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Originally Posted by chipo
i also have a few Laptop HDD's (2.5") hear, i purchased a an adaptor off of eBay for $8.95, delivered (I'm in Australia)
hooked then up and they just show up as data storage drives when plugged into my iMac. then just scanned them.
i also have one 3.5" hdd hear but it wouldn't even power up so either the plug doesn't work with 3.5 or the hdd is dead. 
ebay.com.au/itm/321472968564?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648&ssPageNa me=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT |
That will not work for 3.5"
You need an adapter that will provide 12V and 5V power, or use a desktop computer for power and USB adapter just for the data / signal.
Be wary of cheap eBay 12V @ 2Amp & 5V @ 2Amp power supplies as some on a hard drive only rated 1Amp will blow after a very short time.