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    Converting old IDE Hard Drive to SATA (questions about adapters)

    Mar 21, 2021

    Question: Hi,

    I have old IDE Hard Drive that I want to put in a “newer” PC that only supports SATA.
    I plan to buy this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32804801616.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.4c5a6127mX6jtE

    Answer:I would get a USB adapter, copy the data you want then destroy an IDE drive. They are not worth keeping long term.

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