External HDDS

Shimo · Post by **Shimo** » 07 Jul 2008, 10:35

Ok so I've been wanting an external HDD but have been way to cheap to buy an enclosure... I've been looking for a while now for instructions on makeing my own ide cable to usb setup... Its frustrating to say the least... All I can find are tutorials on how to put a HDD in an enclosure... Who needs help with that? :'( well if anyone can help me with a tut I will be very happy... I have the wire lieing around already...

Post by **bad_brain** » 07 Jul 2008, 11:28

man, it's not as easy as you think, it's not like "connect the red wire of the USB cable to pin 10 of the IDE plug"....you'll need a controller that converts the signals. and to be honest it's better to buy such a converter cable because building one yourself will be even more expensive I guess...such cables go for 10-15 bucks.
but well, if you want to do it as fun project:
http://www.nxp.com/acrobat_download/use ... _guide.pdf

Shimo · Post by **Shimo** » 07 Jul 2008, 11:42

Thanks after a lot of research I found out it is a little harder then I had hoped... :'( meh still sounds like a fun project but in the mean time I think I might stick to retail... Thanks for the resource though.. I still wanna give it a shot... See if I learn anything out of it.