8.3 Frame/Carrier-Based Removable Hard Disk Drives
Frame/carrier-based systems are drive-bay
adapters that convert a 3.5-inch hard disk drive into a removable
drive. These products comprise a drive carrier into which a standard
hard drive is permanently installed, and a receiving frame that
installs in a standard 5.25-inch drive bay and accepts the drive
carrier. You can purchase additional receiving frames separately if
you need to move data between systems. Similarly, you can buy drive
carriers separately if you need to use multiple hard drives in one
system. Figure 8-1 shows an assembled frame/carrier
unit.
Frame/carrier removable systems are an excellent choice for removable
storage. They provide the capacity and performance of a standard hard
drive because they use a standard hard drive.
There are no compatibility or configuration issues, again because
they use standard hard drives, which the computer recognizes as such.
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