Do you have some old hard drives packed away and collecting dust? So did Howard Wolinsky and here is what he did, using Newer Tech’s USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter:
“…Dust off the old hard drive and plug in a cable linking it to the USB port in your computer. On larger drives, you’ll need to plug in a cord to power up with household current. Smaller drives don’t need the extra juice; they’re powered by the USB.
The old hard drive, only moments before slumbering, will show up as an external drive on your computer. Drag and drop files at will.”
link: A soft spot for old hard drives?
It seems to work for Mr Wolinsky. If anyone else has used the USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter, perhaps he/she can provide some additional feedback. As Mr Wolinsky mentioned, this would be a nice means to backup data. And do backup…
Catherine
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