http://www.instructables.com Sat, 18 May 2013 23:59:10 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/PC-External-Control-Hub/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLP/ZETB/H9SZAT8K/FLPZETBH9SZAT8K.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLP/ZETB/H9SZAT8K/FLPZETBH9SZAT8K.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLP/ZETB/H9SZAT8K/FLPZETBH9SZAT8K.SMALL.jpg DIYPerks This is a difficult project to define. I call it the "external control unit", and it's basically a hub for all your PC connectivity ports and optical drives etc. Finished in wood, it looks rather cool!
By: DIYPerks

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:34:47 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/IMATION-APOLLO-M100-500gb-External-Drive-Disassemb/
IMATION APOLLO M100 500gb External Drive Disassembly - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FEA/PZB2/GUWHG6U8/FEAPZB2GUWHG6U8.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FEA/PZB2/GUWHG6U8/FEAPZB2GUWHG6U8.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FEA/PZB2/GUWHG6U8/FEAPZB2GUWHG6U8.SMALL.gif dimension_55 Bought IMATION APOLLO M100 500gb External Portable Drive, frustrated with the transfer speed (70gb - over 25 mins), i decided to open up the enclosure for the 500gb hard drive and installed it into my FIREWIRE 800 enclosure which has a much higher transfer rate (70gb - less than 15 mins). Guess void...
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Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:07:06 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Cool-external-USB-drive/
Cool external USB drive - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0Y/FU0T/GCJ107GJ/F0YFU0TGCJ107GJ.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0Y/FU0T/GCJ107GJ/F0YFU0TGCJ107GJ.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F0Y/FU0T/GCJ107GJ/F0YFU0TGCJ107GJ.SMALL.jpg moris_zen "How to add an external fan to an external USB HD (hard drive)" I guess most instructables start by a personal problem or challenge one needs to solve . I got the new cheap Verbatim external USB HD 1TB for less then 90$ but it was so cheap Verbatim decided to leave out the fan so I had to improvise ...
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Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:22:58 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Better-Computing-Through-Velcro-Make-Your-Laptop-/
Better Computing Through Velcro: Make Your Laptop A Dock For External HDD's - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F23/58B8/G5FR01ED/F2358B8G5FR01ED.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F23/58B8/G5FR01ED/F2358B8G5FR01ED.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F23/58B8/G5FR01ED/F2358B8G5FR01ED.SMALL.jpg thread_soul THE PROBLEM: There's rarely a safe and convenient place to put a portable external hard drive when using a laptop in a mobile, non-desk situation. Example:  You're working on your laptop and want to back up some files or work on some media that you have stored on an external drive.  You pull it ou...
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