2.5 to 3.5 SATA hard drive

r2015

I was given a 500GB SATA 2.5 laptop hard drive that I want to install into my computer to use as a bootable hard drive.

It was replaced by a SSD.

I already have a 2.5 drive to USB cable but I want to use the 2.5 drive as a bootable drive in an old computer (after formatting and installing an OS) that had a hard drive failure.


I used the failing hard drive as an excuse to buy an new computer.:j


What do I need to accomplish this?

S0litaire

If you are putting it in a relativity modern desktop you just need to plug it in.

The connection for SATA are the same for 3.25 and 2.5 drives.

Most modern cases (well in the past 5 years or so) should have screw holes where you can attach a laptop drive inside the case.

If it's a old IDE machine then you'll need a SATA to IDE adapter.
Something like this:
http://www.miniinthebox.com/ide-to-sata-2-port-adapter-card_p999917.html?currency=GBP&litb_from=paid_adwords_shopping

You plug the wide IDE cable in one end of the adapter and plug it into the SATA drive with a power connector and off you go!

tronator

r2015 wrote: »

I was given a 500GB SATA 2.5 laptop hard drive that I want to install into my computer to use as a bootable hard drive.

It was replaced by a SSD.

I already have a 2.5 drive to USB cable but I want to use the 2.5 drive as a bootable drive in an old computer (after formatting and installing an OS) that had a hard drive failure.


I used the failing hard drive as an excuse to buy an new computer.:j


What do I need to accomplish this?

To properly fix the hdd inside the case you need either this

http://www.ebuyer.com/483483-extra-value-2-5-hdd-ssd-bracket-bracket250eby

or that

http://www.ebuyer.com/312931-startech-com-2-5in-sata-sas-ssd-hdd-to-3-5in-sata-hard-drive-converter-25satsas35