I took my hard drive out of my old computer, and I want to get a cable that converts my hard drive to USB. here's the link- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812156014
it doesnt look like my hard drive would work with this, if thats true, can some one tell me where i can get a usb connector that would work with my hard drive?
2006-08-01 05:18:06 · 6 answers · asked by Mike-Q 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Berkhamstead, you obviously didnt read the question since thats for an IDE hard drive.
2006-08-01 05:26:15 · update #1
Berkhamstead, sorry i was reading too fast. yeah that should work
2006-08-01 05:43:50 · update #2
Sure can and I see it even comes with the SATA power supply. Buy that and you'll be all set. However you should also consider some kind of enclosure for your hard drive as it's not exactly a good thing to just have a bare drive sitting out there exposed nd everything.
Okay, it looks like I misread your question, so forget everything I just said. I thought you had a SATA hard drive. No, you can't use that with an IDE hard drive. You'd need an adapter with an IDE connection like this, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812156101 buy that one instead.
2006-08-01 05:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by conradj213 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Use this product...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16812232001
Its an IDE to USB 2.0 Cable Adapter.
2006-08-01 05:22:36 · answer #2 · answered by Berkhamstead 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why can't you put your old hard drive inside your computer? Are you out of space inside your computer? In any case, look at the reviews on neweg for the reviews. They all pretty much say that connecting a hard drive with it works.
2006-08-01 05:24:31 · answer #3 · answered by vichussmith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it wouldnt work. sata is a new technology that doesnt use the giant ribbon cables. they are thin and have different connectors and different harddrives are now available. i didnt know theres anything that converts hd's to usb anyway, so i dont think you can, but there are external hd's you can buy.
hope that helps.
2006-08-01 05:23:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ULTRA ATA/100 is just another form of IDE, just slight variances, same connectors though
2006-08-01 05:40:45 · answer #5 · answered by Eddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah
2006-08-01 05:21:24 · answer #6 · answered by lohanaddict 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋