Normally an IT personnel get a 3.5″ hard drive, and would like to obtain the data in the hard drive, mostly will attach it to the CPU and set it as secondary hard drive.
Some how setting the jumper is take times, and if without much technical background, will unable to attach successful. Even with technical background, some hard drive did not have jumper setting diagram also cost the IT personnel a lot of time to try and error.
Few year back this kind of device already in my mind, but I did not actually seen before, and ask a lot of senior IT personnel, they know what I talking about, but never seen it before. Until my academic break, I found this kind of device at the company that I work as part time.
In this box, there are few item, such as IDE to USB cable, sata cable, power adapter, and power converter cable for sata hard drive
This hardware very useful for me, other then use it for normal troubleshooting. I also use it as my portable hard drive.
My 2 cent Portable Hard Drive normally are using laptop hard disk,with a external hard disk case and the size are small and easy to carry, pricing wise will be more expensive on the 2.5″ hard drive. There are another type of portable hard drive that I have make review before Seagate Free Agent Go
I am using this device to as my portable hard drive, a bit troublesome, but with the same amount of $$$ I able to get a bigger capacity of 3.5″ hard drive.
Pricing
The price of this device is around MYR50, another type will be without sata, price around MYR40.
My name is Calvyn,from PENANG, an IT Engineer, Malaysia LIFE tech blogger. I am an IT Engineer who blog about my LIFE working Experience, such as Technology, Computing, Networking and also my hobbies, Photography.
By allenooi on Feb 18, 2008 | Reply
i have this cable before. i gave to my cousin in the end. he needs more than me. now, im using the portable 2.5″ WD hd. convenient.
By imDavidLee on Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
last time heard u said that u face some problem using its..now the problem settled d??
By narrowband on Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
I guess that’s why Edison Chen decided to skip all the trouble and sent his PC directly to the repairman instead!
By Jayce on Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
I have one too. It is a great tool. I use it to connect my DVD-RW to my laptop.
By Apple on Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
Wow..what a useful tool, but I wonder if I can find it here at my hometown. The price is not expensive too.
By calvyn on Feb 19, 2008 | Reply
imDavidLee > I went to change ady, can use ady… u know la… china stock is like that one, more then 50% defect one…
narrowband > haha…too troublesome huh!
Jayce > yeah, as long is IDE device, it great for those whos lappy without DVD room or DVD burner. Buy a lappy burner are damm expensive, with using this, can save a lot $$$ , but a bit troublesome la
Apple > If you found the price at your home town there, let me know how much ya
By Kitkat on Feb 20, 2008 | Reply
I don’t know this kind of tool exist. Useful to IT geek.
By imDavidLee on Feb 20, 2008 | Reply
i have planned to buy this b4 but thnk that no use at all..so cancel to buy it…better use that $$ to makan until puas-puas..hehe
By caicaiad on Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
hai can anyone help me, i have some trouble with this cable, when i connect it with 3.5″ hdd, the pc have detect the driver but nothing coming out.. In my computer also don’t have the hardware icon, what should i do???
thanks…….
By calvyn on Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
caicaiad >
ya, this is the problem, here the tips, try to adjust the hard disk jumper to become primary, you should solve the problem
By Jakarta on Jun 23, 2008 | Reply
i have problem when i use usb to ide, my DVD RW (internal) don’t read and write anything cd. please help me…..tolong gw yach (thks’)
By calvyn on Jun 23, 2008 | Reply
Jakarta >
You need to adjust the jumper to become primary, this is the common mistake we always have