dan-ger-ous
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Since my 8 year old PC decided to quit on me after its very long life, I decided to take out the HDD as it's the only useful component left for me. It's a "Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 9 ATA/133 IDE HDD 3.5'"
I want to now use it as an external hard drive, after a quick search on Google I found out that an IDE to USB cable on its own won't do the job because it won't supply enough power for my hard drive since it is a 3.5".
I came across this easy to use caddy:
and then an adapter like this:
The listing for the adapter says that it comes with a 1 x 4 pin power, can anyone explain what this is and will it mean that I can power the HDD without a plug?
I was looking for a way to power it without using a mains power plug but it doesn't seem like it's possible..
I want to now use it as an external hard drive, after a quick search on Google I found out that an IDE to USB cable on its own won't do the job because it won't supply enough power for my hard drive since it is a 3.5".
I came across this easy to use caddy:
Code:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-5-IDE-ATA-HDD-Hard-Drive-to-USB-External-Caddy-Enclosure-Case-NEW-/200753924822
and then an adapter like this:
Code:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-to-IDE-SATA-2-5-3-5-Hard-Drive-HD-HDD-Adapter-Converter-Cable-3-in-1-/251175192566
I was looking for a way to power it without using a mains power plug but it doesn't seem like it's possible..