Can I use this as a primary drive for a regular PC?
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Not likely. Most PC's use either IDE or SATA and do not have the ability to communicate with a SAS drive.
1333087
PC's take SATA/IDE drives. I used multiple SAS drives in a server. Great HDD's! You can incorporate an array of SAS drives in your PC through a RAID controller card but not as primary drive.
922420
You can..bit you will be better of if you install windows and your most common used applications either on an internal SSD (best option) or an external flash drive. The system will be faster this way, and you can use your external 2TB for storing everything else.
1819009
Yes, if you put it in an enclosure, but that seems a bit silly when it's best used as the main drive for your OS. Data that is not accessed frequently is best put on a larger and less expensive HDD, while frequently accessed OS files and program installations can be put on a drive like this which will have the largest effect on speeding up a PC.
2117155
No, just make sure that you remove the adapter on the existing drive to use with this one.
2181295
Yes. It works as a typical usb drive. Not to be confused with a hard drive.
364524
If your drive has an mSATA, then it's OK. You can also get a SATA to USB adapter to get the data out.
2045392
I'm able to use this drive as external drive and internal. You need to install the connector based on your application.
133602
Not by itself. This is an internal drive made to be installed inside a desktop. You can get versions that are usb2 connected for similar amounts, and they will do just what you want, and can connect to any computer without any installation or need to open the computer. See for example: External USB DVD/CD This will work fine for you as long as you have usb2 ports and nearly every computer does.
1218850
Yes. I use several models of G-drives on PCs. I prefer the full-sized drives that have eSATA ports for PCs, just for max speed. Overall, the answer is YES.
504792
Yes, the drive is compatible and would probably boost your performance if employed as a boot drive.
1889015
no. and the drive is custom built from wd with all connectors on the drive. you cannot take out the drive inside it and use as internal drive on your computer.
2091880
As long as your Operating System supports the drives then it should be no problem.
399817
You sure can, I have four drives in actually. Good case to use for any basic build. Just be careful with large RAM, I did have to get creative with my new corsair 8gb because it was interfering with one Hard drive
200504
Sure. But if you are backing-up your OS, you should be doing that to a second physical internal hard drive.
1519606
This drive has a usb port. As long as the pc has a usb port, you'll be good to go and it will work just like other usb devices.
1107597
As long as it is 5.25 inch, yes you can. You can install up to 3 of those drives. You can also install your OS using a USB drive.
729022
You can use this as a PC hard drive (non-NAS use), however, these drives were created for reliability not performance. You would be better off using WD's Blue, or WD Black drive for your PC.