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06-13-2009, 07:28 AM
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| I'm new, don't flame me Join Date: Jun 2009
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 |  external hard drive connectors don't match Recently purchased and external enclosure but the connectors don't fit the old drive. I bought a sata esata/usb. It has one small plug but the hard drive has a much larger one & a seperate plug for power. |
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06-13-2009, 07:58 AM
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| ComfortablyNumb  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jenison, MI
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   |  Re: external hard drive connectors don't match The enclosure you bought/have has an IDE connector and a Molex power connector. They make converters for that sort of thing, but I doubt it'd fit inside your enclosure. Really, your only options are 1) return the drive, and buy the proper one, or 2) buy a new enclosure with the proper Sata connectors. However, if it were me, I'd get a new enclosure. It will save you time/hassle having to return the drive, and get a new one. You'll also have a faster setup (about twice the transfer rate), as IDE is getting dated now, and you have the option of larger drives. The last time I looked, the largest IDE drive available was 500gb, while Sata drives go up to 2tb now, and will only go up from there. Last edited by Irish2685; 06-13-2009 at 08:02 AM. |
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06-13-2009, 08:59 AM
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| KuCoUyF  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: OC
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| Re: external hard drive connectors don't match i think you read it backwards. hes got an old IDE hard drive (the hard drive has a much larger one & a seperate plug for power) so you have an IDE hard drive and Sata Enclosure. Youll need to get either an IDE enclosure or Sata Hard Drive. |
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06-13-2009, 09:13 AM
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| ComfortablyNumb Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jenison, MI
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| Re: external hard drive connectors don't match I did read it backwards.  Oops. In that case, I'd send back the drive, and get a Sata version. For the same reasons as I suggested getting a sata enclosure above. Sorry for any confusion. |
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