External HDD Enclosure

[Haloman800]

So I have a Western Digital 2'5" HDD, I bought an enclosure for it (pictured, blue), but since the HDD has this built-in USB 3.0 Port, it won't fit.

My question is, would it be harmful to wrap the HDD in paper & tape (the paper to itself)? It can't be as harmful as the circuit board being exposed..

Photos: http://imgur.com/a/jgiCw

Link to HDD: http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Portable-External-Drive-Storage/dp/B006Y5UV4A

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Uhh...I don't think it'd be much of a problem, HDDs do get quite hot but not hot enough to damage paper. Though honestly it'd be pretty useless, bare HDDs are totally fine unless you're purposely smashing the PCB with a rock or something. You could probably just makes some cuts in the enclosure you bought so it'd fit correctly.

 

[Haloman800]

Uhh...I don't think it'd be much of a problem, HDDs do get quite hot but not hot enough to damage paper. Though honestly it'd be pretty useless, bare HDDs are totally fine unless you're purposely smashing the PCB with a rock or something. You could probably just makes some cuts in the enclosure you bought so it'd fit correctly.

I'm more worried of damaging the HDD than the paper (lol), would the paper potentially cause the HDD to overheat? It's cut from a standard sheet of paper.