Large enclosures that
run hungrier disks normally have their own power adapters??”so you??™ll
probably need to plug in another ???wall wart??? when you use the disk.
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Install the Drive in the Enclosure
Once you??™ve bought an enclosure, installation should be straightforward. Follow
these general steps:
Open the enclosure. You may need
to unscrew it. The example enclosure
came with its screws in a separate
packet, so you can simply pop the top
off without having to unscrew (and
maybe lose) them.
Connect the drive??™s pins to the connector,
making sure you get them
aligned and keep them straight.
(Push slowly and evenly.) If there??™s a
power connector for the drive, connect
it as well.
Slide the drive into the enclosure, and then close it using the screws or other
means provided.
Connect the enclosure to the PC via USB or FireWire. If the enclosure has a
power supply, connect that too.
Windows detects the disk and mounts it. You can then access the disk by
choosing Start | Computer to open a Computer window showing your PC??™s
drives.
Now you should have plenty of space to store all your files. But do you have
enough space to view them satisfactorily? Maybe you need another monitor??¦or several
more. Read on.
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Project 8
Set Up a
Multimonitor
Monster
What You??™ll Need
Hardware: Extra monitor or monitors (required), extra graphics card
or cards (optional), external video interface (optional)
Software: None
Cost: $100??“$1500+ U.
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