external hard drive help

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  1. andy15

    andy15 Regular member

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    My freecomexternal harddrive appears dead its clicking and not recognised in windows its got every thing on it such as pictures etc can i conect the drive direct to pc or smet looking at it i ant a clue if its possible it slides on to a socket thing in the case
     
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    Yes but pin it as a slave drive first. Look up the installation specs or post the harddrive detail so someone else can for you.
     
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    samsung hd501lj is the drive inside it as one saa coectop but not sure what the power connector is asnever seen one like it before its like a sata but longer
     
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    oh crap po la

    ya scuzzi connectors suck

    you'll need a PCI scuzzi board insyalled into your main board .. try to ebay one or ebay a scuzzi connector enclosure
     
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    another site says its sata power conector
     

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