Fitting 3.5 inch HD

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Can I fit a 3.5 inch HD (from a laptop) to the IDE
connector on a PC?

If so, where can I find out the correct pin-outs?

 

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In article <01c42974$e85ef960$b8c1adcb@default>,
Allan M <allanm1@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
>Can I fit a 3.5 inch HD (from a laptop) to the IDE
>connector on a PC?
>
>If so, where can I find out the correct pin-outs?

You can get the adapter for about $15 from places that
sell disks. I've bought them from Dirt Cheap Drives
(http://www.hard-drive.com) but i can't
find them on the web site. Send them an email
and they'll give you the price and part # .

BTW; It's 2.5 inch disk in any laptop I care to cary ;-)

Finding which way to orient th connector is always a PITA for me. If
yoiu have a problem when you see it, post another message.

--
Al Dykes
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adykes at p a n i x . c o m

 

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Can i fit a 2.5 inch laptop HD to IDE connector?



Allan M <allanm1@ihug.co.nz> wrote in article
<01c42974$e85ef960$b8c1adcb@default>...
> Can I fit a 3.5 inch HD (from a laptop) to the IDE
> connector on a PC?
>
> If so, where can I find out the correct pin-outs?
>

 

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Allan M wrote:

> Can i fit a 2.5 inch laptop HD to IDE connector?


With something like this:

 

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Allan M wrote:

> Can i fit a 2.5 inch laptop HD to IDE connector?
>

With something like this:
http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=906&sku=17705


-WD

 

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"Allan M" <allanm1@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
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>
> Can i fit a 2.5 inch laptop HD to IDE connector?
>
>
>
> Allan M <allanm1@ihug.co.nz> wrote in article
> <01c42974$e85ef960$b8c1adcb@default>...
> > Can I fit a 3.5 inch HD (from a laptop) to the IDE
> > connector on a PC?
> >
> > If so, where can I find out the correct pin-outs?
> >

Adapters are available for the combination you pose. Enter "2.5 to 3.5 IDE
adapter" into Google, and take your pick of the over 100 pages of hits!

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