Finally, I found the tutorial that is truly useful for those of us who have old and new 2.5" IDE's and can't get them to work. I have new and old hard drives that I haven't been able to make work as external drives. The most helpful part of this video was the instructional on how to format a new, or old, hard drive. Cheers m8
@johnmyers43658 жыл бұрын
thank you! ive been looking around trying to figure out how to do this and you put it in the most simple, quickest, and most understandable steps, people who know nothing about electronics could do this the way you explained it, people need to explain things like that
@jerryg508 жыл бұрын
Compared to SATA the IDE will be a lot slower. IDE is using a parallel data type transfer. The SATA is a very high speed serial type data. SATA may also show as SCSI in the drive properties, because SATA with some types of drives will emulate SCSI.
@duraiprasanth8 жыл бұрын
👍
@live-concept7 жыл бұрын
SSD now is a lot faster than HDD
@YizusCrist5 жыл бұрын
@@live-concept and now Nvme are a lot faster than SATA SSDs
@Happy-Me.10 жыл бұрын
Great video. I had to take my 2.5 SATA hard drive out of a fully working but very out of date Toshiba Equuim with windows XP today. This laptop had served me well.
@sebastiansuarez15496 жыл бұрын
Dude the time it takes to format a disk doesn't depend on if you have 10 Xeon CPUs with 1tb of RAM, it just depends on the hard disk speed
@michaelnelson29516 жыл бұрын
Thank you cleared up a lot of procedure issues for me.
@reviewthecheapest7 жыл бұрын
I have done this and it is very convinient and money saving.
@ebbalundqvist19366 жыл бұрын
Your videos are really good, it’s easy to follow and understand when you explain. Thank you so much!
@mariam297010 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video! It was exactly what I was looking for! I have an old Fujitsu hard drive and I didn't know how to find a case for it! You have been a huge help!!!!
@rman80284 жыл бұрын
Very well explained process with minimal compu-speak. Thank you immensely!
@mynameismine08 жыл бұрын
please also post a video for "how to detach INTERNAL HARD DRIVE FROM DESKTOP" to retrieve its data & use it on laptop ??
@Babblingboolean8 жыл бұрын
+A B Interesting idea I'll definitely look into but with a backlog of projects and house renovation, it will be a few months before that happens.
@mynameismine08 жыл бұрын
hey, thanks buddy, u explain very well until the classification of SATA (new ! from desktop) & IDE (old ! from laptop) in 2.5 & 3.5 Sizes. now , what should I do if I don't have the cases & how can I connect my OLD DESKTOP HARD DRIVE to my LAPTOP ? Do I need a compatible cable & a power adapter ?? Will my laptop be able to accomodate my old internal hard disk with all my data ?? PLEASE , Boolean, DO REPLY. & THANKS AGAIN, you're doing a good job........
@mynameismine08 жыл бұрын
hey, thanks buddy, u explain very well until the classification of SATA (new ! from desktop) & IDE (old ! from laptop) in 2.5 & 3.5 Sizes. now , what should I do if I don't have the cases & how can I connect my OLD DESKTOP HARD DRIVE to my LAPTOP ? Do I need a compatible cable & a power adapter ?? Will my laptop be able to accomodate my old internal hard disk with all my data ?? PLEASE , Boolean, DO REPLY. & THANKS AGAIN, you're doing a good job.
@sswiths53286 жыл бұрын
Thank you, man.. I got the HDD and the external USB for it, but didn't know what to do.. your vid helped me formatted it. and it works.
@everyoneSalegend9 жыл бұрын
What about overheating problems with these enclosures, how serious are they? Is there a way to avoid those problems, maybe to look for specific type of enclosure (with a fan or something) or something else? What do you think about those USB to IDE / SATA 2,5" / 3,5" (universal) kits? Are they better then these external hdd enclosures or not? Thank you!
@Babblingboolean9 жыл бұрын
+everyoneSalegend Different cases have different performances, nothing to do with being universal or not. I suggest searching some tech sites for some cases in your budget and see what has a good review as there are hundreds of different models available.
@SmartLifeEnthusiast9 жыл бұрын
Formatting doesn't have much to do with the speed of your pc (the i7 you mention), it has more to do with the disk write speed and the connector speed. As you have a USB 2 connector, your speed is limited quite a lot, you'd be better of with USB 3
@letsplaypokepeterlppp59807 жыл бұрын
This is a good Video for people who dont know how to do this. Thumbs up from me👍👍
@benedictoperana10154 жыл бұрын
very informatively clear video
@lok9748 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much this is so helpful, I fix my hard drive because of you it wasn't showing on my computer and now it's working great I did exactly what you said in the video. have a great day
@SmartLifeEnthusiast9 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to find/build an external hard drive casing for a 3.5" IDE hard drive with power supply? I took 2 IDE drives out of different old computers, one needs a power connection and the other has a powered bus.
@ermonski4 жыл бұрын
I agree with this. I still don't get why people still buy pre-made external hard drives where some of them are proprietary and are not SATA compatible hence you can't move the drive to another enclosure once some of the parts gives up.
@sudeshnaray65059 жыл бұрын
The differentiation between 2.5 &3.5 was very good.
@everyoneSalegend9 жыл бұрын
+SUDESHNA RAY It's a difference by 1" they say...
@tonga12356 жыл бұрын
".. this computer's really fast .." Though it took so long to load the 'Computer -> Manage' that you had to skip it
@logiic88353 жыл бұрын
Ok
@glennbaxter72542 жыл бұрын
What exactly did you build?
@sagarkalita62086 жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy i really get a lot of information about 3.5 hard drive again thanks😊😊😊😊☺
@ngaruadigitalmedia68953 ай бұрын
Cool video with good information.
@Babblingboolean2 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@MrGuidoJacobs10 жыл бұрын
I might buy this thing, but do i have to take a thunderbolt plugin?
@shanesalkeld82409 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!! Formating first one now. Great how to video. $6 For and 500 gb external HD.
@MeOhMe19903 жыл бұрын
Thank you that was super helpful.
@muquaddasalam1167 жыл бұрын
Excellent Explanation
@AncientBart3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm gonna be making external hard drives for money :)
@edgarperez6789 жыл бұрын
Thank You Brotha!!!!
@UKtilly3 жыл бұрын
Excellent clear explanation. thank you.
@mikeshdtv9 жыл бұрын
Great informative video but in your video you do not mention if someone has an external hdd and has an operating system already on that external hdd and how to boot into either operating system, the one in your pc or laptop.
@realvivifromloona7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Now i have a place where to save my movies!
@bland98767 жыл бұрын
Always remember to at least get a USB 3.0 enclosure if you want your drive to be faster you must also connect it to a 3.0 port on your computer though
@akweeey4 жыл бұрын
omg thank you so much i just finished salvaging our old cpus since we had a small computer shop before and i was wondering if i could see the contents again haha
@macgyver248 жыл бұрын
Good video... Good explanation! Ur voice isn't too fast lol. But for the 3.5 desktop one you really need a case??. I have a single usb to sata cable. It even has 2 usb connectors but it doesnt work :(... Help?
@arunmishraajm9 жыл бұрын
fantastic !! Nice video, he explained all thing in very good manner and smartly.. Thanks !!
@ChinmayiKaushik10 жыл бұрын
Instead of the external enclosure can I use SATA and power adapter cables with usb to use the disk externally? I have difficulty finding the enclosure of the right size. My hard disk is 3.5" similar to the one in the video but its a lot thinner, almost half the thickness.
@Babblingboolean10 жыл бұрын
You could technically connect the hard drive to the computer using a SATA wire and power connections to the power supply but your computer case would remain open and static could damage the hard drive just sitting there without any protection. If your HDD is the same size but thinner then why not use an enclosure anyway? HDD enclosures usually include screws to attach a HDD in a enclosure to prevent it from shaking, so if the HDD is thinner, it wouldn't make a difference. The only way I know to connect a HDD to a computer via USB is with an adapter, HDDs themselves don't have USB ports directly on them.
@ChinmayiKaushik10 жыл бұрын
Babbling Boolean Alright, thank you!
@Robert6367 жыл бұрын
Babbling Boolean, creating the external hard drive went great everything show on line ready to use. not quite sure how to write and read on it. can you please explain?
@MTxD4 жыл бұрын
it is not "How to Build an External Hard Drive", it is how to install a harddrive into an External Hard Drive
@jayjayf96995 жыл бұрын
hey, I'm basically trying to recover old data from my old Toshiba satellite pro L650, it says it is a eSATA drive, does that mean its the same as a SATA? Do I need to buy a special adaptor or can I still use a SATA adapter?
@mynameismine08 жыл бұрын
hi, Suggest A KIT FOR SATA (2.5 & 3.5) & IDE (2.5 & 3.5) - DESKTOP HARD DRIVES to turn them into EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE - in India (which brand ?? what prices ? what capacity (how many GB ?? ) Please DO REPLY. thanks.
@kotamrajuradhika11 жыл бұрын
thanks for the video, explained in a really good way :)
@fuzz2978 Жыл бұрын
What do I need to do,to make a 1tb hard drive into an external one for the Xbox that I use now? And can I swap a 500g to a 1tb or does that need formatted?i don't have a PC.
@jairana864 жыл бұрын
Will it also support on desktop? It will need a driver after installation in case? it will work like a external hard disk when plugged into the computer, like other external hard disk do? will it work like a USB to any computer?
@Babblingboolean4 жыл бұрын
It'll work like a USB stick or regular external drive, no driver should be needed.
@jopht16406 жыл бұрын
I can't find hardwares for my fostex FD4 digital mixer recorder,it's an old equipment,my Iomega jaz stops working.I saw in the manual I can install 2.5" ide hd inside,but hard to find the hardwares,like mounting parts,50 pin sockets,etc.,help is greatly appreciated.
@tvpharoah13142 жыл бұрын
Came here to see how to make my 3.5 become an external drive, accidentally found out that a block i found a long time ago is actually a 2.5 external hard drive. Time to look for it and find out what's on it
@cwrigh136 жыл бұрын
Hello thanks for the video. Is there a way of daisy chaining two (or more) 2.5 inch HDs together as an external HD?
@AaronBilger8 жыл бұрын
Would you say it would be more reliable if I used a new hard drive vs. a external hard drive found on Amazon?
@Babblingboolean8 жыл бұрын
If the external HDD on Amazon is brand new and from a reputable seller than it shouldn't matter.
@Fasi44510 жыл бұрын
hey i liked ur video, this will help me alote.... but i have a Q. i have a SATA 120GB hardrive (small one) from a new laptop that was broken, my question is: Can u link it to a smart tv for recording?
@Babblingboolean10 жыл бұрын
Most likely no. That's only possible if the TV itself has that feature built-in (which I've never heard of) or some other third-party device (which I have to buy and test myself) like this: goo.gl/86F3JS That particular model allows USB connectivity or placing a 2.5" hard drive inside.
@Fasi44510 жыл бұрын
its a Samsung smart tv, it should work with an extrern hard disk but i'm not sure if it works with this
@GopakumarGgopz10 жыл бұрын
Hi, I've an IDE internal HDD,I need to connvert it into an external one. This video was very helpful for me. Could you please tell me from where I could get the IDE casing....
@Babblingboolean10 жыл бұрын
In my area stores don't sell them anymore so I had to use eBay.
@GopakumarGgopz10 жыл бұрын
Okey... Thank u....
@gatekeepermoraleta63634 жыл бұрын
Hi. I just found your video. I got a question. Can I use my external hard drive without using a power cord? If so, how? Thank you
@Babblingboolean4 жыл бұрын
Usually only 2.5" drives can be used without an additional power cord. 3.5" drives require the extra power cord though.
@Friskee622 жыл бұрын
After I retrieve all the stuff on my HD, how do I keep just my pictures. I don't care about anything else, I have a new 'puter, just want my pics saved on the old HD. I will be making my old 500G HD a new external HD. I have Windows 10, it sucks but. Thanx...
@mdyousupalisamir2 жыл бұрын
Where did you get IDE ?? Product link Pls ..
@adarshpal08 жыл бұрын
I have IDE 3.5 inch type hard drive, but the enclosure have the power supply port. i did not understand the function of it, what is the need of it?
@BarryKoostachin9 жыл бұрын
Decent video dude. The enclosures for ole IDE internal hard drives are friggin difficult to find. However I have an usb 2.0 to IDE SATA adapter that little device is useful. But you would have to be careful not to move it around. Got it from walmart canada more than a year ago, before standard shipping fee jumped from 15.00 to 100.00 to northern area.
@JPMitreN3 жыл бұрын
Can you combine both into one…. I have a bunch of both
@dragontouch16348 жыл бұрын
Hello Babbling Boolean! What type of camera you used to record your tutorials? I like the video quality. Would you recommend it or is there another one you would recommend?
@Babblingboolean8 жыл бұрын
+DRAGON TOUCH I think for this video I used the Sony HX20V, now I'm currently using the Canon T5i.
@dragontouch16348 жыл бұрын
Babbling Boolean Good day and thank you for the information. Keep up the great work.
@noldeeshots2 жыл бұрын
Hi is there any other way to access the 3.5 hard drive without the enclosure, like example, I want to connect it to my laptop just to copy files in it, but without enclosure. Hope you reply, thanks.
@Babblingboolean2 жыл бұрын
If you have the right connector for your drive to a USB then sure. Like SATA to USB. However, without a case be careful on how you handle the drive or you risk permanent data loss.
@noldeeshots2 жыл бұрын
@@Babblingboolean I tried using SATA to USB but doesn’t recognize in my laptop.
@henriqueloureiro117910 жыл бұрын
Pro tip select "Quick Format"
@tubersguy93973 жыл бұрын
@Kamey also it won’t make a full format
@MeatNinja9 жыл бұрын
I did this, when I plug in the external hdd and turn it on I get an error message saying the usb-device doesn't get recognized. The drive still worked before I replaced it with an ssd last week. Is it a problem that the drive still has the old Windows on it? Any idea how to fix this?
@HustleHabit7 жыл бұрын
Good video, buddy. Thanks for the information.
@بسام-ط7ع10 жыл бұрын
Does it make any noise when it work .. because l have this problem with my case . thank you .
@SausagesandMustard9 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks. Im just wondering is it possible to combine more than one IDE Hard drive and putting it into a single casing? I have a few old hard drives that I would love to be able to create a big one out of.
@Babblingboolean9 жыл бұрын
You have to find a case that has more than one slot. Since IDE is old, it might be difficult to find.
@SausagesandMustard9 жыл бұрын
Okay Thanks :)
@upayemoony11572 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you want to do a RAID array. You need more than a case for that. Likley a NAS box.
@SausagesandMustard2 жыл бұрын
@@upayemoony1157 thanks but I cant even remember what I was using this for 😂
@macoycoy46646 жыл бұрын
Great Vid thanks for info now i can reuse my sata hardrive
@mm.70533 жыл бұрын
Thanks bruda!
@itzzaland784411 ай бұрын
What are the speeds on it when u use it externally compared to internally? Is there any drops?
@Babblingboolean10 ай бұрын
That depends on the speed of the drives, port connection, and cable type. Basically, the results can vary based on your setup for internal and external. You'll need to do research based on your setup.
@TheHardneckmc5 жыл бұрын
Would a 3.5 HD using this method work on a PS4 or xbox one?
@tspiderkeeper10 жыл бұрын
1.5 TB 3.5 HD that is a big hard drive an around 50 bucks sometimes higher depending where you buy it but that is a lot of space you'll never run out lol
@Blacktop_Rabinowitz10 жыл бұрын
Hah! You should see the movie collection I want to move from DVD to HDD lol. But you're right, though. 1.5 TB is much more than enough room for the average person.
@Charles775987 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Thanks!
@littlewoot2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@mangreat714 жыл бұрын
Can you get a bluetooth external hard drive ? If so where can i buy it ? Because I'm trying to burn cd's because i forgot my computer password. So I'm trying to use my android with a external cd burner to burn cd's ????
@balabharath45119 жыл бұрын
I have internal hard drive of 250 gb + OS with 4 partitions. If I convert that to an external drive all 4 partitions along with folders in it will be there??? because in many videos I can see only one drive is available when we convert internal to an external..?? Some one please help!!!
@Ulujmf7 жыл бұрын
Hello question, I have dell xps 8500 . it has ssd 32gb and 2tb hd. I know the ssd is to boost the booting. does it mean the boot occurred on the ssd or the hd?does windows in install on the ssd or hd?thanks
@rushi62648 жыл бұрын
Can I use my new Seagate DB3.4 HDD SATA250GB??? It doesnt have any partitions.
@bland98767 жыл бұрын
You can also open up an old external hard drive and switch it out for a bigger one I recently removed a 100gb drive and put in a 750 GB Drive
@bland98767 жыл бұрын
Also you can open up an external CD drive and put in a hard drive in side
@mynameismine08 жыл бұрын
Also, my desktop is not functioning , it does not boot , So , can I remove its hard drive from it & attach it to my laptop ? Will that work OR first I'll have to boot my desktop ??? PLEASE DO RESPOND . thanks.
@1982rhl8 жыл бұрын
You can connect your pc harddrive to laptop as shown in the video and retriver your data..
@realvivifromloona7 жыл бұрын
You don't have to boot up your desktop. Just connect it as shown in the video.
@jcarney19877 жыл бұрын
Unless you know for a fact you are going to have files bigger than 4GB, then format is fat32. fat32 can be read across multiple Operating systems including Linux, Macs, etc. That is the reason why USB are fat. If you know you are going to be stuck using windows, then NTFS has it's benefits.
@mike_skinner7 жыл бұрын
I format to ext4. I gave up windows years ago.
@kiranrai345011 жыл бұрын
This is an awesome video! thank you sooo much!
@tweedie21008 жыл бұрын
I have a tronsmart streaming Bob with a sata cable,What can i hook it up to?
@melaniemiller311010 жыл бұрын
I have a pc that the power supply died, I am going to get a case for my hard drive, will I be able to transfer my files that I want to save onto my new pc with this set up? I don't want to format the hard drive for storage until I get the info off that I need.
@cri8tor10 жыл бұрын
Yes, I just did it with an old IDE hard drive I placed in an external enclosure case. I was able to see all the files just as if they were on a thumb drive.
@melaniemiller311010 жыл бұрын
how did you transfer the files to the new computer, mine keeps saying the drive is corrupted
@Babblingboolean10 жыл бұрын
Melanie Miller What cri8tor said was correct. You can take the HDD out, put it into an external case (but don't format it!) and copy your data to another computer. For your corrupted HDD problem there isn't anything I can help with sorry. Your best bet is to ask in "tomshardware" website in the computer forum section, there are some very knowledgeable members there. Good luck.
@Naferner_Said8 жыл бұрын
sata power is the larger one of the 2, the smaller one is the data btw.
@AlexNikoOfficiel9 жыл бұрын
I don't know why but i prefer the 2.5" obe, it's more compact !
@alan33ukgoldie79 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT MAN LILL WELL WANTED ITEM
@skipstodder89965 жыл бұрын
Mine doesnt show up in disk management how to fix? u talked about it for a sec but didnt say how to fix it
@dushyanthkandiah37189 жыл бұрын
how many volts of power it requires ? and what kind of adapter ?
@stanleyjohnson840910 жыл бұрын
Thanks man great way to save some cash.
@PushpikaWanasundara10 жыл бұрын
Youre a good teacher :) thanx by the way
@dontecox1475610 жыл бұрын
Do those work for all pcs? Or are they for certain ones like for instance i have a toshiba windows 8 will the big hard drive work for it?
@Babblingboolean10 жыл бұрын
Yes, standalone HDDs (as shown in the video) are pretty generic.
@dontecox1475610 жыл бұрын
thx :)
@arn15011 жыл бұрын
i have put together a 2.5 sata external hard drive but it will not show up on my computer what do i do? Please
@Babblingboolean10 жыл бұрын
It might have to be formatted first. Google search "how to format a hard drive" make sure you use NTFS formatting.
@shaikshamsu9 жыл бұрын
Great informative video but in your video. you do not mention about volts of power it requires ? and what kind of adapter ?
@vladusa5 жыл бұрын
I’m building a hard drive business from scratch and the internet isn’t your friend when it comes to entrepreneurship and details...
@udaytanavade20097 жыл бұрын
is ide to USB convertor also getting with with this case cover ?
@iguweegua47048 жыл бұрын
well explained.
@omkaringale80275 жыл бұрын
Will it work properly or slower than external hard drives..??
@Babblingboolean5 жыл бұрын
It all depends on the enclosure you're buying and the speed of the drive you're going to place in the enclosure.
@cashempiregh Жыл бұрын
Thanks guy
@tejas.saxena9 жыл бұрын
You gotta folder named speak punjabi... 😂 Keep it up man..
@r501425 жыл бұрын
Hey i made a backup witch is named Infinity on a disk. Welp my pc was gone so i needed to use it. (It has antivirus so when u install it but you virused your computer and is gone it already has the advanced antivirus for worms and advanced viruses and also the basic ones. Also if you have multiple viruses the antivirus will kill one by one and export outo your computer so your safe. (If the computer is still virused it means that is still processing the kill if the kill goes in error it will restart the antivirus and then repair the error and then kill the virus so don't worry if your computer will reboot or shutdown the anti virus is still killing the virus)