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old desktop blue screen how can i get photos please help
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Yeah, almost all desktop drives are 3.5", and as long as you have compared the cable to the one I showed a picture of in post 15, then you can be confident about ordering a caddy such as this one.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-5-IDE-Hard-Disk-Drive-HDD-Data-Caddy-to-USB-2-0-External-Enclosure-Case-UK-/140961220284?pt=UK_Collectables_HardDriveEnclosures_RL&hash=item20d1f186bc
Not specifically recommending that one, and you can buy similar from Amazon etc, if you prefer
(exactly same one on Amazon for £12),
but that one handily shows a picture of the connectors, so you'll know for certain if it'll fit your drive.
The difference between the connectors on a 2.5" IDE drive and a 3.5" drive is that the power connections are on the same ribbon cable for a 2.5" drive, whereas a 3.5" drive has a separate 4 pin molex connector for the power.
http://paulski.com/zpages.php?id=17170
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