Transferring data & programs from old hard drive

[Ross820]

The motherboasrd on my old computer went out, and the computer wouldn't even
turn on. I salvaged the old hard drive, though. How do I get some of the
old files/programs out of that old drive? I tried hooking it up through my
external backup drive, but nothing comes up. Do I have to change/remove the
jumpers in the old drive to make it a "slave"? Any other suggestions?

Thanks

 

[peter]

Yes you have to change the jumpers to slave (Pata Drive).........
You can then transfer your work files..........but you will not be able to
tranfer programs.They will need to be reinstalled
peter

 

[Ross820]

I changed the jumpers as indicated on the drive to "slave" but the computer
still does not seem to recognize the old hard drive. (ATA vs SATA issue?) I
installed it in my external drive case (so that I could just use the USB
connection), but it just seems to get locked up trying to do something, as
indicated by the red light on the case, which usually means it is
transferring or reading files.
Thanks for any suggestions.

Steve

 

[peter]

well........you never did state if the drive in question was Pata or Sata
??????????
Check under Control Panel/admin tool/comp management/disc management and see
if/what its listed (at)
You might need to take possession

peter