Your MIL is a bitch, but you know that part.
On to the important part. Buy a new laptop. Then buy this: https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1542401955&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=hard+drive+to+usb&dpPl=1&dpID=51ap6s9o3qL&ref=plSrch
These are amazing and super easy. Remove the old hard drive from the broken laptop. Plug it in. Pull all desired files onto new laptop. Lost files recovered. TADA!!!
As /u/iamofnohelp said you need to backup that data.
1997 means no SATA (SATA was introduced in 2000), the drives will be the old PATA ribbon type. You also will not have USB (USB 1.1 was introduced in 1998). You can't just plug in a USB card either, most anything you find today will require a PCI-e connection, which also came after your PC. This makes backing up the data a bit of a challenge.
Magnetic media degrades overtime so you may well run into read errors once you access the drives. That also means you want to minimize reads and writes as much as possible until you've backed up your data.
I think your best option is to get a USB adapter that supports PATA, one like this, AGPtek SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter, then connect the drive from the old PC to a newer one using that adapter. (FYI: PATA=IDE, same thing, different terms)
That avoids the stress of the old drive trying to boot and, if you get access, you can copy the data directly to the newer PC. It also means if there are problems reading the data you can use modern recovery software to try and still get to the data.
Otherwise, if you just boot the old PC and it works, you still have to figure out a way to copy the data. Without USB that means burning a CD, assuming the old PC has a CD drive capable of that, not a given on a 1997 PC.
Edit: Ok. I get it, there are adapters. He can plug a USB into his old machine or his PATA into a new machine. Still, KISS is best, I stand by my advice to just use a cheap usb adapter and connect it to a new machine that way.
>If it is not listed, then shut down computer and check the wiring to the back of the drive and to the motherboard. Make sure connections are in tight to both ends
If that doesn't work then the drive has failed and needs to be replaced. You can also remove the drive and attach it to a USB HDD Adapter with a power adapter. Plug the power in and put your Ear next to the drive, does it sound like it is spinning up, or is it cold, no activity? If the later, the drive has failed and needs to be replaced. If the drive is working, then plug in the USB to a working computer and you can copy the files off of it.
This is not something you did, drives fail sometimes for a reason, but many times for none at all.
As stated, use a USB Adapter with a Power Adapter. Just plug the power plug in. Put your ear to the drive and see if you hear it spinning up. If so, and it stays up, then that is a good one. Once you found the drives that don't spin up, you can try plugging the good ones in to see what is on them. Use a Sharpie on the drives to mark Good or Bad. Take the files off of the good ones and copy the files onto separate SATA drive and wipe the working IDE drives and recycle them.
USB to IDE adapters/docks/enclosures exist. Search amazon or your favorite retailer and you'll find 100s of them.
here you go -
AGPtek SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable for Hard Drive Disk HDD 2.5" 3.5" with External AC Power Adapter by Mambate USA Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_m-BmDbDCBHR35
Something like this will work for both of them, although for hard drives nicer-looking options exist.
You can get an adapter for under $20. I keep one of these around just in case someone needs help with and old computer.
I have an older StarTech external unit with two "bays" or trays, one for SATA and the other for the older PATA drives.
The SATA works fine, but when I recently tried accessing a known good PATA drive with the other interface, Windows 10 failed to even detect it. I ended up buying this one instead and it worked fine.
Depending on what you plan to do with the drives you could get yourself an NAS. Like if you plan to use it as a centralized place to store media.
What error number is the Xbox giving you when you boot?
Also, as for your IDE to USB adapter, I bought this one which worked perfectly for me. For future reference, XboxHDM sometimes has issues working with USB 3.0 adapters, so try to stick to USB 2.0.
Either A: Copy the HDD in small chunks (since you mentioned it shuts off every 30mins)
Or B: Get an IDE (or SATA, you can tell me the model number to check) enclosure like this.
Given the age of the system, crashing every 30mins is a very likely sign that the thermal paste (what goes between the CPU and heatsink) is dry and needs replacing.
It'll let you connect the old hard drive as if it were a modern USB flash drive. My recommendation is that before you try to do this, make sure that you have enough hard drive space on your existing computer's hard drive and try to do the connection at night. Then you can do a copy/paste over from the old hard drive to the new one without there being interruptions on the computer. This is also a good idea to do it uninterrupted because the old hard drive may choose to fail at some point. So it would be a good idea to focus the computer's effort on just moving the data off the old hard drive.
What you will need is a USB-to-IDE (or or USB-to-PATA) adapter. The drive is also going to need a Molex adapter (connects to the port on the right with the four pins) to supply power for the drive. Most adapter kits like this will include the power supply.
If you are not computer literate, pay someone to do it for you.
If you want to do it yourself, buy this https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=sr\_1\_14?crid=PL1YSB1LISO&keywords=usb+sata+adapter&qid=1644417874&sprefix=usb+sata+adapter%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-14 , take out the harddrive from this computer, plug it into another computer and copy the data out.
You might want to try to use a hard drive adapter. I'll include a link, but what you would do is take out the hard drive from the laptop and connect the adapter to it and then you PC or laptop and then browse the drive for the data. It can be hit or miss depending on if he used encryption but for most situations it has worked for me.
AGPtek SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable for Hard Drive Disk HDD 2.5" 3.5", Compatible with USB 1.1/2.0/3.0, with External AC Power Adapter Included https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_AGA5MMJKKD1ZPX52NNQD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Yep.
Just pull the hard drive out of your old machine. Connect it with an adapter (like this one example) to your new machine after you get the new machine set up.
Any personal files you cannot live without should be backed up in more then one place.
Boot into Setup (Bios) Under System Information is the HDD showing? If so, then it is spinning up and turning on, but may have lost it directory. Skip to last paragraph.
If not in the Bios. Remove the HDD and plug the power into another computer or get a USB adapter with a power adapter. Once the drive is powered on, put your ear next to it, is it spinning up? Or is it making a scraping or clicking noise? Or does it spin up, and then spin down? Or is it cold no activity? If any of those scenarios, then the HDD has failed, it is just a coincidence that you upgraded the PSU.
If it stays powered on, plug the SATA or USB cable into it and it. Press the Windows key*+X* and choose Disk Management. In the lower pane, does the drive show? Does it say the file system is Unallocated Space? Or at the Disk # does it say Not Initialized? Or Off Line?
Get one of these units:
Plug it into a Linux PC, and search the disk. Should be easy and lightweight. If you need a PC with an EIDE/PATA adapter, let me know and I'll ship it to you. I picked one up last weekend for recycling, and this seems like a good way for it to be useful one last time.
I'll second the usb adapter suggestion. I have a box of HDD's I used with one such adapter.
https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S
a example but know it's the first off a google search hastily and lazily performed.
Chances are great that your laptops HDD is failing or has failed. You can remove the HDD from the computer and attach it via a USB Adapter with a power adapter to a different computer. Once powered up, put your ear next to the drive. Do you hear a clicking or scraping sound? Or does it spin up and then spin down? Or is it cold, no sign of life? These would mean the drive has failed and needs to be replaced.
If the drive is spinning up and staying up, you can run diagnostics on the HDD to check it's health.
No. Something like this is cheap and has multiple uses
I happen to have older machines in my office with IDE interfaces, but if you don't you can get something less expensive that only does SATA.
Assuming you have a SATA SSD, you should just need something like this:
This will basically turn your SSD into an external drive. Should be able to move files right off of it as long as the formatting of the drive wasn't damaged.
Your original post did not specify any computer specs or what OS you are running or RAM So, now we know that it is a Dell Inspiron. What Model ? So, you are not running Windows 10. Are you running Windows 7? You can Right click Computer and choose Properties to tell you what OS and amount of RAM.
Why do you need the computer for a "Few Days" ? If you just want to copy files off of the HDD then you can remove the HDD and attach it to another working computer via a USB Adapter with a power adapter. It will come up as another drive and you can drag and drop files from the old HDD to the working computer.
Where are you copying the files From to your boot drive?
You can attach the new 2TB SSD drive to a working computer via a USB Adapter, Dock or Enclosure with a power adapter.
>go to Disk Management If the drive doesn't show up there, it has failed and needs to be replaced.
Press the Windows key*+X* and choose Disk Management. In the bottom pane, is the drive listed here? Is the File System Unallocated Space? Or, under Disk # does it say Not Initialized?
You can remove the HDD from the USB Enclosure, and attach the drive via a USB Adapter, Dock, or Enclosure with a power adapter. If the drive is not spinning up, it has failed due to the fall.
Unplug all drives but your OS SSD drive. Boot into Setup (Bios) Go to System Information, this should list all of your drives on your computer. is your SSD drive showing here?
If not, check the cabling on the SSD, make sure it's tight into the back of the drive and into the motherboard. Try a different SATA data cable. Try a different Power Plug from the PSU. Try a different SATA port on the motherboard. If the SSD doesn't show up in the Bios, it won't show in the Command Prompt or Windows.
You can also Remove the SSD from the computer and attach it to a USB Adapter with a power adapter. When you power it up, does it sound like it is starting? If so, You can plug in the USB to a different computer and see if it comes up. If not, then it has failed and needs to be replaced.
If you remove the drive and attach it to aUSB Adapter, the drive may come up. It may not boot Windows, but it may show the files and you can copy them over to a working computer.
In the future, always have a second and or third copy of files you can't live without on a USB HDD, or Cloud
I hope you are still interested in the project.
What you are trying to achieve is of course very doable. You just need an external power supply for your 3.5 inch hdd.
Look at this product for example
The second photo there is the most telling. The power adapter supplies 12V and 5V to your hdd. Then you use the SATA port on your banana pi and connect it to the data port on your hdd.
The product on amazon offers a usb 2.0 converter which you don't need with a banana pi.
With some looking around, you might find a similar product for cheaper possibly.
If you want to, you could leech off 5V power from that adapter to power your banana pi. Red is +5V and Black is Gnd. Use a multimeter to confirm ^_^
Just strip a bit off insulation from the molex cable's red and black wire and wire them into a micro usb cable.
It's probably not this, but unplug any flash drives that might be plugged in. It could be trying to boot to one of those instead of your main drive.
Additionally, unplug your computer from power, while it's unplugged, press and hold the power button for 15 seconds, and then go ahead and plug it back in. That's fixed some certifiably weird issues for me.
The diagnostics have me thinking the drive might just be dead. If that's the case, you could order a cheap USB to SATA adapter on Amazon and try getting your data off of it. Not necessarily this one, but you'll want something like this that can power a full size hard drive.
you can find USB 3.0 versions too - but I just did a quick amazon search.
if the drive is SATA you can get a SATA only adapter cheaper. If it is PATA/IDE you'll need something like this.
AGPtek SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable for Hard Drive Disk HDD 2.5" 3.5" with External AC Power Adapter by Mambate USA Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_QFHnDbPDRD65Z
Yep. Don’t bother with an enclosure. Just get the data off. Something like one of the things below.
AGPtek SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable for Hard Drive Disk HDD 2.5" 3.5" with External AC Power Adapter https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_kUdxFbDYEKCC2
You can attach your non NVME SSD and your HDD to your computer via a USB Adapter, Dock or Enclosure, so you don't have to remove your NVME.
Remove the HDD from the laptop. Attach it to a working computer with a USB Adapterwith it's own power adapter. Power the drive up, does it sound like it is spinning up? Or is it spinning up then spinning down? Or is it making a clicking or scrapping noise. If the it spins up and stays up, plug the USB cable into the working computer. The drive will come up and you can copy your files over to the working computer.m
To check if the troubled computer has an issue without the HDD in, Start it up, and press F2 to boot into Setup (Bios) If that works, get a new SSD/HDD and install Windows.
I use a USB device for these sorts of situations. Mine came from Tiger Direct years ago, but Amazon and Walmart stock variants on it.
Thanks for the reply. Do you think this one work?
you could get something like this, I used a similar one in the past and it worked without a hitch. And it won't fry anything as long as you plug both in the same extension cord.
Why not just buy a cable to power it? You can just get the cable set that has ide and sata with a power cable fod under 15 usd on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_OAZlCb2H4DBGF
A lot less hassle than what you are trying to do and will make it easoer when you want to add more or check up on an old he'd in the future
You could get one of these and connect the drive to the laptop. Then you can pull what data you need, and check the health of it to see if it is in fact failing.
Hi there! I'd like to start a different line of troubleshooting here. Firstly, IDE drives are very old, and old drives are very vulnerable to crashing. Your end-goals should be:
So, for that first goal, if you are not successful in getting the drive to be recognized by your motherboard, I would suggest buying a USB-IDE adapter, like this: https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1527291387&sr=1-6&keywords=usb+IDE+adapter&dpID=51ap6s9o3qL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
This will let you get the data off that disk and onto modern hardware.
If your storage drive is not installed as C: during the reinstall then it should work. You will need to reinstall Windows to a C: drive, then later physically attach your storage drive as D:. I just use a no-hassle USB external drive for this. You can also buy an adapter for about $30 to make your internal drive into a USB drive. Get an adapter that comes with a power supply. Like this, which is for SATA, PATA, and IDE all in one. This allows me to use the same data drive for many years with no fuss as I get new PCs. The USB support on desktop PCs will be here for quite a while I think.
Get the right one for your drive. 2.5" drives don't have to have an external power supply But I recommend it to reduce frustration. 3.5" drives do need an external power supply.
It will work, but I can't tell if it comes with the power adapter or not.
Ah, that would explain things. That's why, if I need to do a USB to SATA connection, I use one of these.
A way to determine if it's the drive or something wrong with your computer would be to try and hook the drive up to another Windows PC as a secondary drive using a SATA USB adapter like this. Keep in mind, though, anything you do with a failing drive can cause further damage and make the data unrecoverable.
A professional is the best option if the data is very valuable and you can't risk losing it.
Plug it up, get your data off and throw it in a drawer somewhere. if you computer often... youll probably need it again someday.
Unfortunately as @atomks86 said, you need some kind of adapter for it to be feasible as 3.5 drives need more power than 2.5
Update: something like this also works (https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=sr_1_14?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1519514169&sr=1-14&keywords=3.5+drive+adapter), but is far more uglier XD
This will work for you assuming you just want to hook up the drive and copy your stuff off. The bigger cable is power, smaller one is data and the four pin is an alternate power. When that drive came out lots of power supplys only had the old 4 pin connectors so they had both.
Typically three wires; common, +5V, and +12V. See the power supply that comes with this.
You could use two separate power supplies, and just plug them in separately. Or use a 12V supply and a buck converter to generate 5V from that.
I expect that the motor won't spin up without the electronics telling it to. The electronics can spin down the drive at the host's request, so it likely needs to be running to control the motor.
I have no experience with those adapters, but you're looking for something like this, since they are PATA drives.
That's IDE/PATA. You can use this.
It has an IDE interface.
The big question is why would you want to spend more for an enclosure to use a "antique" HDD than what it would cost to get a USB thumbdrive with greater capacity. If all you are looking to do is access the old data and then not use the drive again then one of these might be a better purchase:
These devices (there are a lot out there) don't provide any housing, but can interface with a wide range devices with differing interfaces. I've used one a number of times to connect drives from older retired computers, both Mac and Win. Since I would never place a drive with such tiny capacity in actual service, my only interest is to connect it once and copy off files that I'd like to keep.
If you just need to view files on it, look for something like this to connect to your existing PC over USB:
SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable
A kit like this. It is an IDE drive.
So those two items will work, but why not get a full kit rather than two separate devices from different sources?
or
External USB kit is the easiest way.
https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/
These are NOT solid state drives. They are 3.5 inch platter (HDD) drives. One has an IDE connection, the other has a SATA connection.
The enclosure would need to support both SATA and IDE. Something like this https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S would do the trick.
If you want more of an enclosure, https://www.amazon.com/Docking-Tccmebius-TCC-S862-US-External-Enclosure/dp/B07LGCKMK7 would do.
Hitachi HDT722525DLA380 Hitachi Deskstar 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.5
WD1600AB-00DYA0 – Western Digital 160GB 5400 RPM IDE 3.5″ HDD
Let me introduce you to this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BIE996S/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?psc=1
Just use the power supply portion of this kit. Plug and play. No soldering or modification required. :D
Pata drives are pretty straight forward. I would get a 40 pin ide to usb adapter (https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=pata+to+usb+adapter&qid=1663525430&sr=8-3 )
A rapsberry pi or something simiar, with usb 2 or 3. it should have the data speeds to read the drive, you can the program the gpio pins to play/stop/pause/etc when pressed. and use some sort of dvd software display the video.
With buck convertors to the desired 5V (or 3.3v as some drives are being spec'd for now) cut up a molex power cable for the output, and attach a molex-to-sata-power adapter to the end (suggesting molex in between because those don't seem like a nightmare to handle chopped up).
If that sounds hacky, that's because it is. You'll need to DIY a solution to a random supply. Turnkey versions exist, but will contain more than your specifications allow. Realistically, save the laptop power brick and look for a few hard drive power adapters that don't force you to buy the entire kit.
Didn't catch the 3.5. Get this one with separate power supply:
https://smile.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S
https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/ looks like it has everything you'd need. With this, you wouldn't need to power it via a desktop PSU. Just follow the instructions in the listing. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71YW7Yk5HgL._AC_SX522_.jpg
This is a USB Adapter that can read standard SATA drives as well as the type you have IDE/PATA. Power adapter included
This is what I use for older drives like this. It includes the power cable.
https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=sr_1_4
"...the cheaper the better."
I doubt that: the working the better. :-)
I can't find the model what I have but this is perfectly fine too:
https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S
Actually, is a PATA disk
This adapter Will work https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S
Thank you. So, it looks like this might be an answer?
"AGPtek SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable" - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00BIE996S?ref\_=cm\_sw\_r\_cp\_ud\_dp\_FDB3B5WHJCG1WC7X4M1A
If the computer was really only affected by soot/smoke and not water damaged, melted, burned, etc. then the hard drive and your data are probably intact.
If that's the case here's what I'd do:
Unplug all the things from the back of the computer tower, especially the power plug. One side of the computer case probably opens for access. Remove the screws from the back of that side panel and push the panel back toward the rear of the computer to remove it. If the computer is extremely old there may not be side panel access, and the computer case's sides and top might be all one piece. If that's the case remove the screws from the rear of the computer that hold in all three sides and push the whole thing back to release it, then lift it off.
Unplug the two connectors from the hard drive. Pinch them on the top and bottom with your fingers and wiggle them until they pull straight out. The hard drive itself is secured inside the computer and you'll need to remove a few screws, then slide it toward the back of the computer and pull it free. If it doesn't have screws holding it in it may have a plastic press-fit slider thingie holding it instead. Push that whichever direction it isn't. (If it's all the way front, push it rear, if rear, push front) to release. Search "how to install a hard drive" on YouTube and watch a couple videos. Do that in reverse. :) This will also help you figure out which part is the hard drive if you're not familiar. You may also have to shove some other cables out of the way to fully remove the hard drive.
Figure out what kind of hard drive you have. Over the years they've changed the size and shape of hard drive connectors. Google "types of hard drive connectors" or similar. Find out if you've got an IDE, SATA, etc.
Once you know what kind of hard drive you have (let's say SATA for example,) pop over to Amazon and search for "SATA to USB adapter." Or buy an adapter that connects to multiple styles of hard drives, like this one if you're not sure.
Now you need another computer. Your work laptop, your kid's PC, the new computer you buy to replace this smoked one, anything. Follow the instructions on the adapter you bought and you'll basically plug one end into the hard drive and the other end into a USB port on the computer. This will more or less make it as though your old hard drive is installed on the new computer. From there you can drag your files onto a USB flash drive, copy them to the computer, print things out, etc.
If you're comfortable doing that it won't take very long and it'll cost you about $20, but it does require that you have access to another computer, a screw driver, possibly YouTube on your phone, and some patience. Otherwise if you don't want to deal with it then definitely take it to a specialist, and I'm sorry I don't know any in town even though that's really all you asked. :)
So sorry to hear about your home; I hope the fact that you're asking about your hard drive means that your bigger worries like where to sleep tonight have already been figured out.
Sounds like you need a difference enclosure or one of these:
https://amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3CC6WESCZWCQS&keywords=ide+to+usb+adapter&qid=1650221207&sprefix=ide+to+us%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-5
about $16 USD you can get the ide to usb adapter then plug it into a modern pc to transfer files. It will make it basically function as an external hard drive. This adapter works with sata or ide and is a good tool to have on hand
https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=Ide+To+Usb+Adapter&qid=1645304757&sr=8-5
side note: sounds like the graphics card or internal graphics may have failed
Also, this one appears to use the same USB adapter but just comes with a different power cable: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BIE996S
It might work just the same, which would be good because the one I bought (linked in the above post) has a really cheap power adapter. The molex connector feels cheap and it doesn't have a power switch like the other product listing does.
I use this one. Maybe it isn't the best, but will do the work https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=sata+ide+to+usb+cable&qid=1638830205&sr=8-3
What is the Make and Model# of your laptop?
Remove the HDD from the laptop, attach it to a working computer via a USB Adapter. This will come up as a separate drive. Drag and Drop your important files to the computer from the now external drive to the other computer.
Once your data is backed up, you can place the drive back in the laptop and follow the instructions for restoring Windows, or you can boot off of the Windows Installer USB and Delete all the Partitions and push the Next button to do a Clean Install.
Here's a working link:
https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S
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Did you try the drive on another computer?
A drive that makes a clicking/ticking or scraping sound is a HDD that has failed.
If may be caused by the USB controller inside the enclosure. Here are instructions for disassembly of the enclosure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB1a3Jz92Cg
If you can remove it you can attach it to a USB Adapter with a power adapter. Once powered up, if it has the same behavior, then the drive has failed. If the data is critical you can send it off to Data Recovery, but most people can't afford this option.
Is this a desktop PC or a Laptop? Do you have a standard HDD, SSD or an NVME drive?
If you have a HDD or SSD you can remove the drive from your computer and attach it to a working computer via a USB Adapter, Dock or another Enclosure. the drive will come up as a secondary drive and you can copy your files. Then run Diagnostics on the drive to see if it is salvageable. If so, then you can put it back in the troubled computer and do a Clean Install. or get a new drive.
You may want/need something like this adapter kit, depending on your setup/needs: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BIE996S
That's an IDE/PATA drive. You can either get a PATA to SATA adapter (powered internally, or PATA to USB.
Random example of USB adapter - https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/
That adapter won't work with 3.5" desktop drives like the OP has because it has no power supply included.
If he gets something like this that comes with the power supply then it'll work with desktop drives (not sure I'd actually buy this particular one, seems too cheap for all the components they include): https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/
Well, if the HDD is still accessible, and you haven't tried a Clean Install yet, you can browse the HDD with an Ubuntu Live USB Flash drive or another Windows PE Boot Flash drive and backup your files to another USB HDD. Or you can remove the HDD from the troubled computer and attach it via a USB Adapter to another computer to backup your files.
To complement everyone's advice to purchase a HDD recovery tool, you'll likely also need a device to attach your hard drive to the computer which will be performing the recovery. If you have two OSX machines, you may be able to connect the two machines via "Target Disk Mode", a relatively little known feature which lets one computer act as a hard drive for the other: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201462. If this isn't the case, see below:
Some examples of products on Amazon (the first one being a product I've purchased for myself in the past):
AGPtek SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable for Hard Drive Disk HDD 2.5" 3.5" with External AC Power Adapter
StarTech USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA III Hard Drive Adapter Cable w/ UASP - SATA to USB 3.0 Converter for SSD/HDD
This looks like it would be the same exact device, if this is the case I will order it, just trying to get something in sooner than later as I'm hoping to get my man cave project done before next weekend.
UPDATE: I'll go with the ebay one and just hold off on everything, it's much cheaper. Thanks again and I'll report back if I have any issues and an update on my results.
You need a IDE to USB adapter. There are tons of them on Amazon, the one I link is just an example. Drive shouldn't get formatted just by virtue of being plugged in.
Get one of these and connect everything and get the data.
You're using the wrong kind of dock. Use this instead https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BIE996S
https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1YDFSURVTK33Y&keywords=usb+hard+drive+adapter&qid=1561219797&s=gateway&sprefix=usb+hard%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-4 you could try using one of these, might be cheaper that geek squad
Thanks! Am going to try this: https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S/
It has a separate power supply for powering the mechanical drive, and a separate dongle for connecting the SATA connection <-> USB.
AGPtek SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable for Hard Drive Disk HDD 2.5" 3.5" with External AC Power Adapter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BIE996S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_1LjABbCB64814
I have this and it works great!
Thanks
According to Seagate, that's a PATA (Parallel ATA) drive. You would need something like this everything-to-USB adapter.
You can plug the drive directly into your PC like you would any other internal hard drive. If you don't have an extra SATA cable, or if the old hard drives use IDE instead of SATA, you'll want an external adapter cable like this one.
I have some old hard drives, and I want to see what they have on them before I get rid of them. I don't know what connectors they use, and I'm hoping to find something for relatively cheap if possible. I don't think I have anything for them already. They are 2 Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 160 GB and 1 Western Digital Protege 20 GB. Any help is appreciated!
Here is a link to images of the HD's and their connections: http://imgur.com/a/voGHU
This item was suggested but I want to either confirm that this will work or get other suggestions. Thanks!
Are you able to boot to Windows in the original HDD at all? If so, try using this to clone to the SSD. If you can;t boot to the HDD then I would do a clean install of W10. Use the MCT found here and follow the steps to install to the SSD. You may be able to get a SATA to USB adapter, such as this to get any data off of your old HDD, if you need to.
You will want sata to USB with power for the 3.5in HDD.
https://www.amazon.com/AGPtek-Drive-Adapter-Converter-External/dp/B00BIE996S
This should let you copy files to the existing drive. If you need a slightly (laugh) more moden HDD to use the seagate st-225 works allegedly.