I have a hard drive that came from a Dell Dimension 4300 (old unused computer), and I want to connect it to my Dell Inspiron 530 as a slave drive so I can 1) access the drive to acquire old data, and 2) keep it installed on the newer computer indefinitely as a second drive (for storage/use).
Details: The old hard drive from the 4300 is: Seagate Barracude ATA IV (40GB), model# ST340016A.
The old hard drive uses IDE and Molex plugs whereas the Inspiron uses SATA. My question: by soldering, can I connect a Molex to the Inspiron's wires without having to get an IDE-to-SATA adapter? The Inspiron's wires are just like the Molex but with an additional orange 5th wire. I read that they are the same as the Molex (except for the orange one). So can I just cut my Molex, solder it to the Inspiron's wires, and plug it into the old hard drive?
Also, where inside the Inspiron do I plug in the ribbon-like cable?
Thanks in advance.
Details: The old hard drive from the 4300 is: Seagate Barracude ATA IV (40GB), model# ST340016A.
The old hard drive uses IDE and Molex plugs whereas the Inspiron uses SATA. My question: by soldering, can I connect a Molex to the Inspiron's wires without having to get an IDE-to-SATA adapter? The Inspiron's wires are just like the Molex but with an additional orange 5th wire. I read that they are the same as the Molex (except for the orange one). So can I just cut my Molex, solder it to the Inspiron's wires, and plug it into the old hard drive?
Also, where inside the Inspiron do I plug in the ribbon-like cable?
Thanks in advance.