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Recover IDE 40-pin drive with modern computers (kbin.social)
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Is there a way to access old IDE 40 pin harddrive with new pc components.
My plan is to connect the old HDD to my new b450 pro mainboard wich has USB, DIMM, PCIe and SATA.
Is there any adapter to connect it to my new PC? I have a lot of Pictures on it.
It also is the bootdrive, installed with Win XP Home.

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[โ€“] jesterraiin 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes.

https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-FIDECO-Converter-5-25-Inch-DVD-ROM/dp/B077N2KK27/ref=sr_1_3?crid=DTLSQFA7OXN6&keywords=sata+to+ide+converter+usb&qid=1690831656&sprefix=sata+to+ide+converter+us%2Caps%2C266&sr=8-3

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have one of these from Sabrent and I can confirm it works like a charm. Unless the drive itself is failing, which could be an issue with such an old piece of hardware.