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I was cleaning out a few things and ran across 3 old HDDs with the 40-pin connectors. My mobo (Asus P8Z68-V pro/gen3) just has the little 7-pin connectors. I would like to see what's on them and copy any files I may want then securely erase them and then dump them in the garbage. Its possible I would save 1 or 2 for backing up if they work OK. Anybody know of an inexpensive adapter that would work well for this probable one-time need? I hunted around online and saw one that I thought would work but in the review section a person said it's the opposite of what I want, it connects new HDDs to old mobos. I got nervous and thought I would just ask so I don't wind up wasting money on the wrong product.

Thanks for any assistance.
 
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Hi - No suggestions on brand, I had same thing, left the ext hdd on & it overheated and died.
I think most brands will be about the same, it's more important to remember to shut it off when not in use.

Some of the ones on Newegg with best customer reviews are also inexpensive ($12 & another @ $10)

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Hi - You're best bet seems to be purch an external hdd (prob IDE) enclosure. It'll have an eletrical cord
and interface via USB. That's the setup I used to retrieve hdd contents when an older PC died.

Just insure that if the drives are IDE (probably are) that you get a matching external hdd enclosure.
 
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nodellsplease

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Ah, I had forgotten about those things. I had one a few years ago to use as backup and the part between the wall plug and the enclosure overheated and then of course it wouldn't work. They (the mfg) sent me a new plug. Same thing happened and I dumped the whole mess in the garbage. Do you have any thoughts on a brand that would last longer than a week in case I decide to use one of the drives as a backup?
 
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Hi - No suggestions on brand, I had same thing, left the ext hdd on & it overheated and died.
I think most brands will be about the same, it's more important to remember to shut it off when not in use.

Some of the ones on Newegg with best customer reviews are also inexpensive ($12 & another @ $10)

 
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