I just want to make sure...this unit would power up and run a PATA drive without anything else needed? I am pretty sure PATA = IDE, but I am not 100%
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"Parallel ATA (PATA), originally AT Attachment, is an interface standard for the connection of storage devices such as hard disks, floppy drives, and optical disc drives in computers." Worked on my IDE drive with nothing else. Just plugged it in to the power and my computer and it powered up and was viable as another drive.
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Yes, PATA is an IDE drive. It actually stands for Parallel ATA. AT stands for Attachment. The C2G-30504 comes with a power supply that has an On-Off inline switch. This power supply will power up an external PC hard drive with the correct voltage to run the drive independently. The power supply has two types of connections. There is a 4 pin connector for the IDE/ATA/PATA drives along with a SATA power connector. Now moving on to the data connections: You have the USB adapter cable that you will plug into your PC. On the other end, you have three connector ports to choose from. You have two IDE ports, one on one side and one on the other. One side is for 5.25" drives and the other side is for 2.5" drives. The SATA drives can be plugged into the end of the adapter with the supplied 5.5" SATA cable. Once plugged in and running, you can retrieve the data on the external drive. As long as the drive is not damaged, you should be able to retrieve the data.
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I would say you can provided that you have ESATA (External serial ATA). I had problems booting and shutting down my computer when connected to a usb because when connected to a usb it tries to be the primary drive. Should work fine with esata. I run games and other program from my external drive.
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IDE, no. Only SATA (serial ATA drives) are compatible. However, it WILL transfer the OS as part of a complete disk image.
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Correct. I swapped it in for the old HD using only the PATA cable, no power.
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I am not sure, but I believe so.The 2.5" form factor is correct.I am less sure about this: the PATA (new version) interface of the enclosure is compatible with the ATA (older version) of the drive.For less than $5, I'd say go for it.
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This will work with either SATA or PATA drives, connectors are included for both. I hooked up an old 250 GB. PATA drive as new motherboard had no connectors for it.
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Only if you have SATA connections available to work with...otherwise find an IDE drive.
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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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This will work with either SATA or PATA drives, connectors are included for both. I hooked up an old 250 GB.PATA drive as new motherboard had no connectors for it.
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The product does not support legacy IDE drives. It does not have an adapter for the IDE ribbon cable or the input power requirements. If you are going to use this product for a drive from a lap-top you should be fine. If you are going to use this device for the drive in a legacy desk-top computer this may not be the product for you; it was not the product for me. To retrieve the data from my legacy IDE Drives, I used a friends "USB2.0 to IDE & SATA Cable with Power" that he purchased from Amazon previously.
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It will work for SATA not IDE. Google images of SATA vs IDE and compare the pins (where HD connects to your computer) on the hard drive. You can see the diff there easily. Please give me a helpful vote on Amazon.
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Yes it will ! As long as the drive is IDE/PATA it will work and it A cheap way to get an external drive and or get your data.
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I use this to hook up a SATA HDD to an IDE and it works. Make use to connect the powercable supplied to the mini pin plug on the board. It should work with CD SATA . There is a better adapter which converts SATA to IDE powered by a molex plug sold by Amazon. Check it out! Hope this helps.
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Although there are SATA to IDE converters they would not work in this case. The bare drive slides into the unit into SATA connectors on the inside back of the unit. There is not enough physical room for converters. You are better off looking for an IDE mobile rack.
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The SATA power connector on the back of the drive has power embedded in the connector. if you buy one of the IDE to SATA adapters available like I did, it has the SATA connector on one side to plug into the drive, and an IDE connection as well as the molex power connector on the other side. This adapter also automatically puts out the master or slave device info needed by the IDE controller. I got one that amazon sells, I got this one SATA to IDE/PATA Converter Adapter (Covert SATA DVD Burner to IDE Interface Motherboard) and it works just fine lots of them out there for less than $8, much cheaper than buying an old style IDE drive. The SATA power connector on the back of the drive has power embedded in the connector. if you buy one of the IDE to SATA adapters available like I did, it has the SATA connector on one side to plug into the drive, and an IDE connection as well as the molex power connector on the other side. This adapter also automatically puts out the master or slave device info needed by the IDE controller. I got one that amazon sells, I got this one SATA to IDE/PATA Converter Adapter (Covert SATA DVD Burner to IDE Interface Motherboard) and it... » Read More The SATA power connector on the back of the drive has power embedded in the connector. if you buy one of the IDE to SATA adapters available like I did, it has the SATA connector on one side to plug into the drive, and an IDE connection as well as the molex power connector on the other side. This adapter also automatically puts out the master or slave device info needed by the IDE controller. I got one that amazon sells, I got this one SATA to IDE/PATA Converter Adapter (Covert SATA DVD Burner to IDE Interface Motherboard) and it works just fine lots of them out there for less than $8, much cheaper than buying an old style IDE drive. « Show Less
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Yes, see this article that explains how IDE and PATA are essentially the same thing.http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/hardware-technology/difference-between-ide-and-pata/
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I use this to hook up a SATA HDD to an IDE and it works. Make use to connect the power cable supplied to the mini pin plug on the board. It should work with CD SATA . There is a better adapter which converts SATA to IDE powered by a molex plug sold by Amazon. Check it out! Hope this helps.