How can I change a Compaq Armada M300 laptop hard disk into an external USB hard disk?
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Check this Microcenter link for external HDD enclosures. You want USB 2.0 for a 2.5" HDD. Good Luck.\nhttp://www.microcenter.com/byos/byos_search_results_e.phtml?coordinate_group=HJ9B
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go to the Compaq site and download the manual
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you need a cd drive.  Get an External USB Drive.
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Just download the right driver at compaq
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Yes, this is very easy. Get your external HD kit and it should have instructions for you. It will guide you through he process.
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yes u can, u can either get usb/pcmcia or serial. \ni would speak to your local pc shop to see what would be best for your make of laptop.
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You can run this of CD, USB, and even in RAM\nhttp://www.damnsmalllinux.org/\n\nTo intall to USB drive:\nFirst, boot up your computer from the DSL livecd, frugal, or USB-frugal. Note that it is not possible to do a USB install, or any other kind of install from a DSL Embedded system. \n\nIn the Fluxbox menu, go Apps >> Tools >> Install to USB Pendrive and choose either USB-ZIP emulation or USB-HDD emulation, depending on what is supported by your computer's bios.
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get this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1733195&CatId=2213\nstick your hard drive in it and plug it in the usb port and you can get all of the info from your old drive and now you have a handy, portable hard drive!
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Assuming its an internal IDE drive, you need to:\n1. Open the PC\n2. Find a free 5.25inch drive bay and install the drive with screws\n3. Ensure that jumper switch is set to "cable select" (or master/slave depending on the rest of your drives)\n4. Plug in the power cable\n5. Plug in the ide cable *correctly* (dependant on the jumper settings set in step 3)\n6. Switch on the PC, ensure that it shows up in the bios startup screen\n\nAssuming its an external USB drive:\n1. Plug usb cable into PC\n2. Plug power cable into power point (if necessary)
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Make sure it is compatible with a Mac, especially Mac OS X 10.3... Installing hardware is pretty easy if you can get the computer case open, and know where to install the product...\n\nIf you don't know how to install it, you can possibly return the product for an _external_ USB drive/dock.
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see, formattting an internal harddisk and external one is the same thing, just make the external one as the master, by some jumpher settings,
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hi...\n\njust install the Power Quest Partition Magic 8.0...\n\nIt will help u lot about ur hard disk configuration...\n\n\ntake care
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2002 not that old. You can buy a cd-rom drive somewhere online from a computer store. Replacing is a child's play, just slide out the old one and insert the new one. Having an external drive kind of defeats the purpose of a laptop. If you familiar with eBay, there are several item for sale, ranging from refurbished to new. This is a refurbished DVD/CD-RW drive ending in 6 hours: http://cgi.ebay.com/DVD-CD-RW-COMBO-Drive-DELL-INSPIRON-1100-1150-5100-5150_W0QQitemZ130046271653QQihZ003QQcategoryZ64474QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem\nThis is a new one (much more expensive- about $100 - but still):\nhttp://cgi.ebay.com/8X-DVD-RW-Burner-Drive-Dell-Inspiron-5100-5150-5160_W0QQitemZ200046119016QQihZ010QQcategoryZ64474QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem\n\nGood luck
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use crucial.com\n\nyour ram is 2.5v
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You would need to buy a hard drive caddy, similar to this.\n\nhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-2-0-HDD-HARD-DISK-DRIVE-CADDY-CASE-ENCLOSURE-PC-MAC_W0QQitemZ8805071844QQcategoryZ96894QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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you can search for it at www.compaq.com/accesories\n\ngood luck!!
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You will have to take the hard drive out and buy a IDE USB adapter for it, then simply connect the USB wire that comes out of the adapter to another running computer and transfer files.