I'm an idiot...

[melayneseahawk]

The new hard drive arrived: 500 GB...and it's just a drive. No case, no cables.

What the hell do I do with it now?

*cries*

ETA: What I bought was a refurbished this (thank god for the internet, I was able to track it to the manufacture's website). If I'm reading it right, it can be used for external storage, which is what I want it for. But Seagate doesn't seem to sell casings, that I can find. *headdesk*

Comments

[jaiwithani.livejournal.com]

you want a SATA (or "Serial ATA") external case, which turns your block into a USB drive. There are many copies: http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1222815286/ref=sr_nr_i_0?ie=UTF8&rs=&keywords=SATA%20case&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3ASATA%20case%2Ci%3Aelectronics

Yours is a 3.5", do not get one of the 2.5" ones as they will fail and you will cry for days.

Manufacturer does not matter, so no worries about that.

Refurbished = higher failure rate. Beware of a "clicky" noise within the next two years. It will mean that your hard drive is dead. Probably you should try to avoid relying too much on it.

[contrasedative.livejournal.com]

I thought refurbished = repaired and tested more thoroughly than regular products. That's what people try to convince me about Apple's used laptops, at least.

[jaiwithani.livejournal.com]

I have had bad "refurbished" experiences. I suppose that the label is only as legitimate as the people who put it there?

Also, hard drives just fail after so many years. It cannot be avoided. So, this one has a few fewer years than a new one. This is my magical reasoning? I will cling to it stubbornly.