PATA to USB Cables

[Neil_57]

I want to turn my 44 pin PATA 2.5" Laptop HDD into an external USB storage Unit? Does andyone know wht the last 4 pins are for, and if I need them? ALso Can someone suggest any cabls that would work?

 

[drtweak]

They are power. Unlike Desktop PATA drivers which are 40 pins plus the 4 pin molex.

If you get a PATA/SATA USB cable all you need to do is plug the hard drive into it and it gets power from the USB adapter itself. Example

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