do you have to plug power to the adapter and to the HD? There is only one cable supplied and I am trying to put a SATA HD on a dell dem b110 IDE
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you must provide power BOTH the HD and the adapter...use the supplied plug for the adapter and a standard plug for the HD. If you have it correctly hooked up the adapter will light up.
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Sorry, I don't know. Bought it then went another route and didn't have to use it. Are you aware of the small print on the reverse side of the adaptor? On left side it says "IDE HOST=>SATA HD" and on the right "SATA HOST=>IDE HD" I think the drive cable position is more important than the power because there is only one cable, as you say.Good Luck
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For ide hard drives the adapter will plug onto the hard drive and the sata cable will plug into the adapter.For sata drives the adapter will plug onto the hard drive and the ide cable will plug into the adapter. It is supposed to work with both drives.
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Yes, you do. Here's what I bought to hook up a 3.5" IDE HDD: 1. Syba SD-ADA50016 IDE/SATA Converter Bi-directional IDE to SATA 2. Syba SY-CAB40007 Molex 4 Pin to 2x 15 Pin SATA Power Cable (5.5 Inches) 3. C&E CNE11445 SATA Data Cable. They appeared at the bottom of the order screen as an add-on. I didn't have the power cable or the data cable, so I bought them all together.
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No, the power connects directly to the AC adapter (4-pin MOLEX direct and MOLEX to SATA power adapter (pictured) is included), the black adapter is only the USB to PATA/SATA connectors. But I must warn you to AVOID this item as mine (AC adapter) exploded (see my review, and pictures are available), as have others and have damaged hard drives connected to them.
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I, I believe that some of the SATA cable has the power connections built into them and some don't. If you have an power connector off to one side I would say it should work.
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Plug the IDE Cable from Motherboard into the IDE connector on this unit, the SATA connector you must use only one of them - they are different one SATA is SATA [From Motherboard] to IDE the other is IDE to SATA [Drive]
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It does not come with a SATA cable, it does however come with a 3.5" bracket for mounting in standard drive bays. Your power supply should have plenty of SATA cables included to connect various peripherals.
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i would like this answered too. by the video it looks like the "module" that unplugs from the hard drive leaves the sata connection open. if that is the case, then the thunderbolt adapter will be able to reach it and plug it just fine. the thunderbolt adapter connection sticks out so the only question would be if the drive allows enough space so that the two can connect.
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Hi Jeffrey, This is a SATA divice with standard connectors, both Data and Power. If you have an older computer, i.e. IDE PATA, then it will NOT connect! If you are talking about mounting, then you will have to buy an adapter tray to hold it in place. Hope this helps.
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It has a standard IDE & Molex connector...if your power supply only has SATA you can buy the converters for about $5...I found them on newegg.com - if your motherboard doesn't have an IDE port, I'm sure you could find an IDE to SATA converter too.
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You will likely need a standard to sata power adapter because this PS has both data connectors on one cable. I could not get the second data connector to reach the CD drive mounted perpendicular to the HD.
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mine has a power supply which i leave hooked up. are you talking about a different drive maybe?
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..yes, the adapter have three input connectors, and are used for SATA and IDE , has a power supply cable connector too., plus the USB.
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You need both power cable and SATA Cable. This kit will solve all your problems. "Sabrent USB 2.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/-INCH Hard Drive Converter With Power Supply & LED Activity Lights (EC-AHDD)" or this link: Sabrent USB 2.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/-INCH Hard Drive Converter EC-AHDD
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It takes a standard SATA power cable. Your power supply probably already has these (they look like little black connectors with a slit in them). If it doesn't, and you only see white connectors with holes in them (MOLEX connectors) you can purchase an adapter for it.
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It is supposed to work. You need to have enough room in your case to plug it straight into the motherboard. (At least 2 inches above motherboard clear, maybe 3.) Then you will have to play with the two sata connectors to figure out which is which. Read the other reviews on here about plugging the IDE portion in correctly. It is VERY VERY VERY easy to plug in wrong.
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You'll need an IDE power connector to SATA power converter cable. They are cheap and easy to locate on the web for around $7.00 each. Search for "ide power to sata power adapter" that will return plenty of results.