USB_Hard_Disc_Box

Hello to all,

I decide to make this USB Hard Disc Box because the External hard disc are so more expensive than normal disc for computer, and almost everybody have some of this at home and they are lie somewhere not in use. So because I don't have money for new External Hard Disc I decide to make this box using old USB adapter from USB to IDE (For disc) and one power supply unit for DVD drive, you can use power from computer if you can.
Let's start building.

Step 1 Material and tools

I'm using, I don't know how is speak in English so I use dictionary who says; "slightly minced particle board" it's easy for modelling. I use 8mm fat board. 

- For drawing we need pencil, ruler and tape.
- For sawing wood, sabre saw and someone who will hold wood (you can see my helper on picture)
- For gluing I use hot plastic glue gun

- We will need one USB - IDE adapter
- Power supply unit, as I say I use one from old DVD drive. If you can use direct from computer.
- One IDE connector from old IDE cable
- Some electronic crossbars
- Soldering station to solder crossbars and IDE connector (my solder station you can see on first picture of this instructable)
- One male and one female computer power cable
- Some protect tubes for cable

Comments

[lazydiyer]

Nice! But I almost didn't pay attention to the article at first. May I suggest you rename the title to "Hot Swappable USB Hard Disk Box" or something similar. The hot swap USB feature is what makes this especially useful... to me at least.

I'm always wrestling with extra drives, so this seems like a great idea.