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I have a Dell Optiplex desktop that I bought for my in-laws. Long story short, it was a lemon, and as
a computer it kept shutting down... but I don't want to rehash or debug that. I took out the HDD,
which is a Hitachi... specs below:
Hitachi HUA722010CLA331 1TB
When I took it out of the case, it appeared to have a fan assembly on it. Is this something I need to take into account
when I buy the external HDD enclosure?
There is this highly rated one on Amazon...
ORICO Toolfree USB 3.0 to SATA External 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure Case for 3.5 SATA HDD
but several people did mention having heat issues.
Do HDD enclosures come with fans? Should this be a "must have"?
Thanks,
Mitch
a computer it kept shutting down... but I don't want to rehash or debug that. I took out the HDD,
which is a Hitachi... specs below:
Hitachi HUA722010CLA331 1TB
| Drive Type | Hard Disk Drive | This defines whether the drive is a large-capacity slower hard disk drive, a smaller-capacity but much faster solid-state drive, or a hybrid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Size | 3.5" | The size of the drive dictates which drive bays it will fit into - generally a small drive will fit into any bigger drive bay with an adapter | |
| Capacity | 1000GB | The drive storage capacity is the limit to the size of files that can be stored | |
| Release Date | 01 Jan 2013 | The later the release, the more likely manufacturer support will still be around | |
| Cache Size | 32MB | The bigger the cache, the more data that can be temporarily stored for faster access | |
| Power Required | 8W | HDDs should generally require very little power to run, and SSDs even less | |
| RPM | 7200 RPM | The higher the RPM, the faster the hard drive, and the faster stored data can be accessed | |
| Drive Interface | SATA 3Gb/s | The interface is the type of motherboard connection and defines the bandwidth limit of the drive |
When I took it out of the case, it appeared to have a fan assembly on it. Is this something I need to take into account
when I buy the external HDD enclosure?
There is this highly rated one on Amazon...
ORICO Toolfree USB 3.0 to SATA External 3.5 Hard Drive Enclosure Case for 3.5 SATA HDD
but several people did mention having heat issues.
Do HDD enclosures come with fans? Should this be a "must have"?
Thanks,
Mitch
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