On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 16:58, Vik Olliver wrote: > Hey folks, just got my USB 2.0 to IDE adaptor going. I took it out of > the 3 1/2 drive box and built a new 5 1/4 box around it that also holds > a 5 1/4 swappable IDE docking unit. I have a bunch of large, > VFAT-formatted IDE drives in caddies, and as long as I kill off > usb-storage (dunno why) in between I can hot swap my IDE drives!
How much for a USB to ide cable ??? went into Global PC @ christmas time and was told price of @ $60 - $80. anyone know of some cheaper ?? (got 3 smallish HD iŽd like to press into service). cheers. > > Now perhaps backups will become more frequent ... > > Vik :v) -- Dave Lilley