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Title: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: rejetto on September 11, 2008, 03:39:58 PM
Hi, i'm running out of disk space, so i will buy another external hard drive.
The point is that i'd like to have a single box with 2 or more HDs inside.
Do you know any?
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: Mars on September 11, 2008, 03:51:00 PM
you can look at (it is an example found by google)

 http://www.esis.com.au/Adv3Acc/ExternalCasesfordrives.htmExternal Case with 4 x 5¼"

External Case with multiple 5¼" Bays (IDE) with an external interface connect to computer

External Case with 4 x 5¼" Bays (IDE) with Firewire i/f

but price is  :-[
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: Fysack on September 15, 2008, 06:08:28 PM
Need more space for data? This DualBay USB 2.0 external enclosure combines up to 2x SATA I or SATA II 1000 gigabyte (GB) hard disks each for a massive 2.0 terabyte (TB). The Dual Bay SATA Hot Swap JBOD Enclosure supports two hard drives of different sizes, brand & RPM so no need to waste puny smaller hard drives. A built-in powerful 4 x 4cm fan, provides excellent cooling and reliable operation. Also, the One Touch Backup and Secure Door with lock to ensure the safety of your precious data.1

(http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/front/dual_bay_jbod_enclosure.jpg)

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/a227/

Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: Mars on September 15, 2008, 08:08:11 PM
Wide choice to
http://www.lacie.com/support/index.htm?rid=10061


And if you are rich as CRESUS ;D
another link:
http://www.wiebetech.com/products/Forensic_RTX.php

Each bay has independent dual FireWire 800 ports and a single USB2 port.

Three SATA bays with TrayFree™ technology! Simply slide in a SATA drive and shut the door.

Specifications at:
http://www.wiebetech.com/products/specsheets/Forensic_RTX_spec.php
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: rejetto on September 15, 2008, 10:14:12 PM
first, thank you guys for your time. :)
sadly, thinkgeek and lacie work only in RAID setup, and i don't want it. (cannot afford the mirrored configuration, and cannot trust the striped configuration)
i didn't verified others because they are too expensive.
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: Mars on September 15, 2008, 10:55:56 PM
http://www.lacie.com/support/support_manifest.htm?id=10248
 it is the first example

Raid can dissociate hard drives! don't stop on this word ;)

http://www.lacie.com/download/manual/um_2bigdual_en.pdf

on page 20

In JBOD mode (Just a Bunch of Disks), the two
physical disks work as two independent hard drives in
one single housing so that two logical volumes mount
on the desktop.
important info: If one physical disk fails, its data
are become inaccessible, but the second disk continues
to work independently.
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: rejetto on September 15, 2008, 11:14:31 PM
you are right mars!
sadly they sell the box only with 2 disks inside.
i need to buy a box and eventually a 1TB disk.
the second slot would be for my current other disk.
buying the 2x500GB would result in no free slot, and i cannot afford the 2x1TB.
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: Fysack on September 16, 2008, 12:16:02 AM
Drill a hole in your pc, o i forgot, you are on a laptopt  ::) ;D ..there is always: https://www1.elfa.se/elfa~eu_en/b2b/start.do do.
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: Mars on September 16, 2008, 07:39:37 AM
Disks did not require to have the same size, you can have one disk of 1Go and one of 500Mo, so according to the mode raid as you chosen, you can have two different partitions of 500 and 1000 Mb, or a single partition of 1500 Mo grouping together  both disks as if it ny had that of it the only one.

The only constraint is that both disks are the same type PATA or SATA or SCSI

In the case of a mirroring raid, the maximal size of the partition which can be created is the one of the smallest disk in that case particular. And I shall not speak here about the mode about RAID where the data are fairly distributed on each of the disks because for a good configuration Raid  are needed at least 4 disks also sizes if possible. ;)
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: rejetto on September 16, 2008, 09:45:11 AM
i think you skipped this:
sadly they sell the box only with 2 disks inside.
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: Fysack on September 21, 2008, 12:07:39 AM
So do you gonna carry this external harddrive around, or will it be (online) at home? Sorry for the late reply.
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: rejetto on September 21, 2008, 12:15:50 AM
99% home usage.
in the while i bought a 1000gb disk + cheap usb/esata box (single disk) (for 145€).

Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: Fysack on September 24, 2008, 01:33:18 AM
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AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core 5000+ http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=41
OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Platinum XTC Dual Channel 2GB (2x1024MB) KIT http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/memory/ocz_ddr2_pc2_6400_platinum_revision_2_dual_channel
=
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Its difficult. http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3477

Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: TCube on September 24, 2008, 10:53:36 AM
in the while i bought a 1000gb disk + cheap usb/esata box (single disk) (for 145€).

Smart way to avoid paying the Entertainement Industry Taxes on everything. That's the way go in France. What about Italy ?
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: rejetto on September 24, 2008, 11:00:48 AM
we too, have taxes on cd/dvd
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: Fysack on October 01, 2008, 11:05:27 PM
we have taxes on beer!! so what country do you wanna live in ??? ;D
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: rejetto on October 01, 2008, 11:25:43 PM
i hope it's clear the point that we are talking about taxes/money not profiting the country (like VAT), but Warner & friends.

how's norse beer?
italy is good for wine...
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: Fysack on October 02, 2008, 12:22:19 AM
lol hehe ..sometimes life is so beautyful  :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: Fysack on October 02, 2008, 12:46:58 AM
no we are not. does taxees benefit other than ever  country ?  ;) aha! you are from italy  :) Go tell the fucking cosa nostra if you fuck with fucking rejetto, you are fucking with me!!!!!!  AND I got famly on Secilia, and they hate the fucking mafia. (seriuos) So peace out to all the peace lovers, and darkness to all the cocksuckers! hmmm.. where whwere we, fuck the idiots, and love the cool dudes. Armin Van Buuren FTW.
Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: rejetto on October 02, 2008, 12:58:58 AM
they are fucked.

today i was at a minimarket to buy a gelato.
the shopkeeper was hitting hard an old hard disk with screwdriver and a hammer.
he paused only for a minute, to serve me, then restarted.
i asked why. he was just curious to see what's inside.
how hard do we hit to see what's inside?

Title: Re: external box for multiple hard disk
Post by: Fysack on October 02, 2008, 02:42:27 AM
So you did not konow  ;) ;D Who is Warner,,,, CIA!? Armin FTW FOR THE WIN! Fuck the people that try to make us afraid. We paying their salary, f*ck my english. NATO FTW. i love england. Skydive with duckfeet. hehe
Have you hear about that old lady that sitting in her cheer, watching out over the fields.
Yea she was doing exatlly thsat. She was watching out over the fields.
Suddenly a young boy come running across the fields.
ooooOOps. I forgot to tell. The upper case bold letters of the story was going something like this:In court
ok, she was watching out over the fields.
ok, she was watching out over the fields. 8)
(you remember the bold letters)
she was watching out over the fields.
Then suddenly a young boy come running across the fields.
..Then the lady was thinking (she was 80) hmmm mmmm a young boy is comming over the fields.
She looked at him. (and thinking, mmm he is comminng closer).
Fuck Fuck Fuck
Im telling it all wrong.
Ok, lets go from the beginning.
IN COURT
the Judge say:
Sooooo what happennd that evening?
The old Lady:
mmmmh ahh ya it was late in the evening
the Judge say:
YEA WHAT tHEn   HAppennd!`?!
The old Lady:
A young boy come running across the fields.
the Judge :
And then what happend
The old Lady:
he was comming closer
the Judge :
and what then happend
The old Lady:
then he was jumping right up in my sofa
the Judge :
and then..
The old Lady:
then he was putting hes head right between my legs, and saying i want you, i want you
the Judge :
Did you try to stop him`?'
The old Lady:
No, i screeamd: TAKE ME! TAKE ME!
the Judge :
Did he took you?
The old Lady:
NO, he say`d Aprils fools day, ..and it was then i`d  blow`d he`s head clean off