I have a 2TB hard-drive that is thick, it was an internal hard drive in a tower.
Whenever I connect my SATA to USB cable it won't do anything i think it's because it's not getting enough power to connect.
Can someone recommend a product I can buy to access the Data from the fat internal hard drive through my laptop via USB.
By a Thick HDD do you mean a 3.5" Desktop HDD, on the right, as opposed to a 2.5" Notebook HDD, on the left? 2.5" HDD's do not require external power, but a 3.5" HDD requires external power. Are you hooking up a power plug to your HDD when using the USB Adapter? If not, it will not work.
Any USB Adapter or Dock with a power adapter will work
Your USB to SATA adapter should include a power adapter, like the adapter shown in the Amazon link. If you aren't using that, a 3.5" HDD will not power up. You can get a USB adapter, Dock or USB Enclosure with a power adapter from any computer store, or online to access this HDD.
When my laptop died I took my laptop to Office Depot to find out if it was my motherboard or my HD or what. - it was the mother board. I just wanted to copy certain files so they let me do the copying & they had a caddy - that was open (not closed/no lid, etc. just a frame) that looked like it would hold the larger HD. Their laptop & caddy kept having problems. It would have cost me $30 + if I had left them just do a backup.
So I left with my HD & bought a $10 caddy that my laptop HD fits in.
I've mentioned that because you don't have to spend a lot of money for it to work.
And mine works great.
I had a usb caddy for a sata drive which used a twin-headed usb lead - one for data and the other for power. Works well as long as it can reach two usb ports on your pc/laptop. As the poster above says, a caddy costs peanuts. It is a very, very basic little circuit board.
Hello Jim514
I have encountered this problem in the past, also. On the Internet I found a SATA/IDE/USB adapter that worked perfectly. I got mine from Cables to Go, and it's model # is 30504. It comes with a power supply and cables; all you need to connect your SATA drive. Good luck.
In my experience sata to usb and ide to usb converters work about 1/2 the time, and I am not convinced on occasion simply trying the converter does damage to the hard drive. It is so much easier to plug into a desktop and requires no expenditure and little extra hardware, why not find a friend who has one you can visit.
You can live anywhere in the USA and purchase what you need on the internet and have it delivered to you. Either a Dock like @joeten or @Bassfisher suggested or a USB adapter like @BoulderBill suggested. I use a USB 3.0 Dock and a USB Adapter and find they work 100% of the time as long as you use the power adapter. The only time it doesn't work is if the HDD has failed.
spunk... - You are correct. That is how I purchase 3/4 of everything I buy. For one thing, I am able to research before buying. Love it.
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