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Installing old hard drive from former computer as accessory - IDE cable doesn't fit! (1450 Views)
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Installing old hard drive from former computer as accessory - IDE cable doesn't fit!

‎12-22-2008 08:53 AM

I want to add the hard drive from my old computer as an accessory in my new one.  I was able to get the old hard drive mounted in the cage in the new computer.  Connecting the molex power was easy.  But the ATX parallel IDE cable from the old computer will not fit the unused parallel IDE cable on my new HP a6660t.  An ATX parallel IDE cable is too wide for the parallel IDE port on the HP motherboard.  Is there a cable or adapter I can find that will work?

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Re: Installing old hard drive from former computer as accessory - IDE cable doesn't fit!

‎12-22-2008 09:24 AM

I figured this out - that's not an unused IDE port, it's an alternate connector for the PSU.  I need to get a PATA SATA adapter.
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