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computer connectors

  • 04-03-2010 7:52pm
    #1
    colmtowey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭


    i am looking for a certain type of connector that can be used on internal hard drives that are taken out of a desktop pc. i wish to use these internal hard drives as external drives for backing up data. this connector should have a usb connection on one end and a ribbon, sata and molex connections on the other end of the cable. i have looked on ebay and can not find it. i have been into pc world and could not find one either.

    i would appreciate if someone could give me information on how to find this connector either is a pc shop or online


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  • #2
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    You mean something like this http://www.usbsataadaptercable.com/
    I don't think you'd find molex and a sata connection together as SATA hd's have their own sata type power connector (I'm open on correction to this)


  • #3
    Deano12345
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    colmtowey wrote: »
    i am looking for a certain type of connector that can be used on internal hard drives that are taken out of a desktop pc. i wish to use these internal hard drives as external drives for backing up data. this connector should have a usb connection on one end and a ribbon, sata and molex connections on the other end of the cable. i have looked on ebay and can not find it. i have been into pc world and could not find one either.

    i would appreciate if someone could give me information on how to find this connector either is a pc shop or online

    I cant seem to find any,in the bit of searching I've done.

    However,an option would be to pick up a HDD dock which you can plug the HD's in to :

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=326875

    That should work for you,however its expensive (€40)


  • #4
    colmtowey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭colmtowey


    thanks for the replies

    the connector i saw had all these connections on it. it was stupid of me not to ask the man who had it where he got it. that would have solved the problem straight away. i will keep my eyes open and hopefully will find something like it.

    the sata connection is not very important at this moment in time but would be a bonus as that is the way the connectors are going. these hard drives only require a ribbon cable(IDE) and molex connector with a usb connector on the other end.

    thanks for the help anyway.

    will keep on looking


  • #5
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    How about this then?


  • #6
    unnameduser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭unnameduser


    This should do the job. USB to IDE (2.5 and 3.2")and Sata
    Comes with power adaptor also so no messing around with power supplies.
    Cheap too. handy piece of kit.
    Good luck.


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  • #7
    Deano12345
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    unnameduser wrote: »
    This should do the job. USB to IDE (2.5 and 3.2")and Sata
    Comes with power adaptor also so no messing around with power supplies.
    Cheap too. handy piece of kit.
    Good luck.

    This would also do the same

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=446508

    Only arrived in this morning on Komplett


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