I have a HDD that I bought a few years ago and an external usb case I bought seperately to use it with a laptop. It has since been collecting dust and I decided to put the HDD in my desktop computer but it is a PATA drive and I have no more connectors left on my mobo for it. So i took apart the case and removed the USB part and want to stick in inside my comp to get it to work the only problem I have is power for the USB adapter... where do I plug it into? I was thinking it would plug into the 3 pin male connectors on my motherboard but im still learning about this stuff and dont want to fry my computer. Ive included pictures of the power wire and the adapter.
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/6176/p1090773fs4.jpg
USB adapter
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/699/p1090774td3.jpg
3 pin connector only 2 wires in it.
I know there are prolly easier ways to do this but this is alot more fun and im learning so if anyone has any input on this that would be great.
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/6176/p1090773fs4.jpg
USB adapter
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/699/p1090774td3.jpg
3 pin connector only 2 wires in it.
I know there are prolly easier ways to do this but this is alot more fun and im learning so if anyone has any input on this that would be great.
