Laptop ATA Dock or Converter?

[tymiller]

I have a Laptop ATA Hard Drive. Is there a Laptop ATA to SATA converter or a dock I can buy to get the information off of this HDD? Thanks.

 

[NickCat11]

Yep, there are hard drive usb adapters you can get off of sites such as Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812119152

 

[dhrandy]

Yep, there are hard drive usb adapters you can get off of sites such as Newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812119152

That's the one I use. It works great.

 

[studiot]

The Magic bridge fits pretty well all IDE and SATA drives, both laptop and desktop and connects to usb2 or ESATA

http://www.msquared.co.uk/product_d...magic+bridge&search_category_id=0&item_id=614

 

[tymiller]

Yes, I know they have those adapters, but the power is different on Laptop ATA's.

 

[Kenhelms]

Huh? .................

 

[SOHO-NZ]

Yes, I know they have those adapters, but the power is different on Laptop ATA's.

2.5" IDE drives get their power (+5V) from their main IDE connector.
Amazingly , 2.5" IDE to USB adapters know this and supply the power the host's USB port to the drive, or from a power unit that plugs into the USB adapter.

 

[studiot]

The Magic Bridge also provides the necessary power connections, as do many other adapters.

They would not be much use otherwise.

I would have thought this was obvious.

 

[tymiller]

Got it, guys! Didn't know that those USB adapters would provide power to it. Thanks.

 

[sharpwitz]

speed

The question remains, which of these offer the quickest transfer speed?

I have a Vantec adapter but it seems kinda slow.

Anyone able to justify the $79 iStar?

http://www.slashgear.com/istarusa-xage-902-hdd-docking-station-review-0232752/

 

[Doctor Micro]

The question remains, which of these offer the quickest transfer speed?

I have a Vantec adapter but it seems kinda slow.

Anyone able to justify the $79 iStar?

http://www.slashgear.com/istarusa-xage-902-hdd-docking-station-review-0232752/

Transfer speed will depend on your interface, with eSata being the fastest, then Firewire, then USB. Some of these docks are USB only.

I use a Thermaltake dual dock with USB/eSATA interfaces and it is great for imaging or cloning. One thing to note however, that hasn't been mentioned yet, is that these docks are only for 2.5" and 3.5" SATA drives. I've not seen one yet for the mini and micro SATA drives.