comp toast. any way to get files off old hard drive. woult it work to install drive in different comp, start up and transfer files. didnt do a back up on picts and miscd things
2007-01-02 15:34:37 · 9 answers · asked by robert c 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
You can hook up the old hard drive to a new computer or whatever else you have in either a new slot or unplug the hard drive you currently have in the new one and put in this old one. Pull stuff off of it and move to the new computer.
2007-01-02 15:37:42 · answer #1 · answered by phillipmarchal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robert, you can install the old HDD on a new computer and retrieve the files BUT! Be sure to check the HDD manufacturer's manual and set it up as a 'slave drive'. The new coumputer's HDD should be the master. The reason for this is that the old HDD registry DOES NOT contain the new computer's hardware/software data. More likely than not if you do not set the old HDD as slave the new computer will NOT boot up or if it does you will get a gazillion Found New Hardware messages. Remember, you probably won't be able to transfer programs (unless you have the setup files on the old HDD) but you can retrieve your files. Good luck.
2007-01-02 15:47:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Couple of ways.
1. If you have a IDE to USB converter, just hook it into another computers USB drive and transfer the files. Ya can usually pick them up on e-bay pretty cheap.
2. Or disconnect the ribbon cable from a 2nd computers Cd which is usually on the motherboard's 2nd IDE controller and plug in the drive. You may be able to access the files that way.
Good Luck.
2007-01-02 15:40:47 · answer #3 · answered by Henry A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the ideas above should work fine, as long as the HDD isn't damaged. If the HDD is functional but information is corrupted you should be able to find software to help you. If it's non-functional I would say you are SOL unless you want to fork out a lot of money for manual hard disk recovery.
2007-01-02 16:18:41 · answer #4 · answered by McMatter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
Maybe your hard drive is in danger, and it needs to get reformatted.. That happened to me lots of times, and fortunately I was able to recover all the data using a great software tool, which I recovered all of my files.
Here is what I recommend: Download this!
http://www.download.com/Active-File-Recovery/3000-2248_4-10566122.html?tag=lst-0-1
Use this program to try and recover all of your files from that Hard Drive, and after you do that, reformat it and it will be back to normal.
Hope this helps! It worked for me!
Good luck.
2007-01-03 04:16:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a program like get data back to recover your files in case the hdd works but not show the files if didn´t start maybe you should go to a expert in recover information
2007-01-02 15:38:36 · answer #6 · answered by armando j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
detachable drives contain issues like memory card readers that are geared up-in to the workstation besides as gadgets like bounce or thumb drives, which strictly speaking are not truly disk drives yet gadgets that contain memory modules like those discovered interior the memory enjoying cards utilized in digital camera. for sure, you may even have exterior disk drives that connect with between the workstation's USB ports.
2016-11-25 23:59:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok what kinda computer is is if its window's 98 you would have to press f2 in to safe mode and if its xp its i think f10 to gointo safe mode then take all your files and everything dump everything on a floppy drive or a cd
2007-01-02 15:42:51 · answer #8 · answered by Pete_26_1980 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put your old drive into an external USB enclosure. That is a lot easier than putting it into a different computer.
2007-01-02 15:39:28 · answer #9 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋