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How to connect an old IBM drive to another laptop?

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dustycrane73 dustycrane73 NewcomerOP
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So, I’ve run into a bit of a situation, and honestly, it feels like a pretty big headache right now 😁

This IBM drive came out of an old desktop of mine. Does anyone know the best way to hook this up to my laptop just so I can pull some data off of it? The drive is getting pretty old, and it doesn't have any standard ports on itβ€”just this tiny little rectangular connector with 20 pins

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It actually belongs to a laptop that’s about six years old; the IBM itself seems to be working fine, but I really need to grab everything on there and move it over to a new external drive.

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What exactly do I need to pick up to get both of these connected to my laptop, and what kind of budget should I set aside for this? Would it be better to just grab something on Amazon and wait for shipping, or is there maybe a local tech shop in New York City that carries this stuff at decent prices?

I’m aware that I probably need some kind of adapter or enclosure, but I’m completely lost on which type to get, how they actually interface with a laptop, and how they get their powerβ€”do they draw juice straight from the computer port, or do they need their own plug?
Charles Fox10 Charles Fox10 Regular
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You’ll need an enclosure, and honestly, it’s not rocket science to put them together. You can try looking here: Once you have the enclosure and pop an IBM inside, you basically have yourself an external drive.

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