Old external harddrive missing power cable.

[Watashi]

I will be posting a few pictures, however, the issue with the aforementioned HDD is that (I believe it is missing it's power cable). The cable that is missing is the round one. Am I able to purchase a new power cable, and is the HDD able to receive a new shell?  

 

UPDATE: I think the simplest solution would just be to purchase a new enclosure like this one https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392075.

Update

[Electronics Wizardy]

You can normally just take the hdd out of the enclosue and read all the data from it.

[Watashi]

This isn't an optimal solution to be entirely honest, because my friend will likely still want it to function as an external HDD.

[N van Sabben]

Yeah normally you could transfer the hdd to a new enclosure no problem.

 

As for the replacement power adapter I found this:

 

Two posts:

https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=101760

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1542923

 

An dead link:

http://store.antec.com/Product/accessory-spare_parts/mx-1-power-adapter/0-761345-30290-6.aspx

 

But there is nothing that really helps maybe some one can use these clues to find the replacement.

[Watashi]

1 minute ago, N van Sabben said:

Yeah normally you could transfer the hdd to a new enclosure no problem.

 

As for the replacement power adapter I found this:

 

Two posts:

https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=101760

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1542923

 

An dead link:

http://store.antec.com/Product/accessory-spare_parts/mx-1-power-adapter/0-761345-30290-6.aspx

 

But there is nothing that really helps maybe some one can use these clues to find the replacement.

I think i'll just go with a new enclosure. Thank you for the help though!

[N van Sabben]

2 minutes ago, Doomerson said:

I think i'll just go with a new enclosure. Thank you for the help though!

I just checked it was released 10 years ago so that is probably a good idea! Good luck.

[KenjiUmino]

in my experience, these round power connectors are the first thing to go dodgy on HDD enclosures either way so i'd go with a new enclosure anyways

[TechyBen]

Had the same thing happen on an old external drive (seems similar design but different brand). I got a different enclosure, and it has a normal round pin, plus easy to read voltage/amps and polarity sticker, should I loose/break the old cable, it's easy to buy a new one now!