[LUNI] HD Enclosure

[Trev Peterson]

I think these pretty much just work.  They all get presented as a usb
disk to the system.  All the ones I've had or come across have worked
without problems.

	Trev

On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 06:16 -0600, RCRamsdell at gldd.com wrote:
> My main computer died the other day.  I think (hope) that it was the
> power supply.  By coincidence I had just purchased a replacement, it
> being long in the tooth.  New computer will have Ubuntu 7.02 installed.
> 
> In any case, I had a 160 GB HD in the computer that I had formatted as a
> data partition (EFS3, I think).  It held my nightly backups, pictures
> and music.  Rather than tear apart the new computer I'm thinking of
> getting an external disk enclocure, SATA to USB.  Does anyone have any
> advice?  In particular, what is a good, reasonably priced brand that may
> be available at Frys or Microcenter.  Any brands to stay away from?  Is
> this something that Just Works, or are there likely to be compatability
> problems?
> 
> Robert C. Ramsdell III
> Production Engineering Manager
> Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company
> 2122 York Road
> Oakbrook, IL 60523
> rcramsdell at gldd.com
> Phone: 630-574-3463
> Mobile: 630-805-1776
> Fax: 630-574-2909
>  
> 
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Trev Peterson
Advanced Reality
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