Reading a SATA HDD via USB or IDE
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Reading a SATA HDD via USB or IDE
A friend recently had his PC die on him (blue screen of death) Happy to have a fresh install as he does not have a recovery disk, and I dont have a copy of XP Home to repair it with.
Just need to retrieve a couple of folders from it, so was going to run it as a slave and take the files off (hoping the HDD is not fooked)
Cheapest cable I can find in-store is £40, but can get them on Ebay for £15.
Any ideas guys ?
Repairing the install would be great but at this stage I dont want to harm the folders he wants to get off there.
Just need to retrieve a couple of folders from it, so was going to run it as a slave and take the files off (hoping the HDD is not fooked)
Cheapest cable I can find in-store is £40, but can get them on Ebay for £15.
Any ideas guys ?
Repairing the install would be great but at this stage I dont want to harm the folders he wants to get off there.
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I paid 7 quid for one of these from a computer fair, does all ide and SATA, really handy piece of kit so as long as postage isn't too bad, this is an ok price.
Amazon.co.uk: SATA 3.5" 2.5" IDE 3 IN 1 TO USB 2.0 CABLE ADAPTOR: Electronics & Photo
Amazon.co.uk: SATA 3.5" 2.5" IDE 3 IN 1 TO USB 2.0 CABLE ADAPTOR: Electronics & Photo
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Cheers guys, didnt want to wait for Ebay delivery especially over the new years, but a couple of good ideas there. Im only minutes from the crystal palace computer fair lol. Dont know why I didnt think of that.
Installing a fresh install on and IDE is also a superb idea.
Will get working on it today.
Thanks again guys.
Installing a fresh install on and IDE is also a superb idea.
Will get working on it today.
Thanks again guys.
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