> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On > Behalf Of John R Pierce > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 9:12 PM > To: centos at centos.org > Subject: Re: [CentOS] [OT] How to recover data from an IDE drive > > On 10/26/2016 6:01 PM, TE Dukes wrote: > > As some may recall, I suffered a hardware failure of a 10 yr old IBM > > Netvista back in January. I was backing up my personal data, 'My > > Documents', to my CentOS server but I apparently didn't get my emails. > > > > It was a main board failure and I believe the data is still good on > > the hard drive. Only problem, its an IDE drive and my server and new > > PC have SATA drives. > > > > Is it possible to install the old drive as a secondary drive into a > > newer PC with SATA drives? If so, how do I do this? I need to access the > emails. > > > > This was a Windows XP machine using Outlook as the mail client. > > you would need an IDE controller to do that. I have one that is > external and connects via USB, also came with a drive power supply... > > something like this, > https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-CB-ISATAU2-Supports-2-5-Inch-5-25- > Inch/dp/B000J01I1G > (works with SATA, 3.5 and 2.5" IDE, and has power supply connectors for > both SATA and IDE style power) > > > -- > john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz > WOW!! Thanks!! Didn't know there was something like that! Thought I was going to have to buy an older PC on eBay or something. I have tons of stuff over the years that I would like to retrieve off old hard drives. I junked the old PCs but not the HDs. You guys are awesome!! Thanks!!