I have a Dell XPS 435T/9000 that no longer works because Duke Energy decided to brown out our area with no advance warning and I was flashing my BIOS at the time. I have since replaced it with a Toshiba A665-S6090 with a 500GB HD.
I'm pretty sure my 750GB HD in my Dell still works, but inaccessible. I need advice/guidance on turning this dead Dell box into a storage device. I'm not necessarily looking to build a NAS box, but could be persuaded. I do know that I will need to replace the power supply because a relative who runs her own business and was a CAD drafter in her previous life informed me that the power supply was a type used not be home owners, but businesses involved heavily in CAD-related projects. Therefore, a new power supply necessary for home owners is required.
I'm looking at this Newegg special -- 2TB HITACHI Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 Item # N82E16822145475 -- as the second HD. Een though I could be persuaded to build a NAS, I don't want to mirror data. I want to build a simple backup box.
Any suggestions/advice would be helpful.
I'm pretty sure my 750GB HD in my Dell still works, but inaccessible. I need advice/guidance on turning this dead Dell box into a storage device. I'm not necessarily looking to build a NAS box, but could be persuaded. I do know that I will need to replace the power supply because a relative who runs her own business and was a CAD drafter in her previous life informed me that the power supply was a type used not be home owners, but businesses involved heavily in CAD-related projects. Therefore, a new power supply necessary for home owners is required.
I'm looking at this Newegg special -- 2TB HITACHI Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 Item # N82E16822145475 -- as the second HD. Een though I could be persuaded to build a NAS, I don't want to mirror data. I want to build a simple backup box.
Any suggestions/advice would be helpful.