IDE to USB adapter

retiredin2011

I have a friend whose computer went bang, a capacitor on the motherboard I was told.

He has bought himself a new computer.

Now I need to get some files off the hard drive for him but my present computer and his new computer only have SATA ports and the hard drive is IDE and rather than buy a disk enclosure for basically a one off transfer, would this do the job?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-5-3-5-SATA-IDE-to-USB-Bridge-Adapter-Cable-For-Hard-Disk-Drive-HDD-CD-DVD-Rom-/310353381001?pt=UK_Computing_Drive_Cables_Adapters&hash=item484280c689

After all it is only £2.60 so can go in my junk box afterwards.

Toxteth_OGrady

Yep, however if it's an internal HDD you need to get this but with a power supply as well.

Like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-5-3-5-SATA-IDE-Hard-Drive-Disk-HDD-Cable-AC-Power-Adapter-Converter-/320769664862?_trksid=p3284.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D21%26pmod%3D290762964093%26ps%3D54

:cool:

TOG

Stooby2

It will but is has no power supply. You'll have to work out a way of providing the drive with power.

Or get this one for a few quid more -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-TO-SATA-IDE-CABLE-FOR-HDD-WITH-POWER-ADAPTER-CONVERTER-/150896142864?pt=UK_Computing_Drive_Cables_Adapters&hash=item23221c6a10

I_luv_cats

3.5 inch 3.5'' IDE (NOT FOR SATA!!) HDD EXTERNAL HARD DISK DRIVE CASE USB 2.0 ENCLOSURE LED Indicator 1000gb win7 PC & MAC

Buy new: £12.99

In stock


I bought this one and it did the job. (you could make the HDD an exHDD)


(Can you not solder in a new capacitor?)

retiredin2011

I have an IDE molex to SATA power cable could I not use that instead?

and just do the file transfer with the side off my computer.

(Can you not solder in a new capacitor?)

He bought a new computer, the old one had windows 95 on it.

If he doesn't get his files he is not really bothered but for £2.60 he is willing to give it a try.

It will just be a one off.