Using Old Hard Drives

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