# External HDD enclosure help

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**Created:** [January 2, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-enclosure-help/41113 "2008-01-02T14:47:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/external-hdd-enclosure-help/41113/2 "2008-01-02T15:44:41Z")

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how do the drives do attached to an ide cable in the computer?

That would isolate the enclosure from not giving the drive enough voltage to run right.

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