I have sev IDE HDDs, incl 1 unopened 250. Can I use this externally, plugged into the back of an HDD, w/power & SATA cable to PC ext or int SATA conn?
1102596
Yes you should be able too. I will warn you that you still need to have power to the HDD as well as the small four pin power connector on the adapter.
1102597
You can as long as where your present Hard drive is incaged. Me I found that an enclosed case (Metal box case) you cannot use this item because it sticks out to far. Hope this helps.
1102598
This device or item is extremely incompatible and I do not tend to purchase these adapters, if some reason that you want these device then I have only 1 left so please be very extremely careful when using this device, thank you!!!!
1926183
I have this enclosure. IDE will not work with it. There are adapters on the market but they will not fit in this case. SATA drives slide in and when the door closes it presses them in tightly to make a secure connection. No room for adapters at all.
909581
Actually there are a number of adapters converting iDE-->SATA and SATA-->IDE. Some are cables, some are dongles. I have one that is a small enclosed module that plugs on the back of the IDE disk drive and provides the SATA data connector on the other. You would also have to provide power to the IDE drive with an adapter from the SATA power connector in the Thermaltake. It's pretty cludgy, but it can be done. Also, if you are going to buy one of these adapters, look for one that is bi-directional IDE --> SATA -->IDE, that way you are ready for any situation.
2142755
Only if you have SATA connections available to work with...otherwise find an IDE drive.
2038702
it is the board i did use to suck in to the motherboard IDE connector and connect sata data cable to HDD, and installed Xp. Yes, as you said little tweek required if you try to connect to sata drive to your power supply did not have. I did used adapter cable change to sata power cable i had. you can buy those adapter if you do not had, it's few dollor in the market.
833333
If you aren't using the old style 4-pin IDE connector, you can get an adapter that will convert it to a 15-pin SATA connector. I searched for "ide to sata power cable" on Amazon's site and found multiple options.
379135
No. This is simply the adapter that they use to convert from regular ide to their connector in the laptop. I would recommend the following from adapter eforcity - this will cover all of your needs. Just copy and paste the following into amazon search bar. "eForCity USB 2.0 To SATA IDE 3.5 2.5 Hard Drive Adapter Cable" I have a couple of these and many others from same vendor with fast, excellent service.
1590451
This is kind of what I am using these cables for. I have 3 raw SATA drives mounted in a small drive enclosure with these cables connected to 3 esata connections on my PC. Your drive(s) will need a power source as the SATA cables do not provide operating power for the drives
1331355
Should be able to use it as long as it is a SATA ( serial )drive. Older IDE drives are not compatible.
2110741
There are two different size IDE ports on this unit. One is for a 2.5" IDE drive (laptop) and another for the 3.5" & 5.25" IDE drives (desktop PC/server/SCSI-drive). The SATA port can be used on all SATA drives. If the drive you have is not damaged, you should have no problems transferring files with the C2G 30504 adapter. The included power supply can be used to power up larger hard drives.
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Yes you can. The eSATA end connects to an eSATA port, the other end is a regular SATA plug. This is usually used to connect to an external hard drive for backup or file transfer. It doesn't matter if the drive you connect it to is in the computer or outside the computer. As long as the drive has power you are good to go.
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the unit has a sata connection, but i used an adapter, from ide to sata, which used a molix, and powered the unit.
1505686
It looks like there are slots for SATA 1.0 and SATA 2.0 with one being used by the currently installed hard drive. So there is an available slot to plug one in but I seriously doubt another internal hard drive would physically fit in the case. I would just add an external drive. I have two hooked up to mine :).
860025
Agree with the other respondant. However, if you have a usb cable, try on another computer. The starTech sata IDE cable should work if the disk is sata IDE.
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I have never tried it, but I don't see why it wouldn't. The limitation is that the power supply has an adapter attached. You then hook into that other adapters that are in the kit. If you plug in the one adapter it accepts IDE on one side and SATA on the other. So, you would be limited in that you can only hook up 1 IDE drive and 1 SATA drive. That adapter has the USB end to plug into the PC so that you can read the drives. I used it for reading an IDE and had no problems at all. It is similar to hooking in an external hard drive using a USB cord. That's the concept. This kit simply provides adapters to fit all kinds of configurations. Hope this helps. I have never tried it, but I don't see why it wouldn't. The limitation is that the power supply has an adapter attached. You then hook into that other adapters that are in the kit. If you plug in the one adapter it accepts IDE on one side and SATA on the other. So, you would be limited in that you can only hook up 1 IDE drive and 1 SATA drive. That adapter has the USB end to plug into the PC so that you can read the drives. I used it for reading an IDE and had no problems at all. It is similar to hooking in an external hard drive using a USB cord. That's the concept. This kit simply... » Read More I have never tried it, but I don't see why it wouldn't. The limitation is that the power supply has an adapter attached. You then hook into that other adapters that are in the kit. If you plug in the one adapter it accepts IDE on one side and SATA on the other. So, you would be limited in that you can only hook up 1 IDE drive and 1 SATA drive. That adapter has the USB end to plug into the PC so that you can read the drives. I used it for reading an IDE and had no problems at all. It is similar to hooking in an external hard drive using a USB cord. That's the concept. This kit simply provides adapters to fit all kinds of configurations. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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just look for a molex drive power splitter for IDE. or if you are using a SATA drive there are ones for that. they are pretty common place. look on amazon .. i know micro-center has them i got one yesterday.
196769
You can hook up 2 hard drives on the IDE cable if there is room or 2 connector blocks open. Would recommend getting a SATA card and then you could install 2 hard drives on that (much faster drive)