Robert Citkowitz wrote:
> I'd like to install the HD from a nonfunctional 95 machine in a USB case for
> a XPPro machine - at least to transfer its files.
> Will this work?
> If so, what steps should this relative newbie take to do this?
> Any problems to watch out for for extended use (beyond transferring its
> files)?
> 

Not really.  The old W95 drive is probably FAT32, which WinXP can 
read/write with no problems.

The biggest problem I've seen with USB enclosures is that poorly 
designed ones will cook a hard drive due to poor ventilation / air-flow. 
  So with extended use (read/writes lasting more then a few minutes) 
it's possible to cook the drive circuitry.

We currently use BYTECC ME-835U2F enclosures, which have a 2nd internal 
fan for cooling the hard drive.  Pricey, but seem to be holding up well 
for our users.  I haven't gone and stuck a temp probe inside them yet 
though to double-check.

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