Shutdown while copying files

From: Karen (Karen_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/07/04 

Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 18:51:01 -0800

I've just built a new system and I'm running WinXP w/ SP2 on it. My main
drive is a SATA disk. I also have two hard disks left over from my old
machine. I want to get the data off of them and move it to the new disk, but
I'm having trouble with one of them.

The hard disk that's giving me trouble is old (purchased in 1997). I know
this about it: 1) I need to use the original IDE cables that came with it to
make my machine recognize it, and 2) It's NTFS.

When I try to move or copy/paste or cut/paste anything from it (even just
one file), my screen goes black, and my machine instantly re-boots itself.

How can I get the 10GB of MP3s I have off this thing and onto my new drive?

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