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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Hardware / July 2007Data From Old HDD To New
My XP computer died. I replaced it with a Vista PC. Since the old machine simply died (never could get it back to the desktop), I was unable to copy/back up my files. Stupid me, I know. Should've been doing back ups all along. My question is this: In my new computer (Gateway GT5432) there is what appears to be a slot or space where I could insert my old drive. Can I do this safely (for the purposes of getting my old pics, docs, music transferred to my new HDD)? I have removed my old HDD (it's sitting on my desk now). If anyone knows how to do this, and can explain it in fairly simple steps, I would really, really appreciate your help! Thanks! If your old PC stopped due to a failed hard drive then you are unlikely to be able to recover anything. The simplest way, for the uninitiated, would be to buy a hard drive external caddy, fit the hd, and connect via usb / firewire Otherwise you would probably advised to set the jumper on the hd to slave - a series of small pins next to the main cable connector, there is usually a graphic on the drive showing various pin connections. Connect the ide cable (about 4cm wide) - I'm assuming a none sata drive All with the PC power supply disconnected, then reboot If it fails to reboot, either the connections are wrong or the hd has failed > My XP computer died. I replaced it with a Vista PC. Since the old > machine simply died (never could get it back to the desktop), I was [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Thanks! > If your old PC stopped due to a failed hard drive then you are unlikely to > be able to recover anything. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I've set the jumpers on my old HD to "slave" (remove the plastic bridge to make the jumpers match the diagram. Next, I opened up the side panel on my new machine. While there is a space (next to the existing HDD), and a female connector, it (the connector) isn't the same type as the male pins on my old HDD. I did, however, find a female connector on a grey ribbon. The connector marries up with the pins on my old HDD. This connector, though, is in the middle of the ribbon that leads from my CD drive. Unsure whether it was okay to plug my old drive into it, I decided not to do so. Instead, I closed up the computer and thought I would post this note to see if I could get a little more guidance. Any thoughts? Thank you for your first reply! Mark >>If your old PC stopped due to a failed hard drive then you are unlikely to >>be able to recover anything. [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > Mark That would make it the "Slave" on the IDE subsystem with the CD drive being the master. > 2...@cox.net wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Bob, Will connecting the old hard drive to the IDE connector (that is located mid-ribbon) allow me to view the old HDD? Any danger in this type of temporary configuration? Thanks, mark >>2...@cox.net wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 67 lines] > > mark Yes, it will, and no it shouldn't. It doesn't even have to be temporary. > 2...@cox.net wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 73 lines] > > - Show quoted text - PROGRESS!!!! Thanks to everyone who posted replies! Could never have done it without you. Here's the latest. I connected the HDD, "found" it, and was able to get all of my old docs, xls, ppt, files onto my new system. Oh happy day! I hope it's okay to fire off one more question? Since there's an empty space in my new PC, I thought I might make the old HDD a permanent fixture in my new machine. Here's the question... I want to format the old 40 GB drive after I install it. Since all I really want it for is extra storage, do I need to load Windows (or anything else, for that matter) on the old 40 GB drive? Also, can anyone tell me how to format the old drive? (the steps) Thanks again! Mark >>2...@cox.net wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 97 lines] > > Mark No problem, just r-click on it in Disk Management and pick format. |
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