Re the United USB 3.0 to IDE and SAT converter hard drive adapter universal 2.5/3.5/5.25 drives optical... My computer will no longer work. Power light goes on and a fan and then nothing else. It is IDE drive and I would like to tansfer the files to an external hard drive or my working laptop. Thank you so much. Karen Williams Re the United USB 3.0 to IDE and SAT converter hard drive adapter universal 2.5/3.5/5.25 drives optical... My computer will no longer work. Power light goes on and a fan and then nothing else. It... » Read More Re the United USB 3.0 to IDE and SAT converter hard drive adapter universal 2.5/3.5/5.25 drives optical... My computer will no longer work. Power light goes on and a fan and then nothing else. It is IDE drive and I would like to tansfer the files to an external hard drive or my working laptop. Thank you so much. Karen Williams « Show Less
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If the HD didn't fail this will work with an IDE or SATA drive so you should be able to use it.
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This decice should do the trick for you, as long as the old hard drive is not damaged
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It does work well. It will let you read the hard disk and allow you to either backup or you can transfer the files to another computer.. It's a great thing to have even if you have the oldest hard disk ever. If I were you, you may want to check the connections in your computer. Try that..
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This device doesn't work, I used it for 2 weeks and then the connector was broken! Not recommended
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Yes I believe it will indeed work. Its a matter of finding the right location for those skinny pin-like appendages. Be aware of the partition format of the drive and the operating system. If formats are compatible and this thing doesn't work you might have a dead drive (Very costly to recover). Cheers
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I had a backup computer that stopped working, so I too out the baclup computer's IDE hard drive and put it in the United USB 3.0 to IDE & SAt hard drive converter which was connected via USB to my primary computer. I was able to read my old hard drive and could transfer files to my primary computer if I wanted.
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If you aren't using the old style 4-pin IDE connector, you can get an adapter that will convert it to a 15-pin SATA connector. I searched for "ide to sata power cable" on Amazon's site and found multiple options.
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PS Amazon has the adapter for $15Sabrent USB 2.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/-INCH Hard Drive Converter EC-AHDD
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Its only a 3.5 SATA hard drive connected to a USB 3.0 Its also backwards compatible with USB 2.0. Plug and play. But the manual does say either 2.5 or 3.5? I only used it for my desktop hard drive. I'm not sure how 2.5 would work.
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All ide hard drives ive known have been pins on the drive side and just doing a google for photos I found this quickly http://www.microcenter.com/understand_tech/article/harddrive_install.html showing drives I know. If yours is the female socket at the drive side this one wont work. I think ive seen other adapters thatd work but id have to search for it. Ive just always seen the male pins on the drives themselves. Sorry not much help.
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Hi, it will not work IDE connections. You probably need to check on the system requirements if your computer system meet that minimum requirement because you might be able to convert from IDE to SATA for this drive. However, if your computer has an older OS than Window XP, then we recommend getting an older IDE drive to match with the dd1603 because that drive works with a lot of very old computers. Very likely, we don't recommend using this drive on those type of old computer systems if involves Optorite DD1603. The minimum system requirements is the key for this drive to work even if you convert the connection to SATA. Hi, it will not work IDE connections. You probably need to check on the system requirements if your computer system meet that minimum requirement because you might be able to convert from IDE to SATA for this drive. However, if your computer has an older OS than Window XP, then we recommend getting an older IDE drive to match with the dd1603 because that drive works with a lot of very old computers. Very likely, we don't recommend using this drive on those type of old computer systems if involves Optorite DD1603. The minimum system requirements is the key for this drive to work even if you... » Read More Hi, it will not work IDE connections. You probably need to check on the system requirements if your computer system meet that minimum requirement because you might be able to convert from IDE to SATA for this drive. However, if your computer has an older OS than Window XP, then we recommend getting an older IDE drive to match with the dd1603 because that drive works with a lot of very old computers. Very likely, we don't recommend using this drive on those type of old computer systems if involves Optorite DD1603. The minimum system requirements is the key for this drive to work even if you convert the connection to SATA. « Show Less
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I saw your questions late and it looks like you already have answers but..to confirm...Will work with a SATA but not an IDE. Don't know if it supports a 1TB drive...we had a 2TB Seagate hard drive.
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Hughes, sorry to hear that the product did not work for you. I ordered the same hard drive for my Toshiba which uses the IDE connector and it worked fine. In same laptops it is not easy to fit in the hard drive and align the pins properly but if your laptops uses IDE connectors, I am very positive that the product will work. As far as i know, the hard drive is either a SATA, PATA or IDE kind of technology. And if it IDE, that drive should be able to work. However, your situation may be different am not sure, but all i say mine is working fine. Otherwise you can also try to compare with the old one and see if there is a match. Thank you.
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In order for you to use this unit you will need a USB to IDE SATA Adapter that is available on Amazon. Com. I have one and it works great.
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The SATA power connector on the back of the drive has power embedded in the connector. if you buy one of the IDE to SATA adapters available like I did, it has the SATA connector on one side to plug into the drive, and an IDE connection as well as the molex power connector on the other side. This adapter also automatically puts out the master or slave device info needed by the IDE controller. I got one that amazon sells, I got this one SATA to IDE/PATA Converter Adapter (Covert SATA DVD Burner to IDE Interface Motherboard) and it works just fine lots of them out there for less than $8, much cheaper than buying an old style IDE drive. The SATA power connector on the back of the drive has power embedded in the connector. if you buy one of the IDE to SATA adapters available like I did, it has the SATA connector on one side to plug into the drive, and an IDE connection as well as the molex power connector on the other side. This adapter also automatically puts out the master or slave device info needed by the IDE controller. I got one that amazon sells, I got this one SATA to IDE/PATA Converter Adapter (Covert SATA DVD Burner to IDE Interface Motherboard) and it... » Read More The SATA power connector on the back of the drive has power embedded in the connector. if you buy one of the IDE to SATA adapters available like I did, it has the SATA connector on one side to plug into the drive, and an IDE connection as well as the molex power connector on the other side. This adapter also automatically puts out the master or slave device info needed by the IDE controller. I got one that amazon sells, I got this one SATA to IDE/PATA Converter Adapter (Covert SATA DVD Burner to IDE Interface Motherboard) and it works just fine lots of them out there for less than $8, much cheaper than buying an old style IDE drive. « Show Less
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I bought this a few months back and used it with both IDE and SATA and it worked for me. I would say you may have gotten a bad one and just send it back. I'm running Win7 and only tried it only desktop. If I had more money to spend I would get one with out a power cord.
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IDE is a different interface than SATA. The transfer DID work for me with a Windows 7 upgrade, however.
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I use three 2T Verbatim USB drives. I am *very* happy with each of them. They work as advertised and I've never had a problem. I use them in a Windows environment and always reformat them to use NTFS file formatting--as that is much quicker. Typically, I leave them off, and only power them on to copy a backup to or to restore files from. Two of the drives I use are model # USB2T. I think they are USB2. The other is model # SNS2TB which I think is USB3. I prefer it because the on/off switch toggles in a different direction rather than being a button that one might think they pushed on or off when they didn't push hard enough. It's not a big deal either way, but it may be indicative of their making small improvements over time. Best of luck to you.
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i would like this answered too. by the video it looks like the "module" that unplugs from the hard drive leaves the sata connection open. if that is the case, then the thunderbolt adapter will be able to reach it and plug it just fine. the thunderbolt adapter connection sticks out so the only question would be if the drive allows enough space so that the two can connect.
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Sorry, I don't know. Bought it then went another route and didn't have to use it. Are you aware of the small print on the reverse side of the adaptor? On left side it says "IDE HOST=>SATA HD" and on the right "SATA HOST=>IDE HD" I think the drive cable position is more important than the power because there is only one cable, as you say.Good Luck
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I have not physically tried to hook mine up that way, and the more I stare @ it, the more I think it's NOT possible. The reason is this plugs right in to the back of a SATA drive by itself, but it will NOT hook up to an IDE/PATA drive without a dbl ended adaptor. That goes for the power plug too. What you need is this: Generic IDE to SATA or SATA to IDE Adapter , which appears to work in both directions.Hope that makes sense :)
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It depends on what types of hard disk you use and what types of mount your board has for hard disk. Usually it will be SATA or IDE something. It has nothing to do with this adapter.