[Centris650]

I was just given a 4.3 GB internal HD from my neice's now deceased emachine (yuk!). I know I can buy a HD case for it so that I can use it as an external HD but my question is where should I buy the case or what do I need to know to make a good purchase.

Some information that might be helpful
1)I currently have a ibookSE (graphite) which has 1 Firewire and USB port.

2) The HD in question is a 4.3 GB Trigger (I believe, the sticker is partially removed). And as I said it came from an emachine.

I'm assuming that if I find a case to put it in that when I connect my ibook to the external HD it will ask to reformat the drive. Is this correct?

Thanks for any and all suggestions!

[CMG]

4.3GB, if it's not 2.5" form factor, you should just chuck it (not worth the trouble and money to convert it). But if you insist, here are some suggestions.

I am going to toot my own horn here, so take it with a grain of salt and do a little more research.

Since you mentioned e-Machine, I will assume this is a 3.5" form factor. Our latest FireXpress 250DX and 350DX (USB 2.0 + FireWire) will be the last external enclosure you will be needing for a while. These are the first units on the market to support any 137GB hard drive, and their FireWire repeaters don't drop daisy-chain.

www.compucable.com

call us and ask for Ben if you have any questions.