Hi Lou,
Actually, your question is right on topic. If you have a computer that
quit working but the hard drive is still functioning, yes in theory one can
retrieve the data from the computer. In my case I removed the hard drive from
the computers. So, now it is a question of how to connect the hard drive to a
modern computer. You are on the right track of looking in to how to retrieve
the data though.
God bless,
Mark
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Question about USB drive boxes
Hi, one question sort of on this subject. I have an old computer that will
not come up can I retrieve the data on it some how?
Thanks for any answers>
Lou
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 1:39 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Question about USB drive boxes
Hi Richard,
Yes, I have several old hard drives from computers I have owned. It
seemed unreasonable to hang on to the entire computer when the data I wanted
was on the hard drive. So, I pulled the drives and decided that I should get
to converting the data over to CD or something that I will be able to
access. So, I know very little about the drives themselves. It sounds like I
need to buy a drive box for both ide, and ata. This way I would have all the
bases covered. It is amazing that all the contents of these hard rives could
be placed on one of the more modern hard drives. Even better I won't need to
copy over the operating systems. That should save some room.
I appreciate any insights on my project.
God bless,
Mark
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Question about USB drive boxes
Hi Mark,
ide, and ata, one in the same, have a 2 inch data cable plug.
This is what it sounds like you have.
Are you taking these drives out of another computer?
HTH,
Richard Q. Justice-website owner
www.blind-computing.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Question about USB drive boxes
Hi Richard,
Thank you for the information. I actually do have another question. How
do I know which type of hard drives I have? The only thing I really know
about the connections is that the data cable is about an inch and a half
across. They also take a separate power plug.
Thank you for the help.
God bless,
Mark
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Question about USB drive boxes
Hi Mark,
These words you are reading, ide, ata, sata, and fire-wire,
are referring to the type of connection the internal hard drive uses when
installed in a computer.
If you are using the older drives such as the ide and ata, then that is the
type of enclosure you want to get.
USB, is the type of connection that the enclosure will use to connect to the
computer externally.
The reason you need to know what type of connection you have is,
the enclosure uses a bridge to make the transition from the drive to the USB
connection
If you have any more questions, just sing out.
HTH,
Richard Q. Justice-website owner
www.blind-computing.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:02 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Question about USB drive boxes
Hi
I was looking at USB hard drive boxes on E-Bay today. These are the
ones where one installs the hard drive of their choice in to the drive box
and then one can plug the hard drive in to a USB port. It seems to me that I
had heard their are several types of these boxes and I am not sure what I
need to be compatible with the older 3.5 inch 20 MB and higher hard drives.
I am reading terms like IDE and other things I do not understand.
Any advice is appreciated.
God bless,
Mark
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