I had picked up a cheap USB adapter that handles both ATAPI/EIDE and
SATA drives.  I lent it to a buddy who was replacing the hard drive in
his desktop, and he had various problems getting it to work with the
drives involved.

  Being a hardware engineer, he tried a solution that he considered
simple and obvious:  He put the USB adaptor in a "zip lock" bag in his
freezer overnight.  In the morning, it worked reliably long enough for
him to transfer the partitions he needed to.

  I can't be certain that the same solution will work for you, but it
could be worth a try.

David Gillett


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