I have recently taken apart some old PCs and found an HDD that uses this cable, but my motherboard doesn't seem to have a connector. Is there a way to connect this to SATA or PCIE?
edit: hdd, not ssd
this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2025
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IDE Cable. The end with two of these plugs goes to the drive, the end with one plug goes to the mobo. If it's a two-plug cable, it don't matter.
Get an IDE to SATA adapter or IDE to USB adapter to connect this drive.
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