Fix Your Desktop

Filed under: laptops hacks, peripherals hacks

[Andrew] sent in something we've been considering for our 17 inch Dell. He squeezed a 100GB PATA notebook drive into the spare space in his Compaq laptop. He used a USB interface to provide the connection and added a toggle switch to conserve power when he doesn't need the drive spun up. The mod would be even nicer if you added a keyboard activation switch like [sprite_tm]'s keyboard light.

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