Hey everybody,
I am planning to purchase a second external hard drive and I am trying to figure out a minimalist setting to use two external drives at the same time (I don't want to plug two drives into my computer, so ruled out that solution). In addition, I also have a laptop drive at spare. So if there is a way I can use it with my existing external drive, I don' t even need to buy a new drive.
Here is what I am thinking:
1. Using an external drive docking station. The problem is I need to break my current external drive casing and pull out the drive inside. I am not sure if that internal piece would require some extra circuits, and if it is of standard size (2.5" or 3.5")
2. Somehow connect two external drives in serial, so I only need to plug in one drive into my computer to access them both. A slight disturbance is power supply. Not sure if the "main" drive can provide enough current to the secondary drive.
The first way is more economically sound, since I have a spare laptop drive. The second way sounds more robust. But I don't know exactly whether either of them work.
Any suggestions? Thanks
Btw, is there any gadget allows for wireless access?
Thank you!
I am planning to purchase a second external hard drive and I am trying to figure out a minimalist setting to use two external drives at the same time (I don't want to plug two drives into my computer, so ruled out that solution). In addition, I also have a laptop drive at spare. So if there is a way I can use it with my existing external drive, I don' t even need to buy a new drive.
Here is what I am thinking:
1. Using an external drive docking station. The problem is I need to break my current external drive casing and pull out the drive inside. I am not sure if that internal piece would require some extra circuits, and if it is of standard size (2.5" or 3.5")
2. Somehow connect two external drives in serial, so I only need to plug in one drive into my computer to access them both. A slight disturbance is power supply. Not sure if the "main" drive can provide enough current to the secondary drive.
The first way is more economically sound, since I have a spare laptop drive. The second way sounds more robust. But I don't know exactly whether either of them work.
Any suggestions? Thanks
Btw, is there any gadget allows for wireless access?
Thank you!
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