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Can a 3.5" sata hd connect to a 2.5" sata enclosure?

Asked by manuel_alarcon (299points) February 19th, 2015

Hi, I have an old pc with 2 hd; the C: hd died last week, but the hardware is Ok; so I assume the D: hd is working. I have backups there, i need them. So I was looking the tower and thinking…

Can I hook up the 3.5” hd to a 2.5” usb enclosure?

I think it might not work because of the voltage differences; but since the 2.5” regulates itself when connected to a desktop motherboard, this posibility seems blurry, but I dont want to risk the hard drive to a malfunction due to low voltage (who knows, it might stuck, or something)

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