Hard Drive transplant for Vista

Platinum911911 · 01-19-2007

I wanted to know it it was possibile to open up a portable hard drive and get the hard drive out of it and connect it straight to the sata/pata, then install vista on it, if its possibile of corse, can I then make the hard drive portable again and trie to run Vista from it with USB connection? I just thought this wouldn't be such a bad idea.

Wolfeymole · 01-19-2007

You need one of these Platty

Black Serial Removable SATA Hard Drive Enclosure with Drawer/Shock Absorber

Platinum911911 · 01-19-2007

what do I need that for?

Wolfeymole · 01-19-2007

You put the sata drive in the caddy and then hook the caddy chassis to the mobo yes.
You want to make this portable don't you?

upgrader · 01-19-2007

I think wolfey misunderstood - what he linked to was an enclosure for a normal internal hard drive to make it USB compatible and external.

About your question im not sure - do you have the make and model number of the drive? And it is quite likely that opening it up would void your warranty.

Platinum911911 · 01-19-2007

Well it is already portable, I want to make it internal just for the part ot install Vista on it then put it back togather as a portable and trie to run vista from it through USB. It is a Western Digital 400gb model # WD4000C032. That is why I wanted to know before hand, so that I don't take it out of warrenty and find out that it would not work.

Wolfeymole · 01-19-2007

Get one of these then.

SATA to IDE Converter from Addonics

01-19-2007	#1
Platinum911911 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 327	Hard Drive transplant for Vista I wanted to know it it was possibile to open up a portable hard drive and get the hard drive out of it and connect it straight to the sata/pata, then install vista on it, if its possibile of corse, can I then make the hard drive portable again and trie to run Vista from it with USB connection? I just thought this wouldn't be such a bad idea.

01-19-2007	#2
Wolfeymole Tech Support Team Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the Slaughtered Lamb having a pint. Posts: 4,484 PC Experience: Smarter than the average Bear	You need one of these Platty Black Serial Removable SATA Hard Drive Enclosure with Drawer/Shock Absorber __________________ If PCHF has helped you please consider a donation by clicking this link Donate

01-19-2007	#4
Wolfeymole Tech Support Team Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the Slaughtered Lamb having a pint. Posts: 4,484 PC Experience: Smarter than the average Bear	You put the sata drive in the caddy and then hook the caddy chassis to the mobo yes. You want to make this portable don't you? __________________ If PCHF has helped you please consider a donation by clicking this link Donate

01-19-2007	#5
upgrader Site Manager Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: /home/upgrader/ Posts: 7,250 PC Experience: Some Experience	I think wolfey misunderstood - what he linked to was an enclosure for a normal internal hard drive to make it USB compatible and external. About your question im not sure - do you have the make and model number of the drive? And it is quite likely that opening it up would void your warranty. __________________ PCHF Rules--PCHF Prework--PCHF Downloads

01-19-2007	#6
Platinum911911 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 327	Well it is already portable, I want to make it internal just for the part ot install Vista on it then put it back togather as a portable and trie to run vista from it through USB. It is a Western Digital 400gb model # WD4000C032. That is why I wanted to know before hand, so that I don't take it out of warrenty and find out that it would not work. Last edited by Platinum911911; 01-19-2007 at 06:21 PM.

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