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October 30th, 2006, 12:23 PM
#1
Registered User
 Advice sought Please
My brother has advised me that there is some data on the old hard drive from his old desk top that he had. He phoned me to ask if there is any way that we can retrieve the information that is required.
The only way that I can think off doing such a way is to turn it into a slave drive, but before we attempt to do that it would be great to get some advice on the matter.
First off I do not know on what sort of HDD it is or what make of drive it is, also the O/S that the was on said PC was Windows ME. The current PC is running Windows XP Home edition. As I do not want to get a conflicting of OS now do we.
Please could you advise me on what precaution that I should take as I believe that the ME O/S is in the old hard drive? I shall have to wipe the ME O/S from that hard drive or will I have to re format the drive?
I shall have to by the cables that will be required to complete the job.
Will there be any drivers that will be required if so please could you advise me.
I thank you all for the advice that shall be imparted to and shall keep you advised on how things go.
Regards.
Before attempting some thing ask questions.
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October 30th, 2006, 01:30 PM
#2
Registered User
Unless ME has some crazyness in it that I am unaware of, you should be able to change the jumper on your old hard drive to slave, and hook it up with your other drive set as primary. You should then be able to get to your files. Somebody please shoot me down, and quick, if I am wrong. I have spent a good deal of time avoiding ME as an OS, so I may be in the wrong here.
--oh, and don't refomat it, or you're going to have a whole lot more trouble getting those files.
-Come on, I'll lend you money for a coffee.
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October 30th, 2006, 02:17 PM
#3
Laptops/Notebooks/PDA Mod
You could probably get away with not changing jumpers at all by simply connecting it to the secondary IDE cable (the one your CD-ROM is most likely connected to) with nothing else connected to that cable.
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October 30th, 2006, 03:01 PM
#4
Driver Terrier
or invest in a usb caddy and turn it into an external drive.
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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October 30th, 2006, 03:12 PM
#5
Registered User
 Tell
 Originally Posted by NooNoo
or invest in a usb caddy and turn it into an external drive.
Do tell me more about this idea and where do I purchase a external case for a HDD
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October 30th, 2006, 03:14 PM
#6
Registered User
Originally Posted by 3fingersalute
You could probably get away with not changing jumpers at all by simply connecting it to the secondary IDE cable (the one your CD-ROM is most likely connected to) with nothing else connected to that cable.
I have not opened his case on his PC yet as it is 20 miles away but I shall let you know.
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October 31st, 2006, 04:40 AM
#7
Driver Terrier
Any good pc component supplier
such as this
Maplins have them too.
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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January 2nd, 2007, 04:13 PM
#8
Registered User
Originally Posted by NooNoo
Any good pc component supplier
such as this
Maplins have them too.
I have done that and have used the company before with no problem and it was a result and the hard drive worked first time.
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January 2nd, 2007, 04:36 PM
#9
Driver Terrier
So that's a fix then? Good!
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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January 2nd, 2007, 04:40 PM
#10
or you could try a usb thumb drive and copy the data that way...you would not have to go in the old computer just boot it up and copy to the thumb drive. How big the thumb drive you will need is determined by how much data. a lot of places have thumb drives cheap
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January 2nd, 2007, 04:46 PM
#11
Registered User
Originally Posted by NooNoo
So that's a fix then? Good!
Er........... no it has become a rebuild as over time I have be purchasing pits and bobs to up grade the PC, I am currently waiting for the last item to reach here.
 New power supply, mobo and awaiting fresh HDD.
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January 2nd, 2007, 04:51 PM
#12
Driver Terrier
Thought you said the hdd worked first time... or did you toast something else?
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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January 2nd, 2007, 06:03 PM
#13
Registered User
Originally Posted by Trainshed Terry
Er........... no it has become a rebuild as over time I have be purchasing pits and bobs to up grade the PC, I am currently waiting for the last item to reach here.
New power supply, mobo and awaiting fresh HDD.
DOH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 That appertains to one off the other threads that I have currently  running.
Now where did I put my brain.
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January 2nd, 2007, 06:08 PM
#14
Driver Terrier
about 2 foot from the left of mine I think... I have a stinking cold and it's like thinking inside cotton wool bleh...
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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April 9th, 2007, 01:55 PM
#15
Registered User
Originally Posted by NooNoo
about 2 foot from the left of mine I think... I have a stinking cold and it's like thinking inside cotton wool bleh...
Have you recovered from the cold Mr NooNoo.
 I know have a independent HDD and it has been a life saver.
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