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A SATA Disk needs to be connected to a SATA controller. Does your PC have a SATA controller? Or what is the enclosure for? IS it an external USB enclosure? If that is the case, then you will need an enclosure that takes SATA disks.
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A SATA Disk needs to be connected to a SATA controller. Does your PC have a SATA controller? Or what is the enclosure for? IS it an external USB enclosure? If that is the case, then you will need an enclosure that takes SATA disks.

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You can't use your current enclosure, as the internal bridging device is an IDE -&gt; USB bridge; and you need a SATA -&gt; USB bridge for a SATA drive.<br />
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I've tried many of these enclosures, and have had the most reliable performance with the Vantec NexStar units. &nbsp; This is a good one for a SATA drive:<br />
<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392016" rel="ugc">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392016</a>
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You can't use your current enclosure, as the internal bridging device is an IDE -> USB bridge; and you need a SATA -> USB bridge for a SATA drive.

I've tried many of these enclosures, and have had the most reliable performance with the Vantec NexStar units.   This is a good one for a SATA drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392016 [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392016]

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I just purchased a Seagate 250GB Serial ATA w/NCQ 7200/8MB/SATA-3G &nbsp;and was going to use my current IDE enclosure but that appears it will not work. Are there modifications I can make or should I order a new enclosure and if so any comments on any particular one with the correct connections. Thanks
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I just purchased a Seagate 250GB Serial ATA w/NCQ 7200/8MB/SATA-3G  and was going to use my current IDE enclosure but that appears it will not work. Are there modifications I can make or should I order a new enclosure and if so any comments on any particular one with the correct connections. Thanks

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