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July 16th 09, 11:16 PM
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I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard
drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? -- JimL WHAT??? is this "Gotta be online" obsession? 
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July 16th 09, 11:59 PM
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JimL wrote:
I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? Since you didn't give us a link to what you read or a direct quote (if you read this in meatspace as opposed to online), we can't really address this. The only way to connect an external hard drive internally is to use eSATA and I don't know if any laptops would have an eSATA port. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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July 16th 09, 11:59 PM
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JimL wrote: I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? Since you didn't give us a link to what you read or a direct quote (if you read this in meatspace as opposed to online), we can't really address this. The only way to connect an external hard drive internally is to use eSATA and I don't know if any laptops would have an eSATA port. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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July 17th 09, 12:17 AM
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"Malke" wrote in message
... JimL wrote: I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? Since you didn't give us a link to what you read or a direct quote (if you read this in meatspace as opposed to online), we can't really address this. Sorry. It was an oblique comment on a web site I can't remember. It's a clear enough subject - hooking an external drive up as if it were internal. But clear doesn't mean easy. Since I can't tell anything about it I was just hoping someone could tell me. -- JimL
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July 17th 09, 12:17 AM
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"Malke" wrote in message
... JimL wrote: I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? Since you didn't give us a link to what you read or a direct quote (if you read this in meatspace as opposed to online), we can't really address this. Sorry. It was an oblique comment on a web site I can't remember. It's a clear enough subject - hooking an external drive up as if it were internal. But clear doesn't mean easy. Since I can't tell anything about it I was just hoping someone could tell me. -- JimL
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July 17th 09, 12:22 AM
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On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:17:08 -0400, "JimL" wrote:
"Malke" wrote in message ... JimL wrote: I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? Since you didn't give us a link to what you read or a direct quote (if you read this in meatspace as opposed to online), we can't really address this. Sorry. It was an oblique comment on a web site I can't remember. It's a clear enough subject - hooking an external drive up as if it were internal. But clear doesn't mean easy. Since I can't tell anything about it I was just hoping someone could tell me. Like Malke, I can't tell you--at least not unless you tell us what this is all about: *why* you might do this. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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July 17th 09, 12:22 AM
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On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:17:08 -0400, "JimL" wrote: "Malke" wrote in message ... JimL wrote: I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? Since you didn't give us a link to what you read or a direct quote (if you read this in meatspace as opposed to online), we can't really address this. Sorry. It was an oblique comment on a web site I can't remember. It's a clear enough subject - hooking an external drive up as if it were internal. But clear doesn't mean easy. Since I can't tell anything about it I was just hoping someone could tell me. Like Malke, I can't tell you--at least not unless you tell us what this is all about: *why* you might do this. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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July 17th 09, 01:37 AM
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I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard
drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. That was Andrew E. that posted that as an answer to an OP on a Usenet newsgroup -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Malke" wrote in message ... JimL wrote: I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? Since you didn't give us a link to what you read or a direct quote (if you read this in meatspace as opposed to online), we can't really address this. The only way to connect an external hard drive internally is to use eSATA and I don't know if any laptops would have an eSATA port. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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July 17th 09, 01:37 AM
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I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard
drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. That was Andrew E. that posted that as an answer to an OP on a Usenet newsgroup -- Peter Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged. "Malke" wrote in message ... JimL wrote: I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? Since you didn't give us a link to what you read or a direct quote (if you read this in meatspace as opposed to online), we can't really address this. The only way to connect an external hard drive internally is to use eSATA and I don't know if any laptops would have an eSATA port. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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July 17th 09, 01:57 AM
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On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:16:20 -0400, JimL wrote:
I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? This is not a product endorsement. I don't have a laptop, and no way to actually test this device. However, I've seen external drive mounted as internal on a Wintel laptop (my lead at FanimeCon 2009 did this). Using something similar to this: http://www.cooldrives.com/2ra01espccal.html Apparently, this puts an external eSATA drive on the internal bus through the PCMCIA adapter. No opium necessary. -- Norman ~Oh Lord, why have you come ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum
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July 17th 09, 01:57 AM
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On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:16:20 -0400, JimL wrote:
I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? This is not a product endorsement. I don't have a laptop, and no way to actually test this device. However, I've seen external drive mounted as internal on a Wintel laptop (my lead at FanimeCon 2009 did this). Using something similar to this: http://www.cooldrives.com/2ra01espccal.html Apparently, this puts an external eSATA drive on the internal bus through the PCMCIA adapter. No opium necessary. -- Norman ~Oh Lord, why have you come ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum
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July 17th 09, 02:35 AM
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"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
... On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:17:08 -0400, "JimL" wrote: "Malke" wrote in message ... JimL wrote: I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? Since you didn't give us a link to what you read or a direct quote (if you read this in meatspace as opposed to online), we can't really address this. Sorry. It was an oblique comment on a web site I can't remember. It's a clear enough subject - hooking an external drive up as if it were internal. But clear doesn't mean easy. Since I can't tell anything about it I was just hoping someone could tell me. Like Malke, I can't tell you--at least not unless you tell us what this is all about: *why* you might do this. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup I don't remember why they said you should do such a thing. Again, you're asking me when I'm asking you. What it's all about? Ain't about anything. I ran across it while looking at something else and thought I'd check if anybody had any comments. -- JimL
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July 17th 09, 02:35 AM
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"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message
... On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:17:08 -0400, "JimL" wrote: "Malke" wrote in message ... JimL wrote: I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? Since you didn't give us a link to what you read or a direct quote (if you read this in meatspace as opposed to online), we can't really address this. Sorry. It was an oblique comment on a web site I can't remember. It's a clear enough subject - hooking an external drive up as if it were internal. But clear doesn't mean easy. Since I can't tell anything about it I was just hoping someone could tell me. Like Malke, I can't tell you--at least not unless you tell us what this is all about: *why* you might do this. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup I don't remember why they said you should do such a thing. Again, you're asking me when I'm asking you. What it's all about? Ain't about anything. I ran across it while looking at something else and thought I'd check if anybody had any comments. -- JimL
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July 17th 09, 02:44 AM
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"N. Miller" wrote in message
... On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:16:20 -0400, JimL wrote: I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? This is not a product endorsement. I don't have a laptop, and no way to actually test this device. However, I've seen external drive mounted as internal on a Wintel laptop (my lead at FanimeCon 2009 did this). Using something similar to this: http://www.cooldrives.com/2ra01espccal.html Apparently, this puts an external eSATA drive on the internal bus through the PCMCIA adapter. No opium necessary. -- Norman ~Oh Lord, why have you come ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum Hm. Interesting. Thanks -- JimL
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July 17th 09, 02:44 AM
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"N. Miller" wrote in message
... On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:16:20 -0400, JimL wrote: I read a day or two ago that I should probably connect my external hard drive as an internal hard drive on my laptop. SAY WHAT? I never heard of such a thing. Is this something from a local opium parlor? This is not a product endorsement. I don't have a laptop, and no way to actually test this device. However, I've seen external drive mounted as internal on a Wintel laptop (my lead at FanimeCon 2009 did this). Using something similar to this: http://www.cooldrives.com/2ra01espccal.html Apparently, this puts an external eSATA drive on the internal bus through the PCMCIA adapter. No opium necessary. -- Norman ~Oh Lord, why have you come ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum Hm. Interesting. Thanks -- JimL
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