Chances are it won't fix anything)
He wants to do it himself, there is a chance that it's just the enclosure.

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #55 on: September 16, 2020, 06:18:25 PM »
He wants to do it himself, there is a chance that it's just the enclosure.
That's always the first thing I try, never had a successful fix from that.
Has it ever worked for you?
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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #56 on: September 16, 2020, 06:31:43 PM »
That's always the first thing I try, never had a successful fix from that.
Has it ever worked for you?
I've seen it a few times.

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #57 on: September 16, 2020, 07:00:03 PM »
I've seen it a few times.
just curious, if its not that, is it gone ?

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #58 on: September 16, 2020, 07:16:27 PM »
just curious, if its not that, is it gone ?
Nothing is gone yet, we need to go step by step.

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Re: Looking for external hard drive 3-4 TB
« Reply #59 on: September 16, 2020, 07:22:31 PM »
Nothing is gone yet, we need to go step by step.
alright, thanx