Start where?

Hi,

I have a disk from an old machine which were trashed. The disk is:

"20 GB - Seagate Model ST320014A".

I pulled the disks out a longtime ago. Now I want to retrieve the data
on this disk. Where do I start?

I got rid of all my desktop systems at home for about 3 years now and my
main computer is a laptop. With this in mind, how do I power the disk,
read/retrieve the disk contents? What kind of tools do I need?

Thank you in advance for any help.

NJ

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U comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Neil Jones prica:
I have a disk from an old machine which were trashed. The disk is:

"20 GB - Seagate Model ST320014A".

I pulled the disks out a longtime ago. Now I want to retrieve the data
on this disk. Where do I start?

I got rid of all my desktop systems at home for about 3 years now and my
main computer is a laptop. With this in mind, how do I power the disk,
read/retrieve the disk contents? What kind of tools do I need?

Get yourself a 3.5" USB external case, plug the drive inside and copy the
data... Or get some desktop (if you've got something), install Win on it,
enable file and printer sharing, share this drive and copy the data via
network...

You can also get IDE/SATA = USB kit with power supply but no case,
intended for exactly what you want to do. They typically can
accomodate 2.5" + 3.5" IDE and SATA drives.

Here is an example of one:

http://www.axpertec.com/Product-Adapter-AAD001B.asp


Arno

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On 2009-02-07, Neil Jones wrote:


Hi,

I have a disk from an old machine which were trashed. The disk is:

"20 GB - Seagate Model ST320014A".

I pulled the disks out a longtime ago. Now I want to retrieve the data
on this disk. Where do I start?

I got rid of all my desktop systems at home for about 3 years now and my
main computer is a laptop. With this in mind, how do I power the disk,
read/retrieve the disk contents? What kind of tools do I need?

Thank you in advance for any help.

NJ

Look for a USB enclosure for the drive, or get a cheap desktop computer,
maybe a used one from a thrift store, with IDE hard disk connectors
(some newer machines only have SATA). If you get a used PC with no
operating system, you can boot it from a live CD such as the System
Rescue CD. Or you might be lucky and the old hard drive might be
bootable.

"Neil Jones" wrote in message
...
| Hi,
|
| I have a disk from an old machine which were trashed. The disk is:
|
| "20 GB - Seagate Model ST320014A".
|
| I pulled the disks out a longtime ago. Now I want to retrieve the data
| on this disk. Where do I start?
|
| I got rid of all my desktop systems at home for about 3 years now and my
| main computer is a laptop. With this in mind, how do I power the disk,
| read/retrieve the disk contents? What kind of tools do I need?
|
| Thank you in advance for any help.
|
| NJ

If you are only interested in getting the data off the disk, Arno's
suggestion is the easiest and cheapest approach. I think a USB enclosure
would be wasted on such a small (by modern standards) drive.