Solution for IDE -> USB?

[Tyr_7BE]

Hey All

I have a 60 gig IDE drive that used to be in my desktop. Well my desktop died, and if possible I'd like to use it with my laptop. I've heard that there are devices that will convert IDE to USB....just pop the IDE drive into an enclosure, and plug the enclosure into the USB port.

Does anybody have any experience with this? I did a quick websearch and it would appear that these devices do exist; I'm wondering if they can be used with linux.

Any recommendations on what to buy would be helpful.

[countach44]

I know someone that has one of these, I'm 90% sure it's linux compatible, I'll try and find out for you.

[Tyr_7BE]

Thanks!

I believe it's linux compatible as well. There were a lot of posts about how to get your USB hard drive up and kicking, and I would assume it operates like a USB hard drive.

Oh man I hope this works.

[Schotty]

Yeah, they work fine. I got mine at CompUSA. Shows up as a scsi device.

[countach44]

Should work like any other USB Mass storage device I was told.