There is a difference between that and the unit Bill provided the link to.
Bill's unit will function like a flash drive. It does not care what file
system is on the computer you are plugging into.
Most external drive boxes require you to format the drive for a specific
file system like NTFS or FAT32.
I have used old drives with boxes like you mentioned with very good
results. I have still have Windows98se and ME machines that I plug these
guys into. But I have experienced some problems when plugging these into a
NTFS system over a period of time.
Maybe some of you may know why.
Neil Diamond
At 01:38 PM 10/22/2004, you wrote:
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>You can make your own, I did. I used a old laptop HD I had one laying around
>and bought a case, they make the case has the USB built, so all you do
>is pop the drive into the case u have a portable hd a lot cheaper
>than buying a mobile HD unit.
>Here's a link for the case, there are tons of different styles and
>sizes u need to get the one for the laptop drive which 2.5 inches.
>http://www.noblepcs.com/customer/product.php?
>productid=11&cat=32&page=1
>this ones $24.95
>
> btw IMHO George, the last time I looked the USB 2.0 beat Fire wire,
>IEEE1394 has some capability issues
>USB 2.0 1.5 Mbit/s 12Mbit/s 480Mbit/s supported.
>Firewire 100 Mbit/s 200Mbit/s 400Mbit/s supported
> http://www.digit-life.com/articles/usb20vsfirewire/
>Disclaimer I don't sell any of this stuff
>Lou Dallara CID Out
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of George
>Patrick
>Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 1:57 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [DC] Warning... when attending events
>
>
>Do a google on "hard drive" usb, you will find a lot of them out there
>
>Or, if you have a firewire port, google "hard drive" firewire (much faster
>than USB).
>
>--
>George Patrick
>Tektronix, Inc.
>Central Engineering, PCB Design Group
>P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512
>Beaverton, OR 97077-0001
>Phone: 503-627-5272 Fax: 503-627-5587
>http://www.tektronix.com http://www.pcb-designer.com
>
>It's my opinion, not Tektronix'
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>Brooks,Bill
>Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:48
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [DC] Warning... when attending events
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>
>That was the UK website...
>I think this one is the US website
>
>http://www.pocketec.net/
>
>Best regards.
>
>Bill Brooks - KG6VVP
>PCB Design Engineer , C.I.D.+, C.I.I.
>Tel: (760)597-1500 Ext 3772 Fax: (760)597-1510 http://www.dtwc.com
>http://pcbwizards.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brooks,Bill [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:42 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [DC] Warning... when attending events
>
>Suzy Webb made a good suggestion to me just a minute ago...
>In my class at Palomar College, good ol' Steve Toothacre came to class with
>a pocket size hard drive that he carried around with him to store backups
>on... I believe the link below is similar to what he bought at Fry's
>Electronics for about 200 bucks. They 'plug and play' right through the USB
>port... or with a 'firewire' cable...
>
>http://www.pockeyeurope.com/products/pocketvault.htm
>
>I will definitely purchase one of these for backups and keep it in a
>separate place from the laptop as a backup... I think his would fit in a
>shirt pocket like my pocket calculator size...
>
>Some folks don't need 30 GB of storage and can get away with the keychain
>models like the following one....
>http://www.pockeyeurope.com/products/flashdrive.htm
>
>They can store up to 1Gb
>
>Might be a life saver...
>
>Best regards,
>
>
>Bill Brooks - KG6VVP
>PCB Design Engineer , C.I.D.+, C.I.I.
>Tel: (760)597-1500 Ext 3772 Fax: (760)597-1510 http://www.dtwc.com
>http://pcbwizards.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mary Sugden [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:09 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [DC] Warning... when attending events
>
>Hi Pete
>
>I bought another computer as soon as I got home. I had the other one (Sony)
>for only 4 months so there wasn't much work on it yet. Just lucky I guess.
>I have not contacted my home owner's insurance company yet. Hopefully, they
>will cover some of the loss. I bought a Fujitsu C series Lifebook. It
>should do the job.
>
>I sure look forward to seeing everyone in March at PCB West. For PCB
>designers, It is still the "Greatest Show On Earth". No other conference
>has so much to offer to PCB designers. And, no one else has the "Porch
>Dawgs". One of my friends took a new job with the stipulation that he be
>allowed to attend the PCB conference every year. He convinced his new
>employer that the investment in education would be returned ten fold to the
>company.
>
>Good to hear from you. I can't wait for my hug.
>
>Love, Mary
>
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