For IDE notebook drives, all you need to do is connect the HDD to the adapter and plug in the USB. Plug the HDD into the reader first, then plug in the USB.
For desktop drives and SATA notebook drive, you will need to connect the power adapter.
Well that was too good to be true!! I thought the adapter would just run by itself, but when I plug into the USB I get that the computer recognizes the drive, the two lights come on (green and red) and then nothing, I don't know if my hard drive is useless, if I'm not doing something or if it's just taking forever, so far I have left it for over half an hour with nothing happening! I am using it with Windows Vista and it's supposed to work with that. Any more help would be most appreciated, thanks...:smileyhappy:
You can try Ontrack's Easy Recovery, and if it looks promising, purchase it - it's not cheap ($250 or so) but it's a fraction of what a data recovery service will charge.
Thanks for the replies, I checked Manage on Computer and there were no !!'s, also checked for a HDD password and it was disabled so I guess going to the second message the drive is rotating so for some reason Windows isn't reading it. Do you happen to know any software programs that may help, I know professional recovery is expensive. Thanks again, and all help appreciated!!:smileyhappy:
ejn63
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April 26th, 2008 10:00
Pull the blade connector from the back of the drive after removing it from the sled. It'll connect to the IDE connector on the adapter.
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April 26th, 2008 17:00
For IDE notebook drives, all you need to do is connect the HDD to the adapter and plug in the USB. Plug the HDD into the reader first, then plug in the USB.
For desktop drives and SATA notebook drive, you will need to connect the power adapter.
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April 27th, 2008 02:00
You're welcome! Let us know if anything comes up.
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April 27th, 2008 03:00
Right click on Computer and select Manage. Do you see anything that has a yellow ! next to it?
Also, do you have a HDD password set? If so, you need to remove it before putting it into the HDD reader.
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April 27th, 2008 09:00
Be sure the drive is spinning - if it's not, you will need a powered hub.
If it's clearly spinning and unreadable, you may need software or professional recovery to get the data from the drive if Windows won't read it.
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You can try Ontrack's Easy Recovery, and if it looks promising, purchase it - it's not cheap ($250 or so) but it's a fraction of what a data recovery service will charge.
http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com/file-recovery-software/
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