I need to get the old hard drives out of 6 donated computers and copy personal files to a CD as a courtesy for the donor. Rather than open one of my computers and plug each IDE (or EIDE?) hard drive into its internal cables, I know there is a device that I can plug the hard drives into (one at a time) and connect them with a USB cable...I just don't know what to call it or where to buy it.

I do have a serial port and a parallel port available, but I expect the aftermarket product will be designed to use a USB port.

Anybody know what this device is called?
or an easier way to quick-swap external hard drives?

Thank you,

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I think what you are looking for is a Hard Drive Caddy - basically an external enclosure that you put your hard drive in and then plug the whole thing in to your PC via USB.

 

Thank you!

 

These work well. http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0249962