Can I use a 3.5 IDE drive with an SATA adaptor in this enclosure?
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Yes, you can use your SATA drive in the enclosure. Please note, if it is a high capacity drive it will require special formatting. You can find that information and instructions on how to do that on the Web.
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I would say no, becaues a machine old enough to have Win95 will have IDE connections and not the SATA required by the drive. A more detail explanation of the difference is explained here http://www.diffen.com/difference/IDE_vs_SATA
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This seems to require an SATA drive, so it won't work with the IDE drive that I had purchased.
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here is what you needVantec Dual 3.5-Inch SATA to USB 3.0/eSATA External HDD Enclosure with Fan (NST-620S3R-BK)
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Make sure you have, or this unit comes with, a drive caddy so it will securely fit in a 3.5 drive bay. As long as the bios supports sata the this drive will work as a replacement for a standard desktop drive.
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No, it won't work. SATA is completely different and an adapter wouldn't fit in the housing unit. Just so you know the difference between SATA and ATA and IDE Google image search them. I recommend that you look for a housing unit that is IDE compatible. Since that's older technology you might find prices for housing units are cheaper.
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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.
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If its a 3.5 HDD thannit should work. But the only bad thing about the enclosure is that its a pain to take apart. If you have a few bucks to spar I recommend something that is easier to open.
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This is for a SATA connection and will not fit the IDE. There is no room for an adapter inside the casing.
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SATA III is backwards compatible with SATA I & II so it will work with this enclosure
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Check this out. http://www.amazon.com/HDE%C2%AE-SATA-Drive-Interface-Adapter/dp/B0096BEJDI/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_text_y I got this by mistake when I wanted the other. This is a board that sticks straight from the back of the hard drive, so space may be a problem.
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Yes. This will definitely work on IDE drives. It had the standard 4 pin Molex cables as well as SATA.
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The external enclosure comes with 1 IDE ribbon cable and 1 power supply connector 4 pins Molex (I am not sure if this is the 4 round pin power connector your refer to). I have used the enclosure with older PATA/IDE hard drives and the newer SATA hard drives and have not found any hard drives that the enclosure will not adapt to. I think it would be a safe bet. If nothing else you can use it with any SATA hard drives in the future.
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You should use the power adapter with 3.5" drives. You really don't need to with 2.5" drives
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You probably need an SATA external case. If your drive is not IDE, then this one will not connect. If your drive is over 500GB then this will also not work. I used it for an old 80GB IDE drive, and it worked perfectly.
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This device only works with SATA connections. Your IDE hard drive is not compatible with it. to my knowledge there is no adapter that can convert SATA connections to IDE and vis versa. Your best bet is to get an IDE external hard drive enclosure and connect your IDE hard drive to that. My recommendation is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145133 . I own this enclosure and it works great. OR connect your IDE drive internally to your PC; meaning screw your hard drive into your hard drive cage inside your PC and then connect the hard drive to your mother board via an IDE cable, then connect the power cord to it.