How to hook up a SATA laptop drive into a desktop PC for extra storage.

[MrSpartan1717]

Hi TechIMO again

I just recently got a hold of a 2 SATA laptop drives they have no use for anything at the moment.

I wanted to hookup them up to my desktop for backup or even extra storage. I thought about an external harddrive enclosure but then i wanted to hook them up internal.

Is there way to do this threw SATA I know 2.5 inch drives use 5V and 3.5 inch use 12V. I was told if you remove the yellow wire on PSU connection that powers the harddrive it would drop done in voltage is this true. I was also told you can get regulators to control the output of voltage.

Can you do this is it possible. How would I go about this if you can.

Any suggestions would be greatly appearciteated.

Thanks again MrSpartan1717

[RacerX]

Good question.
From what i'm reading, if you use a standard SATA power cable you're fine, no cutting needed.
Now some are saying if you use a molex to sata power adapter, you need to cut the yellow 12v line on the molex side.

Unless someone here has actually done this i don't have a concrete answer.

For me "personally" if it has a sata power connector, i'd hook it up with a sata power connector, no adapter, and the sata data cable and try it out.

That's just me though, as i don't have a definitive enough answer to give a safe recommendation.