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I have recently taken apart some old PCs and found an HDD that uses this cable, but my motherboard doesn't seem to have a connector. Is there a way to connect this to SATA or PCIE?

edit: hdd, not ssd

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[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

I'm gen z and even I know this is IDE

[-] Fortatech@gregtech.eu 5 points 4 months ago

Sounds like something a boomer would say.

[-] roserose56@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

It's not always what Gen are you, it's more like your knowledge and profession.

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