<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div><div>On Jul 3, 2016, at 6:24 PM, Pat McEvoy <<a href="mailto:mcevoy.pat@gmail.com">mcevoy.pat@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><br><br>Patrick McEvoy<div><br></div></div><div><br>On Jul 3, 2016, at 5:00 PM, Isaac (.ike) Levy <<a href="mailto:ike@blackskyresearch.net">ike@blackskyresearch.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Hey All,</span><br><span></span><br><span>I've searched around, but I'd love to know if anyone on list has experience with some great PATA->USB solution?</span><br><span></span><br><span>I'm looking to consolidate the contents of some old PATA drives, about 30x drives to dump and destroy. (half dozen of them are 2.5" PATA).</span><br><span></span><br><span>Aside from various cheap cable PATA/USB converters, has anyone seen any good cabling hardware/setup for old PATA drives? I've grown accustomed to the convenience of the SATA "Toasters" for this sort of consolidation work- SATA is obviously so much more forgiving...</span><br><span>All the old PATA bent pins, jumpers, etc... I'm looking for some setup that helps me minimize all the breakage and get this work completed relatively painlessly and reliably from a HW perspective.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thanks in advance for any recommendations?!</span><br><span></span><br><br></div></blockquote>What do you think about WiebeTech drives? I have had good luck with them in years past. All enclosures / drive docks I have purchased from them are still working. I have not made any purchases since they were sold, but PreSale build quality was fantastic. <br><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.cru-inc.com/products/wiebetech/wiebetech_usb_drivedock_v5/">http://www.cru-inc.com/products/wiebetech/wiebetech_usb_drivedock_v5/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Drives supported:</div><div><br></div><div><ul class="techspeclist" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: square;"><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">PATA/IDE 2.5" drives (with PATA Adapter 25)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">PATA/IDE 3.5</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">SATA 2.5" drives</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">SATA 3.5" drives</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hitachi 1.8" drives (with PATA Adapter 25)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Toshiba 1.8" drives (with PATA Adapter 18-TOSH)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Compact Flash (with PATA Adapter MCB)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">SD Card (with PATA Adapter MCB)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Memory Stick (with PATA Adapter MCB)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">PCMCIA (with PATA Adapter MCB)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">MacBook Air 2010 (with SATA Adapter MBA2010)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">MSATA (with SATA Adapter mSATA)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">MC (with PATA Adapter MCB)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">DOM (with PATA Adapter DOM)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Mini PCIe PATA (with PATA Adapter mPCIe)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Mini PCIe SATA (with PATA Adapter mPCIe)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Micro Drives (with PATA Adapter MCB)</span></li><li style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Mini PCIe USB (with PATA Adapter mPCIe)</span></li></ul></div></div></blockquote><br><div>Wow, really good one, that's about as complete as it gets for my current cleanup- and would replace a whole drawer of junk for me.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>.ike</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>