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07-27-2009, 02:18 PM
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Junkie
Location: bedford, tx
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does this exist?
I've had several systems crash in the last year, total motherboard failure, but have since acquired new systems. I have the old IDE hard drives from the failed systems with no way to get the data off of them. Is there an external device that I can put an IDE HDD in it that will then hook up to another computer via USB?
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07-27-2009, 04:38 PM
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Location: up north
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yes it exists. you will need to either get a power coverter or to have the computer opened to get access to your power cable. as far as the IDE to USB, it's very simple: you just need to buy one. they are about 20$.
---------- Post added at 08:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:36 PM ---------- DealExtreme: $11.93 HY Compact IDE to USB Cable with Power Supply Kit 
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07-27-2009, 04:42 PM
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Young Crumudgeon
Location: Canada
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You can get an adapter cable for the purpose, but I'd probably just buy a hard drive enclosure. You can use it to retrieve the data, then pop the biggest drive in there and use it as external storage for backup purposes.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817193019
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07-27-2009, 04:58 PM
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... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.
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BTW, you might want to invest in one that does both IDE and SATA (since SATA is standard now, so you could get more uses out of it).
Newegg.com - VANTEC CB-ISATAU2 SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Adapters & Gender Changers |
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07-27-2009, 05:36 PM
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Knight of the Old Republic
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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I use the adapters listed in this thread at work all the time and they work great. Total time savers for getting data off of HDDs.
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