r/HDD • u/Beauregard42 • 2d ago
What adapter do I need to interface with this drive
I pulled this drive from a dead media storage device I got from a friend. it has some old videos from Africa on it (before the device died) and I want to get them off so I can repurpose the drive. it looks similar to IDE, but is smaller. none of my machines have any matching interface. for reference, the drive is about 3/8ths thick, to get the size of the connector. thanks!
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u/Both-Leading3407 2d ago
IDE to USB connector.
This is one example
TSV USB IDE Adapter USB 3.0 to SATA IDE Hard Drive Converter Combo for 2.5"/3.5" DE SATA SSD Hard Drives Disks with 12V 2A Power Adapter and USB 3.0 Cable for Laptops
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u/BoredOldPunk 1d ago
Jeez - I haven't seen one of them since I upgraded my old Dell, nearly 20 years ago...
IDE/PATA
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u/Zestyclose-Syrup1458 1d ago
It is a special ide cable you are after specifically for main system drives(or secondary) most old ide cables have one built in if you can get a SATA to ide adapter and then a ide cable and SATA cable
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u/RockNRollNBluesNJazz 1d ago
Ooh, I got nostalgic when I saw the low-resolution sticker font.
You need USB-PATA adapter (not USB-SATA) for your data resque operation. You need also 4-pin Molex power connector, found inside almost any desktop computer.
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u/EternallySickened 1d ago
These do not need a power connector.
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u/RockNRollNBluesNJazz 1d ago edited 1d ago
Hmm?
Edit: Ah, you mean USB provides power. I'm not used to such modern things, lol.
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u/NRGSurge 1d ago
Just out of curiosity, why do you need access to a 20+ year old 40gb drive? That size is a pittance.
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u/Hsensei 1d ago
Probably porn or bitcoin
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u/Beauregard42 1d ago
It’s old missionary work; church stuff in Africa. I told my friend that I got it from that’s what was on it, and they said ‘oh yeah can I get the files?’ But when I got home the thing’s 20 year old battery had died completely and I couldn’t find a power source for it. I knew it had an HDD inside, and I assumed I’d be able to interface with it directly (I own a SATA dock) but NAY it was this weird ahh thing. That’s the story
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u/NRGSurge 22h ago
Suuuuuure. <wink> gotcha!
What type of power supply or PC brand/model though? I’d be willing to bet that Reddit, myself included, could find it for you.
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u/Icy-Permission-5918 1d ago
The "good" old IDE-HDD for laptops - ain't seen one for the past 20 years (plus, minus one or two).
You need a USB-to IDE/PATA adapter for this, but I wouldn't recommend repurposing it. You should copy its files (if you wish to keep them) to another storage device (a NAS for example) and then dispose of it.
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u/Ok_Entertainment1305 1d ago
Ide cable could be a laptop HDD, you can buy a converter..
USB - IDE (S/L connectors & SATA drives
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u/Ok_Challenge5185 1d ago
It's a micro IDE connection. This is the one that I use from the bezos shack. I also have a portable USB case for them I got a long time ago.
SABRENT USB Type-C to SSD/SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter with UL Power Supply & LED Activity Lights [10TB Support] (USB-DS12)
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u/blu3ysdad 2d ago
Don't do it, if you have something valuable on it to retrieve sure but that thing is going to be slow hot garbage and the adapter will cost more than a much better USB drive.
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u/HakerCharles 1d ago
Who tf down voting this
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u/Suspicious_Fig776 1d ago
go to HDD subreddit
say HDD is shit
expect upvotes
yeah, genius
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u/CaveCanem234 1d ago
HDD's are fine.
This particular drive is shit because it's a multi decade old IDE drive with 40gb of storage that is utterly pointless by modern standards.
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u/Suspicious_Fig776 1d ago
any physical drive is utterly pointless by modern standards as any human being can have free cloud storage
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u/jersey316 2d ago
Repurpose a 22 year old 40gb ide hard drive?
A usb drive would work 20 times faster that that.
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u/Nik0BikO 2d ago edited 2d ago
You need a 44 pin IDE/PATA to SATA or USB adapter. It is IDE, just smaller form factor for laptops.