What's it called.

[mhic]

I was talking to a chap in the market yesterday about connecting some old IDE drives to a sata only computer, I only want to copy some files from them not run them permanently. He told me it plugs into a USB port, was that flannel or is there such a thing and if there is what's it called?

Mhic.

[gerryh]

It's called a IDE to Sata adaptor, amongst other names.
Have a look at http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trks ... Categories

Cheers
Gerry

[.Griff.]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/IOMAX-SATA-Adap ... B001A5SK56

That's more like what he was referring to. Quick and easy.

Simply attach the IDE harddrive, molex power connector and the other end into a spare USB socket.

[Enrique]

Hi mhic,
One way to go ,put the IDE hard drive in to an external HDD enclosure and connect it to the computer using the USB cable supplied.
I use Akasa integral HDD external enclosures.....................

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/Sea ... CatId=3055

[mhic]

Thanks fella's, I've ordered one.

Mhic.