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Any ideas on where I could get a bare cable USB to IDE, for use with a Molex
power connector on an internal USB hard drive? I can get a set with a power
supply but it is very expensive, and all I need is the cable. Any help
gratefully received.
David Kelsey
 
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try www.cyberguys.com


"David Kelsey" <david_kelseyNO@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Any ideas on where I could get a bare cable USB to IDE,
for use with a Molex
| power connector on an internal USB hard drive? I can get
a set with a power
| supply but it is very expensive, and all I need is the
cable. Any help
| gratefully received.
| David Kelsey
|
|
 
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Thanks Jim - they have one, but it is $58.95 including power supply! I was
trying to save money on the one from e-Bay at £6.99, also with power supply.
Ok, so I'm a cheapskate. I was just a bit worried about buying from Hong
Kong is all. But thanks again for your help - cyberguys have some
interesting stuff anyway.

David

Jim Macklin wrote:
> try www.cyberguys.com
>
>
> "David Kelsey" <david_kelseyNO@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uzMQGwgiEHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Any ideas on where I could get a bare cable USB to IDE, for use with
>> a Molex power connector on an internal USB hard drive? I can get a
>> set with a power supply but it is very expensive, and all I need is
>> the cable. Any help gratefully received.
>> David Kelsey
 
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Buying stuff from Hong Kong is perfectly fine. I buy quite a few things
from over there. It just costs a little bit on shipping, but many of
their prices are lower (maybe stolen goods or just they get it for
really cheap). Either way, you save a little bit and they make a little
bit. As long as everyone is happy and no one gets hurt, it's all good :)

----
Nathan McNulty


David Kelsey wrote:
> Thanks Jim - they have one, but it is $58.95 including power supply! I was
> trying to save money on the one from e-Bay at £6.99, also with power supply.
> Ok, so I'm a cheapskate. I was just a bit worried about buying from Hong
> Kong is all. But thanks again for your help - cyberguys have some
> interesting stuff anyway.
>
> David
>
> Jim Macklin wrote:
>
>>try www.cyberguys.com
>>
>>
>>"David Kelsey" <david_kelseyNO@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:uzMQGwgiEHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Any ideas on where I could get a bare cable USB to IDE, for use with
>>>a Molex power connector on an internal USB hard drive? I can get a
>>>set with a power supply but it is very expensive, and all I need is
>>>the cable. Any help gratefully received.
>>>David Kelsey
>
>
>
 
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Hi Nathan

On your advice, I bought an IDE to USB cable from Hong Kong, and it arrived
three days after despatch! Overall cost inc. postage was around £13. Only
one snag - I haven't got XP to recognise the new mass storage device yet.

David

Nathan McNulty wrote:
> Buying stuff from Hong Kong is perfectly fine. I buy quite a few
> things from over there. It just costs a little bit on shipping, but
> many of their prices are lower (maybe stolen goods or just they get
> it for really cheap). Either way, you save a little bit and they
> make a little bit. As long as everyone is happy and no one gets
> hurt, it's all good :)
>
> ----
> Nathan McNulty
>
>
> David Kelsey wrote:
>> Thanks Jim - they have one, but it is $58.95 including power supply!
>> I was trying to save money on the one from e-Bay at £6.99, also with
>> power supply. Ok, so I'm a cheapskate. I was just a bit worried
>> about buying from Hong Kong is all. But thanks again for your help -
>> cyberguys have some interesting stuff anyway.
>>
>> David
>>
>> Jim Macklin wrote:
>>
>>> try www.cyberguys.com
>>>
>>>
>>> "David Kelsey" <david_kelseyNO@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uzMQGwgiEHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> Any ideas on where I could get a bare cable USB to IDE, for use
>>>> with a Molex power connector on an internal USB hard drive? I can
>>>> get a set with a power supply but it is very expensive, and all I
>>>> need is the cable. Any help gratefully received.
>>>> David Kelsey
 
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Nathan - further to my last, I have now got it to work, by the simple
expedient of plugging the IDE cable in the right place. I claim the notch
should have prevented it going in wrong, but it didn't. My fault entirely!

David

David Kelsey wrote:
> Hi Nathan
>
> On your advice, I bought an IDE to USB cable from Hong Kong, and it
> arrived three days after despatch! Overall cost inc. postage was
> around £13. Only one snag - I haven't got XP to recognise the new
> mass storage device yet.
>
> David
>
> Nathan McNulty wrote:
>> Buying stuff from Hong Kong is perfectly fine. I buy quite a few
>> things from over there. It just costs a little bit on shipping, but
>> many of their prices are lower (maybe stolen goods or just they get
>> it for really cheap). Either way, you save a little bit and they
>> make a little bit. As long as everyone is happy and no one gets
>> hurt, it's all good :)
>>
>> ----
>> Nathan McNulty
>>
>>
>> David Kelsey wrote:
>>> Thanks Jim - they have one, but it is $58.95 including power supply!
>>> I was trying to save money on the one from e-Bay at £6.99, also with
>>> power supply. Ok, so I'm a cheapskate. I was just a bit worried
>>> about buying from Hong Kong is all. But thanks again for your help
>>> - cyberguys have some interesting stuff anyway.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> Jim Macklin wrote:
>>>
>>>> try www.cyberguys.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "David Kelsey" <david_kelseyNO@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uzMQGwgiEHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas on where I could get a bare cable USB to IDE, for use
>>>>> with a Molex power connector on an internal USB hard drive? I can
>>>>> get a set with a power supply but it is very expensive, and all I
>>>>> need is the cable. Any help gratefully received.
>>>>> David Kelsey
 
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That is great to hear it works :)

Some hardware have difficulties with certain convertors (and this
doesn't quite fall into that catagory, but comes close). I am glad you
didn't have any problems with the new cable.

----
Nathan McNulty


David Kelsey wrote:
> Nathan - further to my last, I have now got it to work, by the simple
> expedient of plugging the IDE cable in the right place. I claim the notch
> should have prevented it going in wrong, but it didn't. My fault entirely!
>
> David
>
> David Kelsey wrote:
>
>>Hi Nathan
>>
>>On your advice, I bought an IDE to USB cable from Hong Kong, and it
>>arrived three days after despatch! Overall cost inc. postage was
>>around £13. Only one snag - I haven't got XP to recognise the new
>>mass storage device yet.
>>
>>David
>>
>>Nathan McNulty wrote:
>>
>>>Buying stuff from Hong Kong is perfectly fine. I buy quite a few
>>>things from over there. It just costs a little bit on shipping, but
>>>many of their prices are lower (maybe stolen goods or just they get
>>>it for really cheap). Either way, you save a little bit and they
>>>make a little bit. As long as everyone is happy and no one gets
>>>hurt, it's all good :)
>>>
>>>----
>>>Nathan McNulty
>>>
>>>
>>>David Kelsey wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thanks Jim - they have one, but it is $58.95 including power supply!
>>>>I was trying to save money on the one from e-Bay at £6.99, also with
>>>>power supply. Ok, so I'm a cheapskate. I was just a bit worried
>>>>about buying from Hong Kong is all. But thanks again for your help
>>>>- cyberguys have some interesting stuff anyway.
>>>>
>>>>David
>>>>
>>>>Jim Macklin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>try www.cyberguys.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"David Kelsey" <david_kelseyNO@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:uzMQGwgiEHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Any ideas on where I could get a bare cable USB to IDE, for use
>>>>>>with a Molex power connector on an internal USB hard drive? I can
>>>>>>get a set with a power supply but it is very expensive, and all I
>>>>>>need is the cable. Any help gratefully received.
>>>>>>David Kelsey
>
>
>
 
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