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IDE to USB connector.

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rizla01
rizla01 Posts: 7,260 Forumite
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Hi, Just wondered.

I have a dead hard drive. It is an IBM deskstar with a clicking noise. Terminal I suspect but i must try to get info off it if at all possible so was thinking in investing £13 in one of these.

Has anyone had any experience of these things. Do they normally work ok and are they reliable?

Any better suggestions would be most welcome but I don't want to sling loads of money at a (probable) lost cause.


SATA 3.5" 2.5" IDE 3 in 1 to USB 2.0 Cable Adaptor UK
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  • Quickly access SATA / IDE 3.5" (40-pin) / IDE 2.5" (44-pin) device by USB port
  • Support hard drive, CR-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-RW
  • Support 52x CD-ROM
  • Compliant with SATA 1.0a Electrical Specifications
  • Compliant with USB2.0 Electrical Specifications
  • Compliant with Bulk-Only Transport Specifications
  • Compliant with USB Mass Storage Class
  • Support ATA/ATAI LBA 48bit addressing mode
  • Support SATA spread-spectrum transmitter
  • Support SATAI Asynchronous Notification (Hot Plug) feature
  • Support 480Mbps High Speed and 12Mbps Full Speed USB operation
  • Come with power supply adapter
  • Power input: 100~240VAC, 50/60Hz, 2A
  • Power output: 12V, 2A and 5V, 2A

System Requirements:

One available USB port
Microsoft® Windows® 98se/Me/2000/XP
64MB RAM (96MB recommended)
Package Contents:


  • 1 x USB 2.0 to SATA / IDE Adapter Cable
  • 1 x Driver CD
  • 1 x Power Adapter (100~240VAC)
  • 1 x Power Cord (UK 3 Pin Lead)
  • 1 x SATA 50cm Data Cable
  • 1 x SATA Power Adapter Cable
  • 1 x English Menu

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  • Chippy_Minton
    Chippy_Minton Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Why not connect it as a slave drive on existing IDE cable (either hard drive or CD/DVD) in computer?
  • steveeeee
    steveeeee Posts: 409 Forumite
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    The guy who sits opposite me at work bought one of those on eBay recently. FWIW, he's very happy with it.
  • Seagull
    Seagull Posts: 286 Forumite
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    If you're going to use ide then how about a complete enclosure, something like this maybe.

    Link here
  • steveeeee
    steveeeee Posts: 409 Forumite
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    Seagull wrote:
    If you're going to use ide then how about a complete enclosure, something like this maybe.

    Link here

    That's for 2.5" IDE drives only. The advantages of the item that the OP described are that it can be used for IDE and SATA drives of 2.5" and 3.5" sizes, and that you don't have to put the drive into a box, you can just leave it out on your desk.
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