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Recover data from an old internal hard drive

Hors-Normes Posted messages 17 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
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Hello,

I would like to extract data from an old internal hard drive I had from a previous PC whose motherboard burned out. I bought a cable to connect the hard drive to the PC, but I can't access the hard drive. A blue light indicates that the hard drive is powered on, and a red light indicates that I cannot access it.

Could you tell me if there is a way to access the hard drive menu?

I'm wondering if the cable I bought is of poor quality and if that's why it's not working...

Can you help me, please?

Thank you in advance.

Best regards.

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    jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 619
     
    Hello,

    is it a 2.5" or 3.5" hard drive?

    If it's a 3.5", is it just the USB SATA cable? Without external power supply?

    Does it appear in disk management? (right-click on "Computer" or "This PC" > Manage > Storage > Disk Management)
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    1. Hors-Normes Posted messages 17 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   3
       
      Hello,

      Yes, it seems to be a 3.5 with a USB SATA cable without external power supply.

      I am in the computer management menu and several hard drives appear: I have the data and the OS installed that I am used to seeing, and there is also disk 0 (partition 2), disk 1 (partition 1), disk 1 (partition 4). The external hard drive I connected does not seem to appear.

      Normally, the SATA cable is sufficient to extract the data, or could there be a power issue preventing the hard drive from functioning? I wonder if the problem doesn't come from the cable itself because when I unplug the hard drive from the cable, the red light stays on.
      I bought the cable by mistake from a Chinese site offering products at unbeatable prices.

      Thank you for your response.

      Best regards.
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    2. jumulka Posted messages 12090 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 619
       
      re,
      if it is indeed a 3.5" (desktop HDD), an external 12V power supply is required, either via an external power supply or through a dock.

      external power supply via cable: https://www.cdiscount.com/informatique/cables-connectiques/convertisseur-usb-2-0-sata-ide/f-1072003-pcd52.html?idOffre=30544650%3Frr_product%3Dtrue&recommendationRef=&recommender=&InteractedPlacementId=

      dock: https://www.cdiscount.com/informatique/clavier-souris-webcam/station-accueil-dock-pour-disque-dur-2-5-3-5-ide/f-107023705-auc9601121400499.html?idOffre=93043102#mpos=4|mp
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