tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post2907457092075304165..comments2024-02-24T02:36:37.956-06:00Comments on Dizzy's Wanderings & Wonderings: Wondering About an External Hard DriveDizzy-Dickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-50000066431123374022014-08-19T18:29:26.348-05:002014-08-19T18:29:26.348-05:00I bought an adapter at the same time. All I got t...I bought an adapter at the same time. All I got to do is find the adapter. Now where the heck could it be. . . .Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-28351478519564636882014-08-19T12:21:07.322-05:002014-08-19T12:21:07.322-05:00From the box it only will accept sata drives. IDE...From the box it only will accept sata drives. IDE (the wide cable) is a different connection. Does your box accept both?Shadowmosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302898633500446571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-36806089533529000922014-08-18T14:28:33.526-05:002014-08-18T14:28:33.526-05:00Like wine,,, you bet!Like wine,,, you bet!TROUBLEnTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101519457688182222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-39913930310321826642014-08-18T14:18:12.235-05:002014-08-18T14:18:12.235-05:00It does seem that all priorities change over time ...It does seem that all priorities change over time and everything seems to be changing way too fast. Or am I just slowing up?Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-67162630395793172612014-08-18T14:16:55.751-05:002014-08-18T14:16:55.751-05:00Hope you find a lot of old pictures that you would...Hope you find a lot of old pictures that you would like to see again.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-83414586710721340872014-08-18T14:15:54.536-05:002014-08-18T14:15:54.536-05:00Old hard drives out of computers could give a thie...Old hard drives out of computers could give a thief a lot of info about you and your business. If you don't keep them, destroy the hard drive. Erasing them only erases the guide posts to the info, the info is still there until written over. Reformat the old hard drives will do it, too.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-25564845582521491642014-08-18T13:22:18.098-05:002014-08-18T13:22:18.098-05:00Funny how things that seemed important way back th...Funny how things that seemed important way back then are less than important now.<br /><br />Priorities change over the years, I reckon!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-48232324858453825392014-08-18T12:45:28.011-05:002014-08-18T12:45:28.011-05:00I've got one similar to that and also have a b...I've got one similar to that and also have a bunch of old computers and a stack of old hard drives. You reminded me of that so I think I'll start doing that today. I've been looking for old pictures and that would probably scare up many.tffnguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830558433596399955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-43284308403861300102014-08-18T12:37:53.681-05:002014-08-18T12:37:53.681-05:00Your post today makes me wonder what I have done w...Your post today makes me wonder what I have done with all my old computers since the mid-1990's. I only have the hard drive from my last Apple laptop - the one I spilled a glass of water on and ruined.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-6107682480068870742014-08-18T11:49:22.293-05:002014-08-18T11:49:22.293-05:00Yes, I also have an external hard drive for backin...Yes, I also have an external hard drive for backing up info. This one is for hard drives that are removed from computers that no longer work.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-77584290354780108162014-08-18T11:30:55.584-05:002014-08-18T11:30:55.584-05:00I have a SeaGrave external hard drive that I'm...I have a SeaGrave external hard drive that I'm suppose to use to back up my computer periodically but I forget about it... I've had several computers crash beyond recovery - I cuss and carry on... swearing I'll do better the next time... then do it all over again. Bill uses something called a "cloud"... but he's more meticulous than me at keeping up with things.The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-84581857036969059072014-08-18T11:17:16.141-05:002014-08-18T11:17:16.141-05:00Newer is usually better, but not all the time. Do...Newer is usually better, but not all the time. Don't we get better with age? (grin)Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-31818434341480753732014-08-18T10:57:51.015-05:002014-08-18T10:57:51.015-05:00Don't know how many PCs i've been thru sin...Don't know how many PCs i've been thru since 1996, but never did anything with my hard drive. Should have taken them out and destroyed them, or kept them. I can't hardly stand it to get on it now, it's so slow compared to this laptop.TROUBLEnTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101519457688182222noreply@blogger.com