[SOLVED] Looking for Bi-directional IDE to SATA adapter

[whitelion1284]

Hello tech gurus,
I'm looking for an IDE to SATA adapter to use to access several older hard drives.
I don't know what is worth buying and what is trash.
Can anyone educate me?
Thanks.

 

[rgd1101]

get an external enclosure get a pcie card for ide

 

[whitelion1284]

Thanks for the reply.
Not sure I understand what you mean by either an "external enclosure". By a pcie card for ide you mean get a pcie card that will accept ide inputs? What are those called?

 

[rgd1101]

https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=external+enclosure&N=100008040 600006268&name=Hard+Drive+Enclosures

https://www.newegg.com/startech-com...pter&cm_re=ide_adapter-_-15-158-084-_-Product

 

[whitelion1284]

Thanks again for the attention.
So I need both of those?
I ask cos these drives won't be permanent additions to my rig. I just want the data that I'm hoping still survives on them. I'm happy to just wire them in for a few hours and then set them back on a shelf after I get the files off 'em.
I should have some extra SATA connection ports sometime next week and was hoping for a converter that would take the IDE pin connection and provide an adapter for the SATA cable.
I just don't know which products to trust and which are going to annoy me by draining my wallet and then not working.
Cheers

 

[rgd1101]

no. just need to pick one. read some review on newegg or other site to see which one work.

 

[whitelion1284]

Copy that, mate. Thanks.