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[J1mmy]

Will this work for the Hitachi? I'm just about to help to the shops to buy it so a quick answer will be helpful

http://www.maplin.co.uk/images/full/A35fq.jpg

IDE / SATA to USB 2.0 Information:
Connect your IDE or SATA hard drives externally via a USB port
Allows you to connect 2.5, 3.5 IDE and SATA hard drives
Includes SATA power and data cables
Includes 3.5 to 2.5 adaptor
Complete with PSU
Compliant with USB 2.0 transfer

Supports Plug-and-Play
Pentium-233 MHz or faster PC & Mac with USB support
Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP; Mac OS 8.6 and later

This post has been edited by J1mmy: Dec 5 2006, 03:48 PM

[STICKY_BUD]

it probably works, but if you want a recommendation for a product the definitely works read on...

i use a vantec sata/ide to usb2.0 adapter with external 4p molex psu. this controller has a jmicron chipset and works with hitachi-lg drives, as well as sh-d162c and sh-d163a drives, quite well because i do not have to open my pc case to flash hitachi drives with an xecuter power adapter.

i bought the adapter locally at retail and discovered that it is actually a rebranded asian product, but i guess everything is these days. i purchased an adapter that looked exactly the same from ebay for a local customer who wanted to handle all future flashing himself and that product worked great too. in other words, if you google the product i mentioned and you will easily identify the generic versions of the same item on ebay.

oh, the vantec works a little better with samsung ide drives due to the nearness of the ide port and molex power on the samsung drives.

good luck!!