You would have to obtain an external enclosure , follow the instructions 
for installing the hard drive into it, then connect the enclosure via USB 
cable to the Computer via the USB port, load any drivers needed ( they would 
come with the USB enclosure) and then try to access the drive.  If it was 
working well enough to be recognized by Windows, it would show up as a 
removable device(drive) in My Computer.  You could then copy what data you 
needed off of it to your new hard drive.  I have included a link to a 
Staples ad for such an enclosure.  Note that it may need an A to B USB cable 
additional as I don't see one listed in the ad. The address is long , you 
may have to copy and paste into your browser.   HTH
Mark
http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesSearch?zipCode=62301&jspStoreDir=Staples&searchSumUrl=searchresultssummary&errorUrl=searchnoresults&keyword=USB+ENCLOSURE&langId=-1&ts=1168075237277&searchUnsumUrl=searchresults&storeId=10001&ddkey=StaplesZipCodeAdd
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chipo chika" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 2:53 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Hard drive failure


> How do I connect the drive through USB? My drive is the IDE type
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 5 Jan 2007 06:53:23 -0600, "Mark Tretter"
> <[log in to unmask]> said:
>> Have you tried putting it on a separate drive cable?  Some hard drives
>> won't
>> work well with others.  You can try putting the drive in an external
>> enclosure and connect it via USB to the tower.  As a last resort, you can
>> also put the hard drive in a airtight bag in a freezer for several hours
>> to
>> overnight to prevent the seizing of the heads, at least until it warms up
>> (which happens quickly)!!  Have the temporary setup ready to go before
>> you
>> take it out of the freezer.  I have also heard that a sharp rap on a
>> solid
>> surface will free up the heads, although I haven't had any luck with
>> that.
>> I have retrieved data from several 40 Gig DeskStars with the freezer
>> method,
>> as wacky as it seems.  Good Luck!
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "chipo chika" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9:15 AM
>> Subject: [PCBUILD] Hard drive failure
>>
>>
>> >A hard drive on my collegue's pc has crashed. I am tring to help him
>> > salvage data from the hard drive. The current situation is that I have
>> > slaved the drive on my pc and the good news is that the drive is
>> > recognised during post. But on the other hand the drive is not bieng
>> > recognised once the OS is loaded. For some jumper combinations the 
>> > drive
>> > is being recognised during post and just before windows loads a blue
>> > screen shows up briefly and the pc restarts. Is ther any way of getting
>> > around this problem or any free software to boot the system with and
>> > have a go at the drive? The drive is IBM deskstar, Win XP
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