SATA to USB?

[ladybug]

Hey,so I have a SATA to a single USB  adapter plugged in to my USB port on my laptop and I have connected my old mechanical hard drive to it and the LEDs(both of them) on my adapter light up the disk shows as a usb device in device manager but doesn't show up in file explorer and in disk management it appears but says no media next to it. So what do I do? Can I open it in  Windows or do I need Linux?

[RONOTHAN##]

What adapter specifically, and is it a 3.5" or 2.5" drive? Some only work with one or the other. 

[ladybug]

2 hours ago, RONOTHAN## said:

What adapter specifically, and is it a 3.5" or 2.5" drive? Some only work with one or the other. 

well I don't know this is the adapter and the drive

[RONOTHAN##]

2 minutes ago, stefanmz said:

well I don't know this is the adapter and the drive

OK, so that looks like a 3.5" drive, in which case it would not work with that adapter. 3.5" drives require 12v power to function, and since USB only provides 5v, the adapter needs to have external power to be able to function. 

 

That said, I could be wrong, it's hard to determine this sort of thing through a photo. Use a ruler or something to measure the side parallel to the SATA connector. If it's ~2.5", it's a 2.5" drive. If it's ~3.5", it's a 3.5" drive (give or take .25", I forget the exact dimensions for each of those drives). 

[ladybug]

 

4 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

OK, so that looks like a 3.5" drive, in which case it would not work with that adapter. 3.5" drives require 12v power to function, and since USB only provides 5v, the adapter needs to have external power to be able to function. 

 

That said, I could be wrong, it's hard to determine this sort of thing through a photo. Use a ruler or something to measure the side parallel to the SATA connector. If it's ~2.5", it's a 2.5" drive. If it's ~3.5", it's a 3.5" drive (give or take .25", I forget the exact dimensions for each of those drives). 

Yeah I think it's 3.5'' I measured it it's pretty big. So then SATA TO USB-C or SATA TO 2 USB A adapter?You know 1 for power and 1 for data

[GuiltySpark_]

You just need an adapter that's rated for 3.5" drives. They'll have their own power supply to make sure the drive gets 12v.

[ladybug]

hmm ok,just in case I don't find one locally because I prefer that to international shipping is usb-c power delivery an option like does it deliver 12v?  Also on my drive it says 5v and then it says 12v. What does that mean? It can work with both?

[RONOTHAN##]

1 minute ago, stefanmz said:

hmm ok,just in case I don't find one locally because I prefer that to international shipping is usb-c power delivery an option-does it deliver 12v? Also on my drive it says 5v and then it says 12v. What does that mean? It can work with both?

No, USB-C does not deliver 12v. Also it says both because it needs both for power. 

 

https://www.microcenter.com/product/486120/inland-dual-bay-docking-station

 

This is the one I use, though there are a ton of similar ones that exist out there. Something like this would also work.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Drive-Adapter-Converter-Support/dp/B07SGRBVB7/ref=asc_df_B07SGRBVB7/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=416961890636&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6862125449505316779&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003821&hvtargid=pla-900045747501&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=96633979089&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=416961890636&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6862125449505316779&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003821&hvtargid=pla-900045747501

[ladybug]

1 minute ago, RONOTHAN## said:

No, USB-C does not deliver 12v. Also it says both because it needs both for power. 

 

https://www.microcenter.com/product/486120/inland-dual-bay-docking-station

 

This is the one I use, though there are a ton of similar ones that exist out there. Something like this would also work.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Drive-Adapter-Converter-Support/dp/B07SGRBVB7/ref=asc_df_B07SGRBVB7/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=416961890636&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6862125449505316779&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003821&hvtargid=pla-900045747501&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=96633979089&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=416961890636&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6862125449505316779&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003821&hvtargid=pla-900045747501

ok thanks! I will check for similar options here locally