Solve : OLD HARDRIVE?

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Answer» So, the old computer went pop and I have taken the old HARDRIVE out and gottin rid of the old one. I now have a new Notebook and want to transfer what I have on the old Hardrive to the new one and an EXTERNAL. How doi do that Guys n GalsWelcome to the CH forums. You will need an external enclosure to suit WHATEVER kind of drive your 'old' one is or you will need a usb adapter (see pic below) capable of connecting your 'old' drive to a usb port . Then you can copy files to the new PC. After that you can copy the info to your external. Yep, it's a bit vague, but you didn't give any details of what type of drive you are posting about. [file CLEANUP - saving space - attachment deleted by admin]Hi Dusty All a bit new to me this and apologize. When you say what kind, what do you meanIt came out of an E-machines 920, its name Western Digital WD1200 MDL WD1200AB-00DBA3 40 pin conector and i have covered two pins to make it a slave drive so farQuote from: rands-Pacific When you say what kind, what do you mean Okay, with the manufacturer and model you gave the drive can be identified as an EIDE 3-1/2" internal. There a numerous types of drive such as ide, eide and sata in 2-1/2" and 3-1/2" sizes for laptop/notebooks and desktops. Your original post didn't mention what kind of pc the hard drive was removed from. Either a 3-1/2" enclosure or an adapter like the one I attached will suit. I would recommend the adapter as it will handle ide devices such as hard drives (2-1/2", 3-1/2" in ide or sata forms) and ide optical devices. BTW slave settings are used only when two devices are on the same ide. This will not be the case when/if you connect your drive to a usb connection. When using the adapter it is required that the drive be set to Master.

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So, the old computer went pop and I have taken the old HARDRIVE out and gottin rid of the old one. I now have a new Notebook and want to transfer what I have on the old Hardrive to the new one and an EXTERNAL. How doi do that Guys n GalsWelcome to the CH forums.

You will need an external enclosure to suit WHATEVER kind of drive your 'old' one is or you will need a usb adapter (see pic below) capable of connecting your 'old' drive to a usb port . Then you can copy files to the new PC. After that you can copy the info to your external.

Yep, it's a bit vague, but you didn't give any details of what type of drive you are posting about.

[file CLEANUP - saving space - attachment deleted by admin]Hi Dusty

All a bit new to me this and apologize. When you say what kind, what do you meanIt came out of an E-machines 920, its name Western Digital WD1200
MDL WD1200AB-00DBA3
40 pin conector and i have covered two pins to make it a slave drive so farQuote from: rands-Pacific

When you say what kind, what do you mean

Okay, with the manufacturer and model you gave the drive can be identified as an EIDE 3-1/2" internal. There a numerous types of drive such as ide, eide and sata in 2-1/2" and 3-1/2" sizes for laptop/notebooks and desktops. Your original post didn't mention what kind of pc the hard drive was removed from.

Either a 3-1/2" enclosure or an adapter like the one I attached will suit. I would recommend the adapter as it will handle ide devices such as hard drives (2-1/2", 3-1/2" in ide or sata forms) and ide optical devices.

BTW slave settings are used only when two devices are on the same ide. This will not be the case when/if you connect your drive to a usb connection. When using the adapter it is required that the drive be set to Master.

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