Re: Retrieving files from stand-alone harddrive

From: Don Taylor (dont_at_agora.rdrop.com)
Date: 12/03/04 

Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 20:33:26 -0600

alkamista@lycos.com (The Alchemist) writes:
>I have 2 fully-functional harddrives from past laptops that went bad
>(electrical and other problems). One was from a HP ZT1170 running XP
>Pro and the other from a Dell Latitude also running XP Pro. I would
>like to retrieve my old files from these harddrives. I now have a Dell
>Dimension 4700 Desktop (XP Pro also).

>Can anyone tell me a way to transfer those files from the old
>standalone harddrives to my new Desktop?

There are cheap adapters to convert from 3 1/2" drive connectors
to 2 1/2" laptop drive connectors. Here's one example

http://www.mycableshop.com/3rd_Level/Gender-IDE.htm

and I'm not saying to buy from them, just google for

laptop ide adapter

and you will find lots of places selling these.
You get one, hook the drive to your system, and your system should
recognize the laptop drive, since the laptop was also running XP.
For older drives with other OS it might get a little more interesting.

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