Hard Disc Drive

[R. Richard]

My old computer crapped out (technical term.) I had to have a computer, so I replaced it with a new machine, running Windows 7. Unfortunately, I need some data off the old machine hard disc drive and Windows 7 won't recognize my old IDE drive via a USB port. I have the hardware connection, but need some software.

The old drive is a Hitachi 14R9248 IDE 160GB 3.5" PC drive. What I need is a device driver that I can install in Windows 7 that will recognize the old IDE drive. Chances are the driver won't need to be specific to the Hitachi 14R924, but should work if it's a generic IDE hard disc drive driver. If you know of such a driver and how I can get it, please reply or PM me. TIA.

Yes, I can hire a data recovery service to do the job, but the cost is outrageous.

HELP!!!

 

[Darkniciad]

That's odd... I just replaced my old XP computer with a Win 7 box, and all I had to do was buy the IDE drive enclosure, hook it up via USB, and go. The old system was from 2002 or 2003. Sure that your HD wasn't part of the crapping out of the old system?

 

[R. Richard]

That's odd... I just replaced my old XP computer with a Win 7 box, and all I had to do was buy the IDE drive enclosure, hook it up via USB, and go. The old system was from 2002 or 2003. Sure that your HD wasn't part of the crapping out of the old system?

Pretty sure. My Windows 7 system doesn't even see the HD. If it saw the HD and couldn't read the data, then I would think that the HD had gone bad. Then again, I have to use the USB port that my printer normally uses, since I'm out of USB ports on my cheapo eMachine computer. I figured if I could just get the HD hooked up, I could transfer the data I needed in a few hours and problem solved.

 

[DesertPirate]

Pretty sure. My Windows 7 system doesn't even see the HD. If it saw the HD and couldn't read the data, then I would think that the HD had gone bad. Then again, I have to use the USB port that my printer normally uses, since I'm out of USB ports on my cheapo eMachine computer. I figured if I could just get the HD hooked up, I could transfer the data I needed in a few hours and problem solved.

Are you using an enclosure or an adaptor?
Need to make sure there is power to the HD, usb will not spin a 3.5" only a laptop drive.

 

[Darkniciad]

This is the one that I picked up at the local store where I bought the new computer ( Custom in-store build that almost perfectly matched what I was planning to build from parts )

http://www.buy.com/prod/startech-co...ve-enclosure-storage/q/loc/101/206805459.html

 

[TxRad]

Like DP said, it sounds like there is no power to the hard drive.

Best Buy cares a line of adapters by Rocketfish that are designed from scratch for USB applications. That 3.5 drive will have to have a wall plug power supply to operate.

 

[Weird Harold]

The old drive is a Hitachi 14R9248 IDE 160GB 3.5" PC drive. What I need is a device driver that I can install in Windows 7 that will recognize the old IDE drive. Chances are the driver won't need to be specific to the Hitachi 14R924, but should work if it's a generic IDE hard disc drive driver. If you know of such a driver and how I can get it, please reply or PM me. TIA.

If you're sure the drive is good, why not install it as a second drive -- or have it installed by a professional to avoid voiding the warranty. The BIOS in an eMachine MB should recognise the drive without any drivers. You might have to tinker a bit with the drive translation (Heads, Cylinders, etc) setting before it can read the existing formatting, but once you get the settings right, you'll have your data accessible AND an additional 10GB of disk space.

 

[TxRad]

If you're sure the drive is good, why not install it as a second drive -- or have it installed by a professional to avoid voiding the warranty. The BIOS in an eMachine MB should recognise the drive without any drivers. You might have to tinker a bit with the drive translation (Heads, Cylinders, etc) setting before it can read the existing formatting, but once you get the settings right, you'll have your data accessible AND an additional 10GB of disk space.

Most of the new E-Machines only have one bay and use the newer SATA drives. There isn't even a second set of cables or a place to plug them in. The bios might not even be set up to recognize an older ide drive. I think that has to be turned on first.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

You can order enclosures online from almost anywhere. The have onboard IDE controllers that feed the data to the USB. There is a separate power cord to power the drive. The drive just plugs into the enclosure.

You can also get a USB 2.0 hub for under 10 bucks now a days.

hd enclosure http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0293250

usb hub http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0315520

 

[R. Richard]

I have a set of cables that hook the IDE drive to power and to the USB port. The drive spins, that's not the problem.

What I would really like to do is to transfer the IDE files to my new computer. Once I have the files transferred, I would like to use the old IDE drive as a sort of dynamic backup device. I can then backup files I really want to keep on DVD or CD. Best of all, if the IDE drive craps out, I can buy another older HD cheap and use that. However, first I need driver software.

 

[Handley_Page]

There are several "docking stations" for hard drives for just your purpose:-

1 http://cpc.farnell.com/_/hd-dualidenas/enclosure-nas-hdd-ide/dp/CS14238

or you can transfer:

2 http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=cpc/273045.xml


Hope this helps.

 

[R. Richard]

There are several "docking stations" for hard drives for just your purpose:-

1 http://cpc.farnell.com/_/hd-dualidenas/enclosure-nas-hdd-ide/dp/CS14238

or you can transfer:

2 http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=cpc/273045.xml


Hope this helps.

Sadly, not really. The supported systems are:
Operating System Software:Windows 98SE/ME/2000/2003/XP/Vista

and I have a Windows 7 system.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Windows 7 is just Vista with out all the bullshit. The enclosure really doesn't care what the operating system is only that it sees the USB connection. There is also a IDE controller circuit in the enclosure that reads the disk and translates the data to serial using the on disk control circuit.

If I understand what you said - you have a set of wires to the power plug on the disk and another set to the IDE connector that then plug into a USB port?

hd enclosure http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0293250

usb hub http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0315520

The enclosure will/should work with your system. As should the USB hub. If they work with Vista they will work with windows 7.

And Microcenter has a 30 day return policy.