Hi, I just had a hard drive failure. I had 2 150GB velociraptor HDDs in raid 0 and one died. I want to get 2 600GB velociraptors and put them in raid 0 as replacement.
My Problem: Don't understand what the whole "bare drive" thing is on newegg. I'm guessing it means I get the drive, but no cables, instructions, drivers, etc.
So, can I get the 2 drives as bare drives, then use the exact same cables that are attached to the old drives? All I see is that 2 cables are plugged into the back of the drives (one with larger connector, the other smaller). I'm not sure what these cables are exactly so that I could buy more on newegg.
I also see two different 600GB velociraptors on newegg that appear identical, but one is 2.5" and the other 3.5", but the 3.5" is $55 cheaper. I'm assuming this is the one my desktop requires, but not sure why the price lower for me.
Any help explaining this stuff would be great. Thanks!
My Problem: Don't understand what the whole "bare drive" thing is on newegg. I'm guessing it means I get the drive, but no cables, instructions, drivers, etc.
So, can I get the 2 drives as bare drives, then use the exact same cables that are attached to the old drives? All I see is that 2 cables are plugged into the back of the drives (one with larger connector, the other smaller). I'm not sure what these cables are exactly so that I could buy more on newegg.
I also see two different 600GB velociraptors on newegg that appear identical, but one is 2.5" and the other 3.5", but the 3.5" is $55 cheaper. I'm assuming this is the one my desktop requires, but not sure why the price lower for me.
Any help explaining this stuff would be great. Thanks!