![]() ![]() There's nothing to stop you using the IDE to USB cable with an internal drive while it's connected to the PC's power supply, even if you need to run the cable out of the rear of the PC to connect it to a USB port (assuming there's no internal ones). Think of it like an external USB enclosure for an IDE hard drive without the case to put the drive in. The adaptor I have constitutes a power supply for the IDE drive and an IDE to USB cable. It requires the drive to be set to master or it'll appear not to be working (the drive won't show up). ![]() I keep one handy for connecting IDE drives, although I've not used it in quite a while. Does anybody know a solution for this situation? An IDE to USB adapter seems to work pretty reliably. ![]() The PCI adapter from my reply #5 worked for connecting sata drive to ide motherboard, but I've recently incurred the reverse situation, i.e. ![]()
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