Posted by rip_saw777 on 10/06/05 19:02

The iRiver drive is indeed smaller than even my 2.5" laptop drive.

I do have a USB/IDE kit for a 3.5", but connecting this small a drive
would be impossible. It looks about the size of a pcmcia, but I doubt
it would fit in there.

Any ideas would be great.

John

Arny Krueger wrote:
> "Technobarbarian" <d_murry-ztopzpam@excite.com> wrote in
> message news:_q31f.1845$MN6.1255@fed1read04
> > <ibrowngelb@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1128577291.592033.42440@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >> Since you are all on this subject, maybe someone can
> >> help me with this: My H120 died last week (actual
> >> electrical problem, no HD
> >> related). Unfortunately its out of waranty and Im
> >> considering iPoding it this time around. I'm left with
> >> the HD which seems to still be fine. Does someone know
> >> how i can attach that HD to either my
> >> Laptop or Desktop to copy over all the songs and photos
> >> I have on it?
> >
> >
> > http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=312100&pfp=cat3
> >
> > Just about any computer retailer will have something
> > similar. Take your hard drive out of the dead computer,
> > put it in an external case, plug in the cables and use it
> > anywhere you have a USB port. As long
> > as the hard drive is healthy you wouldn't need to
> > physically transfer the files.
>
> Don't think a standard 3.5" external case (or even a 2.5"
> external case) will interface with the iPod hard drive. It's
> really small, even compared to a 2.5" drive.

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