Havent posted in a while but got a few new toys i will be posting today about a gadget that allows you to be able to use your ide/sata drives externally.

Item is the R-Driver III its a small device with a usb cable on the device it has a SATA port a 3.5" IDE connector and a 2.5" Connector the 2.5" does not require power but others do. This is not a problem since the pack comes with a transformer so you are able to use anywhere without the need of normal PSU.

!Image to Come!

Sata:
I have tested it using a Western Digital 80gb hard Disk, i have also tried a Maxtor 250gb HD this seems to have problems im not sure why though looking into finding what the problem is.
2.5" IDE:
Tested using old Notebook hd only 4.2gb but works very well is powered over usb and provides a nice external drive if u want to be quick switching drives without changing USB ports or using extra ports.
3.5" IDE:
Western Digital 80gb worked fine no problem :)

Overall even though it didn't work with one of my sata drives it is a great bit of kit and something i will be hanging onto for years to come.