How do I take an external hard drive out of it's casing and put it into my computer?

After I take apart my external hard drive and put into my computer, what do I need to do to make it work?How do I take an external hard drive out of it's casing and put it into my computer?
It's nothing special. Open it up and CAREFULLY remove any brackets that hold it in place. CAREFULLY remove the power cable and the IDE or SATA cable from the interface at the back. Its just really tight usually to stop damage to the drive. When you have it out make sure it is cable select (or master/slave if you have that). If you need help after that just give a shout to me.How do I take an external hard drive out of it's casing and put it into my computer?
You don't unless you want to ruin it and void any potential warranty.
You don't, unless you want to ruin it. Leave it in it's casing and plug it in via the cord that came with it. That's how it was designed to work. If you want another internal hard drive then buy one and install it according to the directions.
The first thing you need to do is make sure you connect the cable (the wide one) to the connection on the back of the hard drive. After that all you need to do is slide it in the slot so it fits nice and snug!!! Then you need to format the hard drive. Then call me !!!
This depends on what kind of external hard drive you were using. If it is just a normal run of the mill external hard drive, it should have the same connectors that a regular hard drive has. If it is one of the more compact hard drives, it becomes a bit more difficult.





Assuming it is a standard sized hard drive:





On the back of the primary hard drive inside your computer, you will find a big flat cable. It should have extra plugins sticking off of it. Plug in one of those extra plugins into the back of the hard drive you took out of the case.





The computer should detect it and do the work for you at that point.





Hope that helps.





P.S. I would also recommend just leaving the external external. Internal drives aren't expensive, so unless your external has a broken case or a broken power supply, you're better off leaving it as is. Although -- internally the drive will be faster, but the speed difference isn't too significant.
I honestly don't think that's something you can easily do. If it's external then chances are it wouldn't easily be converted into an internal one - there are probably some physical limitations there.
if you have to ask this question then you will not be able to make it, but just in case you wanna try anyway, it is the same as reverse engineering a 3.5'; drive thats attached to an ipod. if that didn't help you then i do not suggest doing this to your computer.
thats just a dumb idea, its impossible, unless you bought a kit, a external hard drive will not have the same connection as an internal, just buy a internal at newegg.com (cheap)