Hi all, didn't see a post with an answer to this. If I have a 2tb 3.5 drove is it possible to use it as an external HDD if I buy a usb 3.0 enclosure? It's for a non jailbroken PS4, my jailbroken one has a 2tb internal by way of a data bank extender. But I don't want to go down that route for this one. Thanks
External HDD question
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Anyone??? People are even replying to threads of people asking can they play rdr2 on 5.05 but not genuine threads like this
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Of course you can do that. All the external HDDs are literally normal internal ones + enclosure and SATA to USB controller. That's all there is behind them.
Thanks fir the reply, i just wasnt sure if the hardware etc... was different in new usb 3.0 drives.
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Not really. If your drive is 3.5" you need to get a case with external power connector as USB ports don't provide enough power to get the big HDDs spinning. If it is a 2.5" HDD you can simply get a good USB 3.0 enclosure for under $15 USD. Given you said the HDD is 2 TB it probably isn't a IDE HDD anyway. So really any USB 3.0 HDD enclosure with SATA to USB adapter should work.
Yes it's a 3.5 so I'll be getting a powered caddy for it, depending on the price I may just buy a new HDD it's just because I had this practically new drove sitting around doing nothing