Hard Drive Docks

[BOP]

Anybody have experience with hard drive docks? I found some on Tiger Direct, but what I need to know is are the SATA compatible with AT and ATA, and are there any that will read an IDE? Believe it or not, I have at least a couple of those lying around, probably with data on them, or games or whatnot. One of them is, I kid you not, a 420MB...Sony, I think (been a while).

TIA

 

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[GWguy]

Yes, there are, just have to look a little harder as most everything is now SATA. If you don't find a dock you like, the IDE/SATA/USB adapters work just fine. I use them all the time.

Sabrent USB 2.0 to IDE/SATA Cable for 2.5-Inch/ 3.5-Inch / 5.25-Inch Drive with Power Adapter at TigerDirect.com

 

[TWL]

Anybody have experience with hard drive docks? I found some on Tiger Direct, but what I need to know is are the SATA compatible with AT and ATA, and are there any that will read an IDE? Believe it or not, I have at least a couple of those lying around, probably with data on them, or games or whatnot. One of them is, I kid you not, a 420MB...Sony, I think (been a while).

TIA

I doubt you'll find a dock compatible with AT but ATA shouldn't be a problem. If your computer has an ISA slot you might be able to find an old 8-bit HDD controller. As for that 420MB it should be ATA. It should work with any modern PATA/IDE dock.

 

[EmptyTimCup]

i have had issues with old smaller drives 80 Mb on a newer chassis ..... getting the data off required an older PC ...

 

[BOP]

Thanks, all. Good gouge. I don't think I have anything earlier than the old mode 4, so the adapter should work just fine.