ide to usb

[Gunz1159]

Can any one tell me that a ide to usb cable can be done by my own without purchasing ?

 

[SABorn]

Why would you bother, as they are cheap as chips off fleabay.

It would cost you more in parts than you can buy the ready made item for.

Pete.

 

[Gunz1159]

No the thing is what is the process going their, converting the ide to usb ? is the wires just connected or another process is going?

 

[Reloadron]

No the thing is what is the process going their, converting the ide to usb ? is the wires just connected or another process is going?

IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is much more that just wires on a connector. It is a complete interface for data transfer including controller and hardware. It is also a Parallel interface. USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a serial interface, also with a controller. The process for both (if you want to refer to it as a process) is data transfer. You have apples and oranges as Parallel and Serial data transfer are quite different.

Can any one tell me that a ide to usb cable can be done by my own without purchasing ? .

The short simple answer is NO! Can it be done? Yes, but with additional hardware. It is not as simple as moving a few wires around.

Ron

 

[SABorn]

Which way do you want this thing to work?
From a usb socket on a computer to a external ide plug?

Or from a ide socket on a computer to a external usb socket.

When you say ide do you mean sata.

Here is a fleabay link for one that is listed as $1.00 plus about $2.50 postage.

There is no way in hell you could build it for $3.50.

Pete.

**broken link removed**

 

[Gunz1159]

hey guys thanks