Re: Transferring info from old computer
- From: "david91304" <david91304@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 23:57:03 -0800
Michael,
Now...that's what I call an answer that myself, a 67 year old novice, can
understand. Thank you very much. It seems that where others here and in the
alt.windows-xp info group probably told me the same thing, I have no idea
what some were telling me, including a "slave to my new computer" (I thought
slavery went out years ago!).
I was told by a man from the UK who repairs computers to remove the HD from
the case, install it into an external USB HD enclosure (making sure that the
enclosure will physically fit the old HD). Boot the XP, then plug in the USB
cable and copy whatever I want to salavage. Does this seem OK to you? And,
is this similiar to your suggestion? Hopefully, I'll be able to tell what an
HD looks like inside the cabinet. Also, I hope I won't get a shock even if
it is unplugged as it still states that there's a possibility of a shock
removing the cabinet.
David
"Michael Stevens" wrote:
>
> "david91304" <david91304@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:DE6E698D-358F-4D7E-B996-ADF0D17DB092@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Now that I have a new computer with Windows XP (40GB Hard drive), is it
> > possible to transfer data from my old computer (Windows 95-14GB hard
> > drive).
> > It'll only boot to Safe Mode (hence my new purchase!) so I can't get info
> > on
> > disks. Thought I read somewhere that I could connect the 2 computers with
> > a
> > special cable to download data from my old hard drive. Can someone pls.
> > help?
> > Thanks, David
>
> David,
> It is concieviably possible to connect the computers via crossover cables,
> but since you can't boot up the old computer, it is likely you will need to
> remove the hard drive from the old computer and install it as a slave hard
> drive on the new computer.
> This is easily accomplished if you have any mechanical skills, if not take
> it to a reputable computer store and let them retreive the info from the
> hard drive.
> Besides the likelyhood of the crossover cables not giving the desired
> results, once the data is retreived from the old drive, it can be formatted
> and used as additional storage.
> 1. Remove the old hard drive from the old computer.
> 2. Determine the make and model of the hard drive from the hard drive
> lableing.
> 3. Access the hard drive manufacturers web site and look for the proper
> jumper settings and cableing configurations for making the drive a slave
> drive.
> 4. Install the hard drive with the proper jumper and cable configurations.
> 5. Boot computer and you should have access to the data on the hard drive.
> 6. After retreiving the data from the old drive, you can either fomat the
> drive and use it as storage or return it to the original configuration and
> reinstall it to the old computer for possibly repairing the old system. The
> choice is up to you.
>
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