In the hard drive inside SATA or IDE?
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It is a WD Scorpio Blue (SATA 3 Gb/s): http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=506 But newer revisions of the WD Passport seem to be unsuitable for use without the enclosure. See: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=307430
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Actually there are a number of adapters converting iDE-->SATA and SATA-->IDE. Some are cables, some are dongles. I have one that is a small enclosed module that plugs on the back of the IDE disk drive and provides the SATA data connector on the other. You would also have to provide power to the IDE drive with an adapter from the SATA power connector in the Thermaltake. It's pretty cludgy, but it can be done. Also, if you are going to buy one of these adapters, look for one that is bi-directional IDE --> SATA -->IDE, that way you are ready for any situation.
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You'll need an IDE power connector to SATA power converter cable. They are cheap and easy to locate on the web for around $7.00 each. Search for "ide power to sata power adapter" that will return plenty of results.
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SATA and EIDE is the type of CONNECTION for internal drives only, not the type of drive. External hard drives are either connected through USB or Firewire.
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I have nothing to add to the other comments. I carelessly bought this housing for use with a SATA drive and found, after it came, that it is definitely only IDE. The only good or bad news is that it is so cheap it is not worth the cost and hassle of returning it. Who knows, I may turn up an IDE drive some day that I urgently need to plug in to a computer for some weird reason. It is a nice looking little box.
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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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Device manager in control panel. Find an HDD that fits the location it's connected and call up properties.
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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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It depends on which way you are converting. IDE to Sata or Sata to IDE. Either way I suggest updating your Hardware. I had 3 of these devices and all failed within 2-3 hors of installation. The other two did not work at all.
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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.
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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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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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Agree with the other respondant. However, if you have a usb cable, try on another computer. The starTech sata IDE cable should work if the disk is sata IDE.
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If you insert a 2-1/2" or 3-1/2" "doner" IDE drive (drive containing data) in the FRONT bay, and a blank 2-1/2" or 3-1/2" SATA drive in the REAR bay, you can transfer the data from the IDE doner drive to the blank SATA drive by simply pressing the RED BUTTON to begin the transfer process. This may be done WITHOUT connection to a computer, with just the AC power supply connected.
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There are Sata to IDE adapters, but you will not be able to use it in this enclosure as it only fits SATA drives.
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If I remember correctly the hard drive fits into a laptop hard drive adapter that slides into the laptop. It is a standard laptop SATA hard drive. Pull your hard drive out of the laptop, remember to remove your batter and AC adapter, then see if it has an adapter tray.
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This item does not have IDE connection that connects to the motherboard. It has SATA and on-board USB support. The IDE connection is on the exterior of this device where you can connect a IDE peripheral to it (ex: HDD, Optical drive..etc).