Laptop HDD to USB

[skimmer001]

Hello, I have an old 2.5 inch WD600VE 60GB laptop hard drive that i pulled out from on of my old laptops and was thinking of turning it into an external hard drive.

 

So, it has a 44-pin IDE connection with (I'm guessing here) a 4-pin non-molex (in the shape of a square.).

 

So i looked into the laptops hard drive connection and it seems it doesn't require external power since there is no port for the 4-pin.

 

I was wondering if i can just buy one of these 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2-0-to-IDE-SATA-ATA-ATAPI-2-5-3-5-HD-HDD-Converter-Adapter-Cable-/231669364418?hash=item35f091f6c2:g:NxkAAOSwDNdV4MnW

 

and it will work?

 

Please ask if you need more information.

[Raven--]

If the shipping cost on the adapter isnt too much for you then i would just got for it and test it out since $5 is much when you could get a 60GB HDD oust of it although do you know if the drive still works 

[skimmer001]

If the shipping cost on the adapter isnt too much for you then i would just got for it and test it out since $5 is much when you could get a 60GB HDD oust of it although do you know if the drive still works 

Also, I'm looking for a USB 3.0 hub and some have power adapters, and some do not. and that leaves me wondering if there will be any difference at all in performance (I will be plugging in a 1TB external hard drive and this 60gb hard drive).

[michrech]

I've had mostly bad luck with the adapter you linked.  You should probably look for one of these : http://amzn.com/B004ID6J0K  -- I've used many of them, and they work exceptionally well.

 

You mentioned a desire to put it into an external enclosure -- if you can't find a good 2.5" IDE enclosure for it, you can buy one of these : http://amzn.com/B00K86R9F0  --  I have one, and it works quite well.  It'll allow you to mount your 2.5" drive right into a 3.5" IDE USB enclosure.

 

 

Hello, I have an old 2.5 inch WD600VE 60GB laptop hard drive that i pulled out from on of my old laptops and was thinking of turning it into an external hard drive.

 

So, it has a 44-pin IDE connection with (I'm guessing here) a 4-pin non-molex (in the shape of a square.).

 

So i looked into the laptops hard drive connection and it seems it doesn't require external power since there is no port for the 4-pin.

 

I was wondering if i can just buy one of these 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2-0-to-IDE-SATA-ATA-ATAPI-2-5-3-5-HD-HDD-Converter-Adapter-Cable-/231669364418?hash=item35f091f6c2:g:NxkAAOSwDNdV4MnW

 

and it will work?

 

Please ask if you need more information.