Convert Old Laptop Hard Drives to External Storage: Affordable $8 SATA to USB Adapter Guide

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  • Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
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Комментарии • 117

  • @rafiqa1621
    @rafiqa1621 3 года назад +9

    this is a great content. we all have at least 3 old labtops that just became outdated and stopped working. to make screen as monitor for present laptop, that,s great. and other parts if we can do something to get some of our money back or good use out of. so great. thank you

  • @Sadius100
    @Sadius100 2 года назад +7

    Thank you for the power source clarification! Currently looking for a sata - usb adapter and saw that they only had 1 usb 3 cable.

    • @jtadevich
      @jtadevich Год назад +1

      I am with you there. I needed power info on these USB powered adapters.

  • @moschettiflavio3635
    @moschettiflavio3635 Год назад +2

    It's exactly what i wanted to know: if the bigger ones require an external power source. Thanks Man!

  • @ruben_od5012
    @ruben_od5012 3 года назад +3

    I really wanted to know if I needed extra power or not. Even not being the main purpose of the video you just clarified that. Thank you

    • @scottrocks1993
      @scottrocks1993 2 года назад

      You need 12-volt power supply for a 3.5 hard drive.

  • @Kestasification
    @Kestasification Год назад +4

    you have 139 k subs more then you dreamed, congrats

  • @YISTECH
    @YISTECH 2 года назад +4

    Very informational.
    Was confused as to whether I need a connector with power, but you broke it down nice and simple.
    I have a old computer hard drive, and I have multiple old laptop hard drives. Thank you.

  • @pmknmash
    @pmknmash 3 месяца назад

    This video helped me a lot. I had bought a similar adapter you showed at the beginning of the video for 2.5" HDDs. I was wondering why I couldnt get my 3.5" HDD to show up. Now I know what to do :)

  • @Bleys1973
    @Bleys1973 3 года назад +2

    I got one of those connectors. I also got one for a laptop DVD drive so I can pull the drive out and use it on my desk top computer.

  • @skorpysk
    @skorpysk 6 месяцев назад +1

    thanks, helped me
    i almost bought the one without power
    i'm gonna be using a temporary 1TB HDD until i have a proper nas setup

  • @kuyaapol1991
    @kuyaapol1991 Год назад +2

    Very helpful and informative! Thank you sir!

  • @chesi_7_0_79
    @chesi_7_0_79 Год назад

    This sata cable is Good for about a year and a half of constant use ,but it will break, my sata cabke didn't break completely but the access light connection stopped working, it can power the hdd, but without connection to transfer files, I tried the cable with multiple drives and it was the same. My recommendation is to buy 2 or 3 of these sata cables, so when it breaks from constant use, you have a quick replacement for any emergency.

  • @mr.sowhat3796
    @mr.sowhat3796 Месяц назад

    Thanks! just needed to know if I had to get one with a power brick.

  • @shabith7084
    @shabith7084 10 месяцев назад

    BRO IT REALLY HELPED ME A LOT , THANK YOU SO MUCH

  • @peupeuguy310
    @peupeuguy310 Год назад +2

    I will definitely give this a try i just did an SSD swap on an old MacBook . just curious to see the transfer speeds as well 🧐📝

  • @scottrocks1993
    @scottrocks1993 2 года назад

    Them adaptors these are only £3 $5 to buy.
    I buy them all the time
    I just converted one on a 3.5 hard drive 12-volt.
    I used a old 12 volt power supply
    Or can just buy one £1.50 $2
    Only need to solder two wires.
    And it will work for both hard drives 2.5 & 3.5 inch

  • @UnipornFrumm
    @UnipornFrumm 5 дней назад

    i finaly got a new laptop and the old one is basicaly junk,but it has a aftermarket ssd that i salvage before thowing the laptop and i want to use it for extra storage,thank you

  • @ME11YT
    @ME11YT 2 года назад +1

    Legend, thank you !

  • @0xr1kk07
    @0xr1kk07 3 года назад +5

    Very informative sir! I'd like to request if you could give us a content/tutorial for a best diskless boot system for office or home network. Thanks in advance!

  • @jtadevich
    @jtadevich Год назад

    Thanks. Great. I needed to know that the usb power would be enough to power my laptop HDD. I am having issues cloning my HDD to SSD and need a newer better cable.

  • @swede7581
    @swede7581 Год назад

    tHANS i have been thyinking of what to do with alot of old pc+laptops ram+ssd+hdd(ram that worked i gave away to my mother to upgrade her 4gb to 2*8gb)and will get converters for hdd to use (great for movies tv series n music backup to keep=
    Great video thanks alot...

  • @R3nxozz
    @R3nxozz 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you sir new subscriber

  • @Djulimee
    @Djulimee Год назад

    Thank you for this information; greatly appreciate it

  • @mondogecko01
    @mondogecko01 10 месяцев назад

    i bought one of these adapters,, a warning they have a tendency to burn out after about 4 months.. its best to get a hard drive harness or caddy

  • @noctiss1452
    @noctiss1452 2 года назад +1

    This tutorial helped me alot

  • @dan-purec
    @dan-purec Год назад

    Thank you for the information bro!

  • @photowarriorfundamentalfre3526
    @photowarriorfundamentalfre3526 10 месяцев назад

    Clear and concise info this old fart could make sense of. Subscribed, but struggling with MANY external hard drives, and accessing them. Is there a hub that can plug into my PC that allows access to multiple (4, 5, 6+?) external hard drives at one time? I'm poor (disabled).

  • @cpjmars
    @cpjmars 3 года назад +1

    very informative. Thank you.

  • @jaybennett2740
    @jaybennett2740 Год назад

    THANKS A TON this really helped.

  • @ReneeThompson-mo4qj
    @ReneeThompson-mo4qj 11 месяцев назад

    Perfect video I wanted to know do you just take out the whole hard drives from the old laptops, please,because I have an Dell Mini 10v netbook as well as HP Notebook Laptop 2000

  • @AlexJonesWasRight-oi6hl
    @AlexJonesWasRight-oi6hl Год назад

    great video and THANK YOU good Sir !

  • @deankdx
    @deankdx Год назад

    perfect! Thanks for a great video.

  • @wilberp.sabatchijr.8387
    @wilberp.sabatchijr.8387 2 года назад

    Salamat manong ditoy video.. so gayam nga madi na ag connect HDD drive ko . Kailangana na gayam ti extra power met .

  • @boysayotechannel2.0
    @boysayotechannel2.0 3 года назад +1

    present bro. hehe

  • @mattwaclawek7379
    @mattwaclawek7379 Год назад

    Awesome! Thank you.

  • @evan8895
    @evan8895 Год назад

    Nice, thanks dude

  • @younessnobig7928
    @younessnobig7928 Год назад

    Good work 👍👍

  • @lesedikopianezachariahmohlala
    @lesedikopianezachariahmohlala 3 месяца назад

    The best 👌

  • @powerman500000
    @powerman500000 2 года назад +3

    Can you use the cable to pull old movies from the hard drive that are stored on it without formatting it?

  • @WHOLEUNITSOVER3IGN
    @WHOLEUNITSOVER3IGN 5 месяцев назад

    REAL ONE

  • @SwgwmTJB
    @SwgwmTJB 9 месяцев назад

    Look at the thumbnail... Soooo surprised.... nvr saw it again....

  • @reidproductions9373
    @reidproductions9373 2 года назад +1

    Thank you

  • @ME11YT
    @ME11YT 2 года назад +2

    I have a question, what is that third slot and what does it connect to ?

  • @robertfoster3214
    @robertfoster3214 3 года назад +1

    Thank you great

  • @productofgrace316
    @productofgrace316 Год назад

    very helpful video. I just subscribed to yor channel

  • @manjulamunasinghe8293
    @manjulamunasinghe8293 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you.

  • @vex2085
    @vex2085 3 года назад +2

    Torgoi, how to you do it so it doesn't wipe the drive

  • @mohammedabrar8667
    @mohammedabrar8667 Месяц назад

    Can we connect this to our tv

  • @kingraiderr
    @kingraiderr 2 месяца назад

    mine says system reserved how to solve this ?

  • @jmjbestmusicstudio255
    @jmjbestmusicstudio255 3 года назад

    Ok, thanks bro 👍👍👍

  • @manishbait6718
    @manishbait6718 2 года назад +1

    will it same work with desktop pc as it will not get power by usb

  • @ThawZin-qp1sq
    @ThawZin-qp1sq 7 месяцев назад

    useful for me thank ;)

  • @farzanefarzane
    @farzanefarzane 3 года назад +1

    Thanks a milion

  • @ayushpagey1253
    @ayushpagey1253 Год назад +2

    what happens to the data in those drives? How can we save all the data and still remove the partitions?

  • @bartooma
    @bartooma 2 года назад +1

    Is it a better idea to put in an Enclosure with a USB cable? Wil this extend its safety?

    • @jamesdbrown5703
      @jamesdbrown5703 Год назад

      an external HDD enclosure is a good idea as it will protect it kind of like an otter box

  • @pill5180
    @pill5180 Месяц назад

    thank you. by the way, are you filipino or indian- arab?

  • @taizanlama675
    @taizanlama675 Год назад +1

    There is only "SATA to USB 3.0 cable with power supply USB and data transfer USB" in my location. So, it has two USB cable coming out from the SATA at the other end. Is it okay to use the laptop 2.5inch SSD with only data cable connected with the one that I mentioned earlier. Or do I have to plug both in? Because I have been hearing that some laptops are having issues when connected with the mentioned cable.

  • @shotokankicker8856
    @shotokankicker8856 Год назад

    Thanks

  • @kenbad8271
    @kenbad8271 7 месяцев назад +1

    Yeah the one for 2.5 hard drive is $8 put the one for the 3.5 is $18

  • @lucasmacedo7145
    @lucasmacedo7145 2 года назад +1

    Would this work if i dont have a hard drive on my laptop already?

  • @mr.want_oo55
    @mr.want_oo55 11 дней назад

    Is work to phone if i use otg?

  • @torogipro
    @torogipro  3 года назад +2

    😇😇😇

  • @juliana22
    @juliana22 2 года назад +1

    Can the same connector be used for the dvd/cd drive? I just took it from an old laptop but not sure what I need to buy go use as an external dvd drive. Please and thank you! :)

    • @cameirotorpedo5861
      @cameirotorpedo5861 Год назад

      Did you find? I want to do the same thing

    • @virk1826
      @virk1826 Год назад

      @@cameirotorpedo5861 USB 2.0 to Slimline SATA 7+6 13pin Laptop CD DVD Optical Adapter

  • @RavindraSingh-jz8ji
    @RavindraSingh-jz8ji Год назад

    I bought a SATA to USB and it is working correctly as i tested with my SSD but my HDD is not showing up, it is spinning and all but not showing up in My PC, in disk management it says invalid drive. Any suggestions?

  • @train4905
    @train4905 Год назад

    Exellent

  • @fisherbuali784
    @fisherbuali784 Год назад

    Hi my friend
    I have an old Maxtor D540X-4K
    Internal HDD 3.5" SERIES
    the question can i use this adaptor?
    waiting for reply
    Thanx

  • @FP_AO
    @FP_AO 2 года назад

    nice video

  • @user-zk6ol2ox7x
    @user-zk6ol2ox7x 9 месяцев назад

    2:22 I really want to use the 1tb capacity of my old hdd but I don't know how to deal with this EFI partition and Recovery partition since I can't delete it. What should I do to make it work similar to what you showed us in this video?

  • @lapachi_428
    @lapachi_428 2 года назад

    The usb plug is 3.0, so is there any problem to plug it in to any female usb port? Will it work on any hard drives?

  • @lexparejuan4035
    @lexparejuan4035 2 года назад

    My desktop hdd is clicking and doest load the os..can i still recover it my files there?

  • @rezaanataj6978
    @rezaanataj6978 2 года назад

    No more money on external hard drives
    Just get yourself one cabe
    And a new laptop hdd and that will cost you cheaper than a premade ones

  • @-n-6969
    @-n-6969 8 месяцев назад

    what if the hdd have partition and windows 10 installed, can i connect it to laptop usb and access the files ??

  • @teresadunn376
    @teresadunn376 Год назад

    Do you have a video to show how to format the laptop sata drive and do a reinstall of Windows 7 Home Premium? Problem is that laptop won't boot or access the bios settings but boots to Mfg (press Esc) section. It came with windows 7 home premium and I have the product key but no instal disk but I have a legit W7 Home P. on a desktop with product key too. Laptop has 250 GB and desktop has 1 TB ????? BOOTMGR is missing from the laptop...Will it work to CLONE the desktop to the laptop drive OR download win7 to the laptop drive with it being connected to the Adapter via USB cable???

  • @manuelpatrickfernando2502
    @manuelpatrickfernando2502 Год назад

    I have a spare SSD that has a bad sector issue. Can I retrieve the files inside that SSD?

  • @milbertabe
    @milbertabe Год назад

    can i ask how do i know mine sata to usb converter not working

  • @bca2335
    @bca2335 Год назад

    At 0:22 it says 모니터 불량, moniter is defective

  • @floritobentillo1864
    @floritobentillo1864 Год назад

    Will i do the same steps if I'm going to use the hard drive to upgrade my low memory laptop? Say may laptop has 80GB of storage and i have a broken laptop that has 160GB and i will clone the 80GB to 160GB.

    • @studypooly
      @studypooly 5 месяцев назад

      Yes you can ❤❤ you can also store game directory and play games from exterior hard drives and also something else you want to

  • @kshamendermishra6213
    @kshamendermishra6213 2 года назад

    can you run linux on new laptop using these hard disk installed in it. using them as external hard disk.

  • @Wave_Jaguar
    @Wave_Jaguar 11 месяцев назад

    Can i use the external hard drive on an xbox one?

  • @soundmototv6520
    @soundmototv6520 Год назад

    Same lng ba Ang HDD external sa USB flash drive na Gawin extra memory?

  • @saltydawg067
    @saltydawg067 Год назад

    hi do you look at the comments anymore here? it's been a couple years since you post this... i have a laptop that gave out on me, won't turn on. i was going to try to take the hard drive out. if i do this will it be possible for me to get my data off the drive? you're showing here how to reuse old drives but this would be the same type thing, just plug it in and my data, music, movies, photos... COULD still be there? should i invest in this cable, only 8 bucks... is it worth a try? think it will work??

    • @Roachesneedlovetoo
      @Roachesneedlovetoo Год назад +1

      Yes. If you buy the cable, you can plug it into another computer and access the drive. You'll just have to navigate to where your files are on the old drive and transfer them to the new computer. Once you have all your files backed up onto the new computer, follow the steps in this video to turn your old hard drive into a fresh external hard drive. If you plan on using the old hard drive in this way, you'll want to do that since it will have all kinds of useless operating system junk on it from your old computer.

    • @saltydawg067
      @saltydawg067 Год назад

      @@Roachesneedlovetoo i did it! took a chance and got some box whatever thing that makes it look like a real storage drive... and got all my stuff on my new laptop now! thank you so much for this video AND for the reply!

  • @LASTEPER
    @LASTEPER 2 года назад

    Can I watch the movie in the hard drive on my ps4?

  • @user-ig2gc5nm2d
    @user-ig2gc5nm2d 7 месяцев назад

    anyone know why mine doesnt show up when plugged in

  • @ahmedaiman5258
    @ahmedaiman5258 2 года назад

    i actually need all the stuff in my old laptop since it has died. so do i have to do anything else?

  • @knzdespair
    @knzdespair 2 года назад

    heyyyy can i use this adapter to my dvd drive?

  • @radsonflores417
    @radsonflores417 2 года назад

    Mine I have two USB is this the same

  • @kashmirbe-fit6764
    @kashmirbe-fit6764 2 года назад

    My sata cable is broken. Can i connect this wire to log into windows? Please help anyone?

  • @qiqi5716
    @qiqi5716 7 месяцев назад

    There are important files inside my old hard disc when my old computer broke down. Does this method allow me to access those files because I don't want to reformat it as my files inside will be gone

    • @BringingTruth2You
      @BringingTruth2You 5 месяцев назад

      I also want to retrive the data from the HDD. In my case, my laptop reads the eternal HDD and E, F , G, H drives appears and then everything disappear. How to retrive data first?

  • @TodiDiang
    @TodiDiang Год назад

    but my old laptop use 2200 NVMe SSD

  • @varun6480
    @varun6480 2 года назад

    But I need that storage settled in my new laptop 🙄😭

  • @noonecanfindmehere
    @noonecanfindmehere 2 года назад

    Can i still preserve the files in it somehow???

  • @BennieBunfox
    @BennieBunfox Год назад

    can i use this to recover files

  • @copygrinder8700
    @copygrinder8700 2 года назад

    Is there any way to connect an old pc hard drive to a macbook?

  • @cavitycreep
    @cavitycreep 3 года назад

    Been done this for 20 years smmfh!

  • @habiszayed1095
    @habiszayed1095 2 года назад

    Can i use it with my ps5

  • @R-amy
    @R-amy Год назад

    Can I use this for PS4?

  • @Gavincr7
    @Gavincr7 Год назад

    Can i use this on pc

  • @johnericsusi4265
    @johnericsusi4265 3 года назад +1

    Note first haha

  • @jmjbestmusicstudio255
    @jmjbestmusicstudio255 3 года назад

    Ay ay ta adalen kod kayman

  • @3apples10001
    @3apples10001 2 года назад

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍

  • @Ampongalan
    @Ampongalan 5 месяцев назад

    Hindi naman nagana sa akim sir