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IDE connection

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  1. fitzy_rs

    [SOLVED] Trouble moving from PATA/IDE HDD to SATA HDD in PATA/IDE ODD port - old XP Laptop

    Hi all, first time poster here. I've been trying for a few days off and on to get my old Toshiba Satellite (M70) PSM73A-00F007 cloned and running off a new HDD. I'm really hoping I'm going to look like an idiot and there's a super simple answer...but I'm really struggling to find a reference...
  2. C

    [SOLVED] IDE 2.5" old hard drive connector not found anywhere ;-;

    Hi! I'm new here and have a doubt I can't find anywhere. I took a hard drive from an old HP computer and I want to get all the data from it but I can't find what connector it uses. The computer is an HP Pavilion ze4900 and the hard drive is a HITACHI Travelstar IC25N060ATMR04-0. I hope someone...
  3. I

    Question lly mistake that may have screwed everything up. IDE HDD not detected on the USB 3.0 to IDE/SATA adapter

    I just received a softmodded fat PS2 today and everything was working well. It came with a Mcboot memory card with the latest OPL installed and the official sony network adapter with a 80 GB IDE HDD. However, the games installed were not really my cup of tea so I bought a USB 3.0 to IDE/SATA...
  4. foxfries

    [SOLVED] what kind of adapter to use for an old 2,5" IDE notebook harddrive?

    the problem is as follows: for quite some years i've had the intent to somehow gain access to my oldest hard drive, which i used in my first laptop until it broke about 10 years ago. now i've been occupied for a good while but i finally started looking into it again and it seems there are quite...