External USB Hard Drive Case / Enclosure

BEx-HD-1USB25

Case Category: USB ATA 2.5in HDD enclosure case	Drive size: Enclosure will hold 1-2.5" IDE hard drive
Interface Port: USB	USB speed: 11 to 12 Mbits/sec
Drive Enclosure Dimensions: 6L x "3.5"W x 1"H	Switch ON/OFF, hard drive
Power Source: PS/2 Adapter and USB	Color: Translucent Teal
Gross Weight: 1lbs.	Drivers: Windows 95/98, 2000 and Macintosh OS 8.5
Package Includes: 1 hard drive enclosure, 1 USB cable, 1 installation/users manual, 1 software diskette, 1 PS/2 power adapter. (see illustration below)

Bex-HD-1USB25 Front Bex-HD-1USB25 Back Bex-HD-1USB25 Inside
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The BEx-HD1USB25 is for those who want to put their spare 2.5" IDE hard drives to good use. Install your hard drive in this external enclosure, install the drivers on your desktop/laptop, connect the enclosure via a USB card and you are in business.

Primary Uses of external hard drives:

Adds disk capacity to your desktop or laptop computer without removing your original drive.
For those laptops and desktop computers that cannot be upgraded internally, an external drive provides an excellent source of additional storage space.
Backup Source. Backup your computers internal hard drive to the external hard drive. Besides being portable, you can restore much faster from an external hard drive than a tape.
Alternative to carrying laptops. If you know your destination will have a computer available with USB ports, instead of carrying a complete laptop, just carry the drive with all your applications. Connect it to a computer at your destination and start working. Less weight to carry.
Put your spare hard drives to good use. Install them in the external case and use them with your laptop or desktop computers.

You can format and partition a hard drive using this enclosure with DOS, Windows 95/98 just like any other direct connect hard drive. You can't boot off it though, i.e., it cannot be your only hard drive.