Recently I upgraded my pc and as a result I upgraded all my external backup drives to USB 3.0 drives. As a result I have an old 1 TB USB 2.0 external collecting dust that I want to give to the wife. She also has an old USB 2.0 external drive so I thought for fun I’d remove my old external drive from its housing and slap it in a cheap USB 3.0 drive enclosure to give her a faster backup as she has a couple of available USB 3.0 ports on her computer. Having never done this before I was somewhat set back by the myriad of options available for me when looking at drive enclosures.
I know my old drive is a 3.5” drive and that I seek an enclosure with an external interface of USB 3.0. But the enclosures vary depending on the internal interface. I’m not sure if I am to pick an eSATA, SATA or SATA1-3 internal interface.
This is the old drive I am prying open:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136299
Does anyone know what enclosure internal interface I require? And will this old WD Elements drive also work on a USB 3.0 docking station?
