Hard drive doesnt turn on?

[NickMazzy20]

I have a hard drive that I just pulled from a working mac, I connected it to a sata to usb wire but it doesnt work :l. I connected a smaller sata hard drive to the wire and it works, how come the big sata hard drive doesnt work?

Here's some pictures:
http://imgur.com/a/WXE7A
http://imgur.com/a/YWrEh

 

[USAFRet]

I have a hard drive that I just pulled from a working mac, I connected it to a sata to usb wire but it doesnt work :l. I connected a smaller sata hard drive to the wire and it works, how come the big sata hard drive doesnt work?

Here's some pictures:
http://imgur.com/a/WXE7A
http://imgur.com/a/YWrEh

That appears to be a 3.5" drive, right?
If so, it won't power up from a USB port. That drive needs its own power supply.

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, @NickMazzy20!

@USAFRet is right!
This WD Blue of yours is a 3.5" drive so the SATA-to-USB cable won't be enough to power it up. The USB connection alone can supply only enough power for a 2.5" drive, but not a desktop HDD. I'd advise you to consider getting a docking station or an enclosure that is compatible with a 3.5" drive and has an additional AC power supply.

Hope this was helpful. Let us know if you have more questions!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[NickMazzy20]

I have a hard drive that I just pulled from a working mac, I connected it to a sata to usb wire but it doesnt work :l. I connected a smaller sata hard drive to the wire and it works, how come the big sata hard drive doesnt work?

Here's some pictures:
http://imgur.com/a/WXE7A
http://imgur.com/a/YWrEh

That appears to be a 3.5" drive, right?
If so, it won't power up from a USB port. That drive needs its own power supply.

Yea it is 3.5". If I have a power supply, can I plug the hard drive into the power supply for power and then connect it to my usb?

 

[NickMazzy20]

Hey there, @NickMazzy20!

@USAFRet is right!
This WD Blue of yours is a 3.5" drive so the SATA-to-USB cable won't be enough to power it up. The USB connection alone can supply only enough power for a 2.5" drive, but not a desktop HDD. I'd advise you to consider getting a docking station or an enclosure that is compatible with a 3.5" drive and has an additional AC power supply.

Hope this was helpful. Let us know if you have more questions!
SuperSoph_WD

If I have a power supply can I connect it to that and then my laptop? if not is there a CHEAP way to connect it to a computer externally? I have important stuff on my hard drive, and the mac I pulled it from had a broken graphics card and it needed a ram upgrade really bad. So instead of fixing it I rather just plug it into an external wire or something like that.

 

[NickMazzy20]

Hey there, @NickMazzy20!

@USAFRet is right!
This WD Blue of yours is a 3.5" drive so the SATA-to-USB cable won't be enough to power it up. The USB connection alone can supply only enough power for a 2.5" drive, but not a desktop HDD. I'd advise you to consider getting a docking station or an enclosure that is compatible with a 3.5" drive and has an additional AC power supply.

Hope this was helpful. Let us know if you have more questions!
SuperSoph_WD

Will this work: https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-External-Lay-Flat-Docking-EC-DFLT/dp/B00LS5NFQ2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1475256791&sr=8-3&keywords=sata+3.5+enclosure

 

[USAFRet]

Will this work: https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-External-Lay-Flat-Docking-EC-DFLT/dp/B00LS5NFQ2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1475256791&sr=8-3&keywords=sata+3.5+enclosure

Yes. That, or any of the 8 dozen other similar docking stations.