For something as old as in OP's pic, there's a very good chance is going to have an IDE drive inside. But yea, same advice applies. I'd get a kit with both SATA/IDE just to cover any future projects.
Inateck USB 3.0 to IDE/SATA External Hard Drive Reader Fit for Universal 2.5/3.5 HDD/SSD Hard Drive Disk, IDE to USB Adapter with 12V/2A Power Supply and USB 3.0 Cable, UA2001 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MLYV5XY/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_13NA3XKFVBTDP544WJG9
You need a powered IDE to USB adapter, something like this:
Inateck USB 3.0 to IDE/SATA External Hard Drive Reader Fit for Universal 2.5/3.5 HDD/SSD Hard Drive Disk, IDE to USB Adapter with 12V/2A Power Supply and USB 3.0 Cable, UA2001 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MLYV5XY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_.O9YFbV4CRPKX?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
This, that's an old school ide drive. Something like this https://www.amazon.com/Inateck-Universal-Converter-Adapter-UA2001/dp/B00MLYV5XY/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=ide+to+usb&qid=1601254673&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExWlAyODJKV1k2MTZDJmVuY3J5cHRlZEl...
Get this. Using this you will be able to convert any drive into an external HDD and copy data off it using USB.
While upgrading, be sure to backup your personal data (if any) on C drive.
made an entirely new main rig recently and opted for an H440, which has no drive. Installing win10 was easy for me because I've had a usb backup of Windows and Linux for years now.
But I watch a lot of blu ray and play lots of emulations, and using a 5.25 drive is a helluvalot easier than ripping and converting (for the dvds). So I just bought this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MLYV5XY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_Il84pVNbLHyGs and used my old blu ray drive.
Btw, there are some adaptors don't need to be plugged into the wall (I use a basic sata-usb adaptor for everyday backups), but usb3 doesn't give enough power for most 5.25 inch drives. Need to provide at least 2-2.5 amps.
Ugh, stupid amazon link. meh.
This what you're looking for OP? I bought this last week or so to pull data off an old hard drive. (really good product) I don't see why it can't be used as an external HDD dock.
I had a drive like this. I bought this item. Worked like a charm.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MLYV5XY?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
spring cleaning.... anyone have something like this I could use for a day? I could buy one, but silly for one time use. also a smartmdia card reader
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MLYV5XY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glc_fabc_0TAW8JMMHVA4FGBA32E4
You will need this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MLYV5XY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_2ci2FbT1Q6G1V
If they are that old you are potentially looking at ide hard drives. Maybe something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MLYV5XY/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_fab_wVozFb7DW2N7B
Wow, Maxtor, that's a blast from the past...
Yes, you can use an IDE to USB adapter cable, dock, or enclosure. I've used something similar like this when I just wanted to transfer data and not have it permanently attached:
https://www.amazon.com/Inateck-Universal-Converter-Adapter-UA2001/dp/B00MLYV5XY
You can get a dock or enclosure if you want to keep it attached long term.
As for the data being intact or not, it's hard to say, but I would think that as long as the box it was in hasn't been in extreme temperatures or abused (dropped, etc.), you stand a good chance of recovering the data. Just blow off the dust on the connectors and give it a shot...
I've found having one of these adapters quite handy for such situations.
No it's not worth popping it out. If the vacuum packaging is unopened and you trust him, then trust him. If you don't trust him, get yourself one of those:
Pop it in and check, it's a very good tool to connect HDDs that you took out of dead laptops to recover data.
I use this all the time to remove Win7 passwords:
http://pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
It is probably is similar to what's on the aforementioned Hiren bootCD.
You can also pull out the hard drive from the locked PC, and use this device to explore it locally on another system: