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From: rb <rb.5cc29u@no.email.invalid>
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Subject: Re: How to format this hard drive
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 08:23:49 -0500
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Enrie Membership;1339775 Wrote: 
> On 09/05/2012 08:12, Enrie Membership wrote:
> > On 08/05/2012 20:17, rb wrote:
> >> Yep can connect it via the USB port using a powered adapter such as
> this
> >> one-->
> >> www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200171
> >>
> >>
> >
> > That's OK for the data side, what about power to the drive?
> >
> > He would be better off using an external USB type enclosure which
> could
> > be used in the future as an external backup drive.
> >
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817366037
> 
> Sorry the above link shows an enclosure for laptop hard drives but you 
> get my drift, just choose one for your desktop hard disk with the 
> appropriate interface i.e. SATA/IDE
> 
> My bad

I posted wrong link too :o  ....'powered' adapter here--->
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812196455