Hardware iPod Hard Drive Question

[JPH]

I'm needing a new internal hard drive because my last one is dead.
I have a bunch of small hard drives laying around...I was thinking if there was any way I can use my iPod as an internal hard drive (I was told that you can "convert" it into an internal hard drive - don't know how I'd do it though).

Just want to know if you computer gurus can think of a solution so I can use my old iPod's hard drive, instead of dishing out cash for a new one :/

 

[Kiljaeden]

You can use your ipod as a hard drive no problem. You can enable it by going into iTunes and checking either Enable Disk Use or Manually Manage Music & Videos on the iPod Summary page.

 

[JPH]

You can use your ipod as a hard drive no problem. You can enable it by going into iTunes and checking either Enable Disk Use or Manually Manage Music & Videos on the iPod Summary page.

I mean like physically setting it inside my computer case and hooking a jumper thing up to it so it can act as a seperate hard drive.

 

[R-Unit 4]

Nope....the drive is way too small. Just get a new drive.

 

[JPH]

Nope....the drive is way too small. Just get a new drive.

Just ordered an 80gb Western Digital from Newegg.
Thanks for the help anyway, dudes

 

[Kiljaeden]

If you really wanted to, you could merge the partitions, format it using disk manager and use it as an external hard drive. Unless it's going to be used as a primary hard drive, it would work.