Is this plug and play or is there any soldering involved to attach the power plug to the hard drive? How is the hard drive connected to the power port
2009357
Yes everything is plug and play; there is no soldering involved but you need a screw driver. You only need to open the enclosure, insert a SATA drive and connect to the enclosure. The power source comes from an external power supply which comes with the enclosure. To connect to a computer you can use either USB 2.0 or eSATA cable, also plug and play. If you decide to use eSATA, do yourself a favor and order a eSATA cable because the one that came with the enclosure didn't work for me.
2009358
Plug & play... A power/sata plug are built onto a small board. you plug it into the drive then slide them into the case add a usb, bam.... your done
2009359
This enclosure has it's own AC/DC power unit (100-240V), so it's plug and play, but you need free outlet for power unit.
2009360
There is a micro board with a plug which connects to your HDD. There is also a SATA connector that also connects to your HDD. The power comes from a power pack (ie. like your laptop power pack) and included is a USB 2.0 and eSATA cable. Unless you use the eSATA connection, the USB 2.0 is way too slow.I personally rather use a hotswappable docking station (ie the "Plugable" brand)Plugable USB 3.0 SATA III Lay-Flat Hard Drive & SSD Docking Station (Supports UASP and Drives 8TB+)
1062246
Forget about the pins on each side of the piece! There is a connector in the center of the piece witch connects to the 2.5" sata harddrive , use a sata cable to the sata cableconnector which is the connector in the center of the piece/ {Neewer}. the sata harddrive does not connect directly to the piece {Neewer} . You also need a power cable that goes fromthe 2.5 sata harddrive to the power supply. Follow the directions that come with the {Neewer}. I am trying to make it as simple as possable. Hope this helps. The usb will take the nifo from the existing Drive! GOOD LUCK
246258
The HD i purchased was for a 5yr old laptop which needed the power pins you refer too. This is probably not what you need.
768776
How old is the hard drive you're replacing? If it was pre-2005, chances are it's a PATA or IDE drive rather than a SATA type. Is the original connector a large black plastic thing with 40 holes in it (2 rows of 20)? If not, then it's a SATA set-up, requiring 2 connections (one for power and one for data). Just make sure you align the connectors carefully, (even though they won't click in if they're reversed).
1302097
The drive itself needs a sata data cable and a hard drive power supply cable(don't know the name of that) look on best buy or some store that has these two cables on one end and a USB/ port on ur laptop for the other.
1826573
Its internal.....this part will be the fix which I purchased but did not use. Once I took apart the laptop I easily soldered the square part that had broken connection on this board. I used enough solder so it wont happen again, and will keep this piece for backup. If you cant solder use this to fix it, it's plug and play. Also if you need a step by step just Google the laptop model with DC fix and you'll see how to take the laptop apart. Pretty easy.
869753
Its been a while since I installed this, but if your computer has a 4 prong plug, it should connect to the power connector just fine. I had a little trouble getting it in the connector case slot to get the case closed, but it finally went. Watch the You Tube video on power connector repair for this model, although he removes the connector from the board a little quick to see, it is not hard to replace. Just make sure to look at the orientation of the pins and polarization fins when you take the old one off. I saved my student $60 with the repair!
659408
This is an IDE drive, you may need a SATA drive. The model docs do not say what type of connector it has. The hard drive is SATA so I would say you would need the same. Open the laptop and compare connectors to be sure.
1053937
I have not physically tried to hook mine up that way, and the more I stare @ it, the more I think it's NOT possible. The reason is this plugs right in to the back of a SATA drive by itself, but it will NOT hook up to an IDE/PATA drive without a dbl ended adaptor. That goes for the power plug too. What you need is this: http://www.amazon.com/IDE-SATA-Adapter/dp/B000RK89M4/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1379231358&sr=1-4&keywords=pata+to+sata+adapter , which appears to work in both directions. Hope that makes sense :)
1775887
Yes, SATA data cable and SATA power adapter are included, along with software. You should not need to buy any additional cables or software. Does not come with screws/fasteners. However, some others here say they only received a bare drive without cables or software. Odd. It didn't come in retail packaging, but it came with everything needed.
606460
It has a slot for an additional hard drive. You'd need to purchase an HDD enclosure and the cord to plug in the drive.
630043
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.
1768067
I cannot remember if it came with instructions or not, however it is very easy! The end of the enclosure where you insert the USB plug comes off, your 500GB Hard drive plugs directly into the SATA slot in the end you slid off, then you just slide the connected hard drive and end-piece back into the enclosure. two small screws that come with the enclosure can be screwed into each side of the end you just slid in to keep it secure. Then you just plug in the USB cord and fire it up. Hope this helps, and good luck!
175046
It just slides in and you use old screws from old driver. I believe this one has a face plate. All I did was unscrew the screw on the bottom unplug cable slide out old drive. And slide new drive in plugged cable in and replaced the screw. And bam done
539429
It is a standard SATA connector. I added an SSD to mine first thing. Warning: This will void the warranty.
2253967
No! You only open the lateral slot and connect the hard drive! The rest he do it itself
864287
Looking at the thing right now. Has an adapter that must be plugged into the wall. It is a divided adapter, meaning it is a power plug then 5 feet of cord then a small adapter and then about 3 feet of cord with a power piece to plug into the drive. Just be warned that this device only lasted me a few years before the drive started to fail.