Buffalo DriveStation 3Tb External Hard Drive -- Dead ??

Question

I have a Buffalo DriveStation USB 3.0 3TB External Hard Drive (HD-LC3.0U3) that is "dead". Either the electronic or the HD is bad.

If the electronics is bad can I take the 3Tb HD out and use the HD in my desktop computer -- I assume it is a SATA drive.

If the HD is bad, can I install a replacement standard HD in the DriveStation?

gordonthree · Answer

Yes, you can connect the drive inside the enclosure to your computer, it will be a standard SATA drive.

Yes, you can put a regular SATA drive into the enclosure, the electronics don't care about the drive itself, they just convert USB to SATA

sidecarflip · Answer

I've given up on spinning platters, I run a chipset hard drive now.  No need to defrag ever either and it runs cool and quiet.

fj12ryder · Answer

And also costs about 10 times as much though.

gordonthree · Answer

Prices in SSD have fallen like a rock. 500g around $50 now, 1TB around $120Agreed, a 3tb SSD would be very pricey!

philh · Answer

GordonThree wrote:Prices in SSD have fallen like a rock. 500g around $50 now, 1TB around $120Agreed, a 3tb SSD would be very pricey!Wow, I didn't realize they had gotten that cheap!Bigger are still too pricey

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