Internal SATA connected to External SATA without an enclosure
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Mar 15, 20266615 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Would there be any problem connecting an internal SATA drive using an old PC Power Supply for its power and connecting to an external SATA port on a laptop? Would there be any voltage conflicts? I just had a motherboard die and need to get some data off the hard drive. I don't have another computer…
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Fix for: Internal SATA connected to External SATA without an enclosure
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The easiest would be to buy or found an IDE/Sata to USB cable. They are plenty of them at various prices, I bought one for cheap on eBay. They usually come with an external power supply (with a Molex plug and a Molex-to-SATA-power adapter). Here is …
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