please help hdd files saving

[lolgame123]

I have files on 10 years old dead pc that I really need (it just died rip). Could I use usb to esata adapter for that old hdd or do I need usb to sata?

[Matt_98]

depends, if it is 10 years old it could be IDE. either way there are IDE/SATA to usb adapters on amazon

[lolgame123]

4 minutes ago, Matt_98 said:

depends, if it is 10 years old it could be IDE. either way there are IDE/SATA to usb adapters on amazon

how can I know if it is IDE

[Indus Monk]

One way to rescue the data would be with an Ubuntu live CD, you can access the data, but the parts have to be working. Plug the HDD into a new PC and use Ubuntu live CD to rescue the data

[lolgame123]

3 minutes ago, AmbarChakrabarti said:

One way to rescue the data would be with an Ubuntu live CD, you can access the data, but the parts have to be working. Plug the HDD into a new PC and use Ubuntu live CD to rescue the data

problem is that pc doesn't even want to turn on

[lolgame123]

6 minutes ago, Jorgen297 said:

can you read the stickers what model it is?

It says at the bottom sata 1.5Gb/s mode setting. I guess it is sata then?

[Indus Monk]

4 minutes ago, lolgame123 said:

problem is that pc doesn't even want to turn on

The drive must be working. Check what type of connector it has, plug the drive into a spare PC with the right adapter and then, use the ubuntu liveCD

[Indus Monk]

5 minutes ago, lolgame123 said:

It says at the bottom sata 1.5Gb/s mode setting. I guess it is sata then?

It may be sata 1

[lolgame123]

2 minutes ago, AmbarChakrabarti said:

The drive must be working. Check what type of connector it has, plug the drive into a spare PC with the right adapter and then, use the ubuntu liveCD

Do I have to use usb to sata adapter or can I use also usb to ide/sata adapter

[Indus Monk]

11 minutes ago, lolgame123 said:

Do I have to use usb to sata adapter or can I use also usb to ide/sata adapter

I guess both will work, but when you say usb to sata... do you mean you wanna use something like this:

 

http://www.amazon.in/Portable-External-Inch-Drive-Casing/dp/B012NTVM0M?tag=googinhydr18418-21&tag=googinkenshoo-21&ascsubtag=7d1fc3a7-8f14-4f9b-860c-4444cf73e502

 

 

LOL, i did not properly catch your drift. A usb to sata adapter will let you use the HDD as an external drive, in this case, there is no need to use LiveCD. But with an ide to sata adapter, live cd is required. But the drive has to use the sata standard

[meenmeen1103]

This is sata

 

 

 

This is ide

 

 

You need to know which connector your drive uses before thinking about which adapter you need.

[Indus Monk]

3 minutes ago, meenmeen1103 said:

This is sata

 

 

 

This is ide

 

 

You need to know which connector your drive uses before thinking about which adapter you need.

Uhh, in the second pic, are the four pins on the right are for a molex connector? (In the IDE drive)

[Matt_98]

23 minutes ago, lolgame123 said:

how can I know if it is IDE

it will have 40 pins on it

[meenmeen1103]

1 minute ago, AmbarChakrabarti said:

Uhh, in the second pic, are the four pins on the right are for a molex connector?

Yeah, old IDE usually are powered by molex. The 40 pin ribbon cable is just for data transfer.