external hard drive enclosure or dock or way to use HDD?
January 14, 2010 - 5:40 am
I took out the hard drive from my old apple computer. it is an maxtor Model # 5T060H6 60GB heard drive. I would like to use it as a external hard drive. I think this model is a Ultra-ATA. What type of external enclosure or dock or any way to access the Hard drive would you recommend.
I do not want to spend too much money because i already have a large external hard drive.
thank you
I believe the cheapest way would be to get a USB to IDE adapter and power supply.
See the link posted in the sources below.
January 14th, 2010 at 10:52 am
I believe the cheapest way would be to get a USB to IDE adapter and power supply.
See the link posted in the sources below.
References :
http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-USB-2535-Cable-5-25-Inch-Adapter/dp/B000A0O1D2/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1263190902&sr=1-7
January 14th, 2010 at 11:20 am
i’ve been at this gift of free hard drives from damaged systems
i have found i can get a ide enclosure for £20 with power cable
and recently have found the hubs also around £20 upwards
i think for me a hub would be an advantage as some of them will allow both
the 2.5 and the 3.5 hdd’s
there is a cable connection you can get were you connect ide one side and sata the other
with a power supply you connect to the hdd if its required
found them all on amazon
if its a one off an enclosure is the best option
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