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Plexus USB to IDE & SATA Adapter With Power Adapter (Supports 2.5" / 3.5" IDE & Serial ATA Hard Disk)
- £10.42ex vat
- £11.99inc vat
(price includes 2.5% VAT discount)
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- manufacturer #: USB245
- quickfind code: 136214
- 373 in stock for next day delivery.
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Sata Ide Adapter thingy Mi Bob
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Windows XPGreat product had a couple of old hard disks lying around which i wanted to get some data off. This device is perfect for this saves a lot of time and effort reinstalling them into a system.
Works with IDE & Sata flawlessly
Niffty!
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Windows XPSmall, compact and handy. Nifty little gadget that works well with SATA (not tried IDE connections).
Makes sense to have one of these to hand when tinkering around, saves opening up cases all the time. Comes with power adapter and converter for Molex (4pin) to SATA power.
I brought one earlier - but that was just 3.5 & 2.5 IDE drives, this one is more versatile!
Decent buy (especially if you need to make up a minimum order value!)
Works just fine
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LinuxWorks fine with XP and Linux, with no drivers - shows up as a Mass Storage device. Worked for me (with an IDE drive) whether I plugged power in first or USB first. Everything you need to get data off nearly any disk.
Top Tip for using this Adapter
This adapter works really well but I had a faff with it to begin with. The trick is to plug the IDE connector into the drive, without the USB-end connected to anything, power-up the IDE drive using the mains-powered supply and wait at least 15 seconds before connecting the USB plug to a PC/laptop. If one connects the USB too quickly, the PC/laptop will not recognise the IDE drive; it will not assign a drive-letter to it and "access is denied". This is what happened to me and I only managed to sort it out when I found a discussion thread on another web-site that gave the same advice as I've given above.
Does exactly as it says on the tin
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Windows XPTried this with IDE disk, SATA disk and SATA laptop drive. Works perfectly. Cant fault it. Tried it with Windows XP Pro and Vista.
USB - IDE/SATA
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Windows VistaGreat product - been looking around for a cable that deals with both IDE and SATA interfaces and this does exactly what it says on the tin. Incidentally, I ordered on the cheapest delivery and it arrived a day and a half later, along with a Crucial 2GB SD Card (105712). Top stuff.
Very good
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Windows XPThis works as advertised. An old IDE HD was detected immediately when it was all plugged in. Comes with an AC adapter to power the HD.
Brilliant
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Windows XPA brilliant piece of kit that allows access to any hard drive or use of an old internal DVD drive as an external USB device. Essential for anyone whole fiddles with computers.
Excellent
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Windows XPI have been using the guts of both SATA and IDE external HDD enclosures before I bought this.
This is way better and allows you to use 2.5" and 3.5" HDDs in both SATA and IDE formats.
Excellent idea
Laptop to Desktop Hard drive
Can I connect my laptop to my old desktop hard drive with this?
