[liu13]

i took apart this computer for the HD, however i do not have the appropriate cables etc etc to use it

what do i need, it was from a HP PC, are there chords to connect this old school HD to a USB?

[asian_XL]

show us some pictures

[Manic!]

If you want to conect via USB you need a IDE hard drive enclosure like this:
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=27417&vpn=SMBXXXU2E-BLK&manufacture=ACom%20Data

[liu13]

sigh my frd told me that i needed a HD case thing, i was hoping there would be a magical chord that connects to usb

[underscore]

there is... it's part of the enclosure.

[Psykopathik]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.27399

this may work for you.

[Presto]

sigh my frd told me that i needed a HD case thing, i was hoping there would be a magical chord that connects to usb

You could get something like this:

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=33461&vpn=SY-U2SAIDE&manufacture=Syba

Other than the power supply crapping out, it's worked great.

[liu13]

thanks, will take in consideration

[johny]

put it inside the computer... it's free.

before you buy anything you'd have to know if your drive is IDE or sata...

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

magical chord

magical chords!