Turning 2.5" HDD into internal. Bad Idea or No Problem?

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is it a bad idea to turn external 2.5" hard drives into internal hard drives? will there be issues like overheating?
 
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Correct...the PCB would be looking for a USB style connection.

And the cooling? Not an issue...the "drive" is literally just a regular drive, just in an external case.
I have a couple externals with no fan at all.
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Assuming the USB-SATA bridge is not built into the drive PCB, it's just a normal drive.
No heating issues.
 
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if the SATA bridge is built into the drive PCB, you wouldn't be able to turn it into an internal HDD right?

also wouldn't the lack of cooling fan on portable 2.5" hard drive make overheating a potential problem?
 
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Correct...the PCB would be looking for a USB style connection.

And the cooling? Not an issue...the "drive" is literally just a regular drive, just in an external case.
I have a couple externals with no fan at all.
 
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