I'm looking to acquire some additional IDE to USB adapters. I've got one that works nicely with the old Plextor drives already. I've got a second one that uses the recommended chipset (Innostar IS611), but the SATA connector on the side of that adapter partially blocks the molex power connector on my Plextor drives. Thus, I have no way of powering the Plextor when the adapter is connected.
In my process of deciding which adapter to buy next, I noticed that several of the recommended adapters (on the Redump Wiki) seem to have the exact same PCB layout as my IS611-based unit that blocks the molex connector. For example, the Kingwin USB-DSC9 seems like it would have the same issue. The IDE key notch is on top, which will put the SATA connector on the right hand side of the drive, blocking the molex connector (which sits immediately to the right of the IDE connector on many of the old Plextor units).
How are others making use of these style adaptors? Will right-angle molex adapters fit between the adapter body and the drive? Or maybe it's possible to use a short special IDE cable to space the adapter from the drive? Or am I just missing something and there's a way to get the molex to plug it without any trickery?
Thanks!
