2.5 inch IDE hard drive to USB 3.0 problems?

[FantasyAcquiesce]

Hello MSFN,

I recently ordered 2 different IDE to USB adapters, and I am wondering if anyone has any luck with these. I got a powdered inateck brand and a generic adapter. At first, it seemed the hard drives would show up but it began to stop. The inateck one only read the IDE drive after a while if it was forced into a certain position with the hard drive physically.

I should also mention the 2 IDE hard drives tested with the devices have somewhat crooked pins. I'm not sure if that alone is the culprit because I tested another non-crooked drive on the devices without success.

Is this just plain bad luck on my part or has anyone else been having bad luck with these adapters?

[Cocodile]

Hello, there was a long discussion between @D.Drakerand another member, where @D.Drakerwrote which quality IDE adapters worked good and need to be bought. I'm sorry, I have no link.

But I remember they were German.

[Cocodile]

Found it! Choose IDE.

https://www.computeruniverse.net/en/c/hardware-components/cables-adapters

[jaclaz]

German brand actually made in Taiwan:

https://msfn.org/board/topic/184668-refreshing-data-on-the-disk/?do=findComment&comment=1244101

@legacyfan

A number of the no-name or generic adapters may have some limitations related to size of the hard disk, please note that oldish 2.5" hard disks, while they may be of smaller (and compatible) size often require more current that what a normal USB can provide, you should check the Amperes needed by the disk, a "standard" USB up to 2.0 gives 0.5A@5V, there are so-called Y-cables to connect to two USB ports (thus providing 1A@5V) that are (were) often needed:

Bent pins can usually be straightened, but if you can actually insert the connector they shouldn't be bent/crooked much.

The possibility of a malfunctioning (though not DOA as it initially they worked) adapters of course exists, as well it is possible that the issue is with the hard disks themselves.

jaclaz

[Cocodile]

On 7/9/2023 at 6:02 AM, jaclaz said:

German brand actually made in Taiwan

jaclaz, how do you know the are not German? Did you order them from computeruniverse.net?

[Cocodile]

On 7/9/2023 at 1:23 AM, FantasyAcquiesce said:

2 IDE hard drives tested

Are those 2.5 or 3.5?

[jaclaz]

31 minutes ago, Cocodile said:

jaclaz, how do you know the are not German? Did you order them from computeruniverse.net?

Didn't say they were not German, only that the actual adapter was manufactured in Taiwan.

I posted (in reply to D.Draker reporting his good experience with German DeLock products) a link to one of them on the brand site (DeLock) with photos where there is written on the board "Made in Taiwan":

https://www.delock.de/produkt/62510/merkmale.html?setLanguage=en

https://bilder.tragant.de/produkte/orig/645b9a89639201.53221600.jpg

The datasheet:

https://www.delock.de/produkt/62510/pdf.html?sprache=en

reports:

Quote

Country of origin: Taiwan,

Republic of China

Computer universe is only a reseller, on that thread there are more info about them and the (BTW usual) way most European (and German) brands normally operate, products are largely manufactured in Asia:

https://msfn.org/board/topic/184668-refreshing-data-on-the-disk/page/4/#comment-1244101

jaclaz