Laptop HDD to Desktop Adapter?

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Hello,
I have recently disassembled a laptop and salvaged the HDD (500gb) now i know you can use laptop hard drive in desktop but need an adapter for them because laptop hdd's are 5Volts and desktop ones are 12Volts.
Anyone know where i can acquire one of these adapters?
Cheers Joy0003
 
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Is it a SATA drive? You can use a normal SATA power cable. IDE drive will need an adapter but won't need a voltage regulator. Molex power carries both 5 & 12v and I presume so dose SATA as I have done this many times.

Just checking, you want to reuse the drive, you are not wanting to reuse the Windows as that won't work.
 
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it has a normal SATA cable and SATA power ports on it, what kind of cable would i need? SATA to Molex? and yes i would like to use the HDD as storage.

 
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If you are getting power from a sata power plug directly off the psu and NOT a adaptor that changes molex to sata it has a 5 volts circuit to run it
 
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I haven't tested to see if that works, would it be best to get an adapter for molex to sata? (im very cautious) and how can i completley wipe a hard drive?

 
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Why don't you have a spare sata power plug in the desktop?
You just plug that directly to the sata 2.5 laptop HDD and the sata data cable and your good to go
 
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i do but will i break the hdd is the power is 12v?
 
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the sata power plug has 5volt and 12v inside, the laptop HDD will use just the 5v and this is fine. we all connect them this way and is the normal intended way
 
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