IDE Enclosures

[ricardoflamingo]

A friend gave me several ide hhd's. Can anyone recommend an inexpensive multi-bay enclosure for these?
Usb would be fine, just going to use them for back-up purposes so speed is not an issue.
Thanks.
These are all 3.5" drives.

 

[drsox]

A friend gave me several ide hhd's. Can anyone recommend an inexpensive multi-bay enclosure for these?
Usb would be fine, just going to use them for back-up purposes so speed is not an issue.
Thanks.

When I used to have IDE drives, I bought a single drive IDE-USB enclosure from icy dock. Ebay has lots of options - see : http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trk...R9.TRC1&_nkw=ide+enclosure&_sacat=0&_from=R40
I haven't used this in OSX so I don't know if the drivers for the conversion PCB work well in OSX.

 

[brand]

When I used to have IDE drives, I bought a single drive IDE-USB enclosure from icy dock. Ebay has lots of options - see : http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trk...R9.TRC1&_nkw=ide+enclosure&_sacat=0&_from=R40

He specifically mentioned multi-bay enclosure.

Can anyone recommend an inexpensive multi-bay enclosure for these?

 

[Giuly]

There aren't any, your best option is to build it yourself using four IDE enclosures and a random 4-port USB hub.

 

[RMo]

There aren't any, your best option is to build it yourself using four IDE enclosures and a random 4-port USB hub.

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[flynz4]

A friend gave me several ide hhd's. Can anyone recommend an inexpensive multi-bay enclosure for these?
Usb would be fine, just going to use them for back-up purposes so speed is not an issue.
Thanks.
These are all 3.5" drives.

IDE is pretty old. Are they large enough to even salvage or invest more for an interface? I've bought 2TB USB drives for $69.

/Jim

 

[ColdCase]

Well here is one, inexpensive? Depends on your POV. Multi bay enclosures for any type of drive seem to be expensive:

http://www.starmount.co.uk/products/307.html

and another one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Bay-IDE-P...US_Drive_Enclosures_Docks&hash=item3a4f85831a

Here's an 8 bay enclosure:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/8-bay-IDE-t...US_Drive_Enclosures_Docks&hash=item48476a6c69

The best option may still be buying several $15-$25 powered enclosures, duct tape them together and connect to a USB hub.. or just pitch the IDEs and buy new drives.

 

[Fishrrman]

If you don't plan on having these drives "always online" -- that is to say, if you just intend to hook them up and use them occassionally -- you might look into a "USB/IDE/SATA dongle" cable.

This is the one I use:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812119152

These aren't as elegant as a "boxed" solution, but they do work well enough and can get you connected without much trouble...