ide hard drive

My old Dimension 4100 crashed. The hard drive is okay, but I don't
know how to get the files from the old Maxtor IDE drive to the SATA
drive on my new C521. Apparently, there are no IDE controllers on the
new PC. I tried using a IDE to USB adapter, but the new PC doesn't
recognize it, and I believe I set the jumper on the old drive
correctly.

Would purchasing a PCI IDE controller card work? If so, do I need to
look for anything particular in buying a card?

Any other suggestions? I just want the files, then I don't have any
use for the old drive.

Thanks.

<> wrote in message
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> My old Dimension 4100 crashed. The hard drive is okay, but I don't
> know how to get the files from the old Maxtor IDE drive to the SATA
> drive on my new C521. Apparently, there are no IDE controllers on the
> new PC. I tried using a IDE to USB adapter, but the new PC doesn't
> recognize it, and I believe I set the jumper on the old drive
> correctly.
>
> Would purchasing a PCI IDE controller card work? If so, do I need to
> look for anything particular in buying a card?
>
> Any other suggestions? I just want the files, then I don't have any
> use for the old drive.
>
> Thanks.
>

A PCI card would work, but so should the USB adapter. Did you have the
drive jumpered Master/Single?

wrote:
> My old Dimension 4100 crashed. The hard drive is okay, but I don't
> know how to get the files from the old Maxtor IDE drive to the SATA
> drive on my new C521. Apparently, there are no IDE controllers on the
> new PC. I tried using a IDE to USB adapter, but the new PC doesn't
> recognize it, and I believe I set the jumper on the old drive
> correctly.
>
> Would purchasing a PCI IDE controller card work? If so, do I need to
> look for anything particular in buying a card?
>
> Any other suggestions? I just want the files, then I don't have any
> use for the old drive.

Are you *sure* the hard drive is OK?

In what way did it "crash?"

--
Notan

On Feb 10, 4:34 pm, "Tom Scales" <tjsca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> <james...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news: oups.com...
>
> > My old Dimension 4100 crashed. The hard drive is okay, but I don't
> > know how to get the files from the old Maxtor IDE drive to the SATA
> > drive on my new C521. Apparently, there are no IDE controllers on the
> > new PC. I tried using a IDE to USB adapter, but the new PC doesn't
> > recognize it, and I believe I set the jumper on the old drive
> > correctly.
>
> > Would purchasing a PCI IDE controller card work? If so, do I need to
> > look for anything particular in buying a card?
>
> > Any other suggestions? I just want the files, then I don't have any
> > use for the old drive.
>
> > Thanks.
>
> A PCI card would work, but so should the USB adapter. Did you have the
> drive jumpered Master/Single?

Yes, I set the jumper on the drive to Master. When I check hardware
devices, a USB mass storage device shows up, but I can't find the
drive anywhere from which to copy files.

Are you 100% sure that the old drive is still OK? Most IDE-to-USB adapters are
fairly simple and foolproof, and they do not require any magic to be
operational. Did the IDE-to-USB adapter you used also require drivers? Usually
they do not with XP.

Just about any functional PCI IDE controller will do the trick for you as long
as it has its own on-board BIOS, which almost all of them do. I would suggest
either Promise or SIIG. Promise is the "name brand" in PCI-IDE. SIIG has
been around almost forever as a manufacturer of add-in cards... Ben Myers

On 10 Feb 2007 13:27:23 -0800, wrote:

>My old Dimension 4100 crashed. The hard drive is okay, but I don't
>know how to get the files from the old Maxtor IDE drive to the SATA
>drive on my new C521. Apparently, there are no IDE controllers on the
>new PC. I tried using a IDE to USB adapter, but the new PC doesn't
>recognize it, and I believe I set the jumper on the old drive
>correctly.
>
>Would purchasing a PCI IDE controller card work? If so, do I need to
>look for anything particular in buying a card?
>
>Any other suggestions? I just want the files, then I don't have any
>use for the old drive.
>
>Thanks.

On Feb 10, 4:40 pm, Notan <notan@ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote:
> james...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > My old Dimension 4100 crashed. The hard drive is okay, but I don't
> > know how to get the files from the old Maxtor IDE drive to the SATA
> > drive on my new C521. Apparently, there are no IDE controllers on the
> > new PC. I tried using a IDE to USB adapter, but the new PC doesn't
> > recognize it, and I believe I set the jumper on the old drive
> > correctly.
>
> > Would purchasing a PCI IDE controller card work? If so, do I need to
> > look for anything particular in buying a card?
>
> > Any other suggestions? I just want the files, then I don't have any
> > use for the old drive.
>
> Are you *sure* the hard drive is OK?
>
> In what way did it "crash?"
>
> --
> Notan
I believe that I shorted out the slots in the motherboard when
attempting to upgrade RAM, so I opted for a new PC, rather than
purchasing a new motherboard. I have no reason to think there is a
problem with the hard drive, at least I hope not!

On 10 Feb 2007 13:27:23 -0800, wrote:

>My old Dimension 4100 crashed. The hard drive is okay, but I don't
>know how to get the files from the old Maxtor IDE drive to the SATA
>drive on my new C521. Apparently, there are no IDE controllers on the

How do you know the hard drive is ok?
If it is ok, you could fix it and either use the ide/usb cable, pci
ide card or set up a simple network.

Temporarily connect the IDE hard drive to your IDE cable the
runs your DVD. Easiest thing will be to unplug all the
optical drives and just set the jumper on the IDE hard drive
to master. It will be identified as a secondary drive and
assigned a letter. Copy your files and settings using the
wizard or manually. When you're sure you have all you want,
put the optical drives back as you found them.



<> wrote in message
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| My old Dimension 4100 crashed. The hard drive is okay,
but I don't
| know how to get the files from the old Maxtor IDE drive to
the SATA
| drive on my new C521. Apparently, there are no IDE
controllers on the
| new PC. I tried using a IDE to USB adapter, but the new
PC doesn't
| recognize it, and I believe I set the jumper on the old
drive
| correctly.
|
| Would purchasing a PCI IDE controller card work? If so,
do I need to
| look for anything particular in buying a card?
|
| Any other suggestions? I just want the files, then I
don't have any
| use for the old drive.
|
| Thanks.
|

Jim Macklin wrote:
> Temporarily connect the IDE hard drive to your IDE cable the
> runs your DVD. Easiest thing will be to unplug all the
> optical drives and just set the jumper on the IDE hard drive
> to master. It will be identified as a secondary drive and
> assigned a letter. Copy your files and settings using the
> wizard or manually. When you're sure you have all you want,
> put the optical drives back as you found them.
>
>
>
> <> wrote in message
> news: oups.com...
> | My old Dimension 4100 crashed. The hard drive is okay,
> but I don't
> | know how to get the files from the old Maxtor IDE drive to
> the SATA
> | drive on my new C521. Apparently, there are no IDE
> controllers on the
> | new PC. I tried using a IDE to USB adapter, but the new
> PC doesn't
> | recognize it, and I believe I set the jumper on the old
> drive
> | correctly.
> |
> | Would purchasing a PCI IDE controller card work? If so,
> do I need to
> | look for anything particular in buying a card?
> |
> | Any other suggestions? I just want the files, then I
> don't have any
> | use for the old drive.
> |
> | Thanks.
> |
>
>
The machine does not have any IDE connectors, only 2 SATA ones.

You should be able to get adapters, there should be 4 SATA
ports on the mobo.

I was just trying to suggest the easiest and cheapest
method, no parts to buy. I transferred her old data from a
W98 drive to her new E510 [which has an IDE and SATA mobo.

Or if you have a friend with an old computer or if you want
an external hard drive, buy an enclosure and plug it in.


"Pen" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| > Temporarily connect the IDE hard drive to your IDE cable
the
| > runs your DVD. Easiest thing will be to unplug all the
| > optical drives and just set the jumper on the IDE hard
drive
| > to master. It will be identified as a secondary drive
and
| > assigned a letter. Copy your files and settings using
the
| > wizard or manually. When you're sure you have all you
want,
| > put the optical drives back as you found them.
| >
| >
| >
| > <> wrote in message
| >
news: oups.com...
| > | My old Dimension 4100 crashed. The hard drive is
okay,
| > but I don't
| > | know how to get the files from the old Maxtor IDE
drive to
| > the SATA
| > | drive on my new C521. Apparently, there are no IDE
| > controllers on the
| > | new PC. I tried using a IDE to USB adapter, but the
new
| > PC doesn't
| > | recognize it, and I believe I set the jumper on the
old
| > drive
| > | correctly.
| > |
| > | Would purchasing a PCI IDE controller card work? If
so,
| > do I need to
| > | look for anything particular in buying a card?
| > |
| > | Any other suggestions? I just want the files, then I
| > don't have any
| > | use for the old drive.
| > |
| > | Thanks.
| > |
| >
| >
| The machine does not have any IDE connectors, only 2 SATA
ones.