Old Hard Drive

No1newts · 1 Aug 2010 at 10:16

I wan to connect the hard drive from my old rig to my new one so I can grab some files I had on it. Is there any sort of device I can use to do this, I heard that you can buy some sort of cradle?

Sorry the vagueness of the thread as I am not sure how to go about this. Please feel free to move this if im in the wrong area for this question as well.

Ta

Duke · 1 Aug 2010 at 10:32

You can get a USB to IDE/SATA adapter which enables you to just connect it in there temporarily or if you will use it more often, then a caddy would be better which does the same job but means you put the drive inside the case to keep it safe.

The one I use is like the one below, which accepts ide 2.5 and 3.5 drives and sata.

Being USB2 they will transfer quite slow, so if you have a lot of data it would be quicker to just plug the HD directly into the new system and copy off direct.

vanandjuanunited · 1 Aug 2010 at 14:12

Easiest way is to connect it as above to the mobo. Otherwise an adapter or enclosure are the way to go.

Berserker · 1 Aug 2010 at 14:54

If it's IDE, the above. There are several variations but the all do the same job.

If it's SATA, the above still as they're dual IDE/SATA, or a 'docking station' (OcUK sell a couple of those).