Ron Johnson wrote: > On 01/08/08 12:37, Andrew Henry wrote: >> Ron Johnson wrote: >>> ATA converter cable? Where does the power come from? >>> >>> I've only heard of HDDs in external USB enclosures. >>> >>> >> The fact that it works on WinXP should've given you a clue :) > > Not really, since I'm not clued in to each and every USB adapter. What I meant to say was that the fact that it works at all under windows should have indicated that power *is* being supplied *somehow*. That you didn't know exactly how it was supplied doesn't really matter. It has a standard USB connector on one end and a big chunky dual ATA plus SATA converter at the other end. Power supplied by separate cable. > >> It has a >> seperate power cable that plugs straight into the wall outlet. > > And the HDD circuitry lays exposed to the world? > Yes it is. This cable is not sold as or intended as an "external hard drive" solution. It is a cable for the simply reason of being able to temporarily attach a hard drive to another system without opening the working system.
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