What enclosure/reader to read internal hard drive
macbernic Posted messages 2230 Registration date Status Membre Last intervention -
Hello everyone,
I just found an old internal hard drive that I would like to read. I bought a "Sabrent" reader enclosure, but my hard drive is not recognized; I think the internal connection of the enclosure is not compatible. Do you know how I can read this internal hard drive to recover the data it contains? I am attaching photos of the hard drive to be read. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I thank you in advance for any information that could assist me.
Have a great day
Muriel
3 réponses
Hello,
You probably have an IDE hard drive for which you can find enclosures or adapter cables on this page:
https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=boîtier+ide+usb&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Hello sir,
thank you for your prompt response and I will soon be purchasing an IDE reader.
Have a great day.
Sincerely yours,
Muriel
Hello,
I recommend that you confirm in advance with any customer service (store or supermarket) that it is indeed an IDE connector, which we could not verify due to the lack of model indication or photo (these were not included in your message).
Furthermore, you mentioned that your disk is not recognized, which implies that you have connected it and therefore it is not a connector issue.
It is possible that the disk is "simply" faulty, which can be checked by using the (free) utility CrystalDiskInfo:
https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/utilitaires/6735-crystaldiskinfo/
Provided that this disk is functional (no electronic failure), you will be able to check its status.
