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03-19-2007, 10:36 PM
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Hooking up an ATA/IDE HD
I pulled an old hard drive with an ATA/IDE interface out of a computer; I was wondering if anybody could give me help hooking it up to my notebook PC, if that is even possible?
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03-19-2007, 10:56 PM
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Get an external enclosure for it: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817155601
That'll give you a USB connection to the laptop. Even comes with backup software, but that isn't too useful if this is an old/small drive.
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03-20-2007, 07:34 AM
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LeftyAce's enclosure recommendation is a good one - but, if you only want to hook this drive up on a temporary basis to recover files, this IDE to USB adaptor would be a cheaper option.
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...2IDE-N&cat=HDD FK
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03-20-2007, 05:41 PM
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I can build an enclosure myself, that's not too hard.
If I hook up the drive to my PC with the cheap cable, will it just appear in my computer? Can I write files to the drive or delete them from the drive with that cable? |
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03-20-2007, 05:46 PM
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It will show up as a "removable drive" in "My Computer" and you can do anything you would do with a regular harddrive. If you're running XP, you won't even need drivers. If you do need them, the cable comes with a CD with drivers (for windows 98, this is required, I think).
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03-20-2007, 06:22 PM
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Alrighty thanks a bunch.
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