Is there any way to connect a old hard disk to my new 945 chipset pc?

Question

I had a normal hard drive 40 GB with my first pc. I kept the hard disk but I upgraded to a new 3.0 GHZ pc and it came with a new SATA hard disk because motherboards hard disk model only works with SATA hard drives as I was told.
I got some important files on the old normal disk.
Now is there any way to connect the old one to my new pc?

Answer 1

If your new PC do not have any extra IDE slot, you can connect your old hard disk to the IDE slot that your CD-ROM drive is using (I'm sure you have at least one IDE slot thats connecting to your CD-ROM drive, otherwise how do you use your CD-ROM drive). You can even leave it connected together with your CD-ROM drive if you want.

You just have to plug the IDE cable into both the CD-ROM and the hard disk. In case your IDE cable do not have extra connector, you can buy one from any computer store. The one with 3 connectors (One to your motherboard and the other 2 to your hard disk and CD-ROM drive).

You just have to remember to set your CD-ROM as master and the hard disk as slave will do.

If not, you can just temporary unplug the IDE cable connecting to your CD-ROM drive and connect it to the hard disk and plug it back after transferring the files.

Answer 2

an easy way of accessing your files would be to buy a "usb hard-drive/cd enclosure case." which would run you about 25 bucks. or you can get a "ide to usb" cable for a few bucks less. If you want to continue using your hard-drive i suggest you get an enclosure. check newegg.com or your favorite store. i might give you more answer if you know the type of motherboard you own?

Answer 3

You can purchase an IDE / PCI interface which will allow you to connect your old drive to the new PC. You can purchase this at most computer hardware stores.

Answer 4

Duct tape