Power supply for External HD units

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Last response: January 26, 2013 5:27 PM in Storage

SteveBW2013

January 26, 2013 2:16:27 PM

Hello,
I have 2 ext IDE HD units where the power supply has failed. Where can I get replacement adapters ?
1 unit has 6 pin plus rectangular locator plug the other 5 pins plus locator.

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phil22

January 26, 2013 5:27:18 PM

remove the hard drives from their enclosures and buy third-party enclosures for them. These are supplied with their own power adapters which are obviously the right ones.

That's a lot easier than trying to source compatible power adapters for the existing enclosures.

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