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05-24-2012, 06:52 PM
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#1 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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| how to recover data from old HDD
anyone since i changed my old school mobo, to a new one.
i had to get a new HDD as well...because my old HDD has no sata hook up lol
does anyknow know how i might be able to recover files from it?
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05-24-2012, 07:05 PM
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so your old drive is pata right?
most new mobo still have pata connection, set the drive to slave and boot it up. Should work
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05-24-2012, 07:26 PM
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#3 | | YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS
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haha I never knew those things were also called PATA.
i just always called them IDE Drives
Anyways - that or you can buy an enclosure and use the drive as an external USB drive as well 
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05-24-2012, 07:35 PM
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you can get a IDE to SATA converter/adapter, you can find them at NCIX or ME for 10 to 30 bucks.
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05-24-2012, 07:37 PM
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parallel/ata ide same thing 
but yea above suggestions work as well
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05-24-2012, 07:39 PM
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I'd prefer to use an IDE to USB adapter personally.
That way there is no confusion over which drive to boot from, you don't have to shutdown your current machine...etc.
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05-24-2012, 09:33 PM
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#7 | | YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS
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Originally Posted by bobbinka  you can get a IDE to SATA converter/adapter, you can find them at NCIX or ME for 10 to 30 bucks. | though with this method... some newer PSUs don't have Molex connectors anymore...
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05-24-2012, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Amuro Ray though with this method... some newer PSUs don't have Molex connectors anymore... | power adapters cost 2 to 3 bucks
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05-24-2012, 09:44 PM
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Thx guys will be looking into it tmrw!!!
Thought my files were lost forever,
Well my mobi has no connection at all at least i dnt think for my old hdd its really old lol.
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05-25-2012, 12:00 AM
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#11 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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^ yup saw that, nah i just plan to rip eerything out  | |
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