Daft question????

[codswallop]

I have removedt
the hard drive disk from my obsolete and knackered pc I now have a new pc with a docking station for an external HDD is it possible to link the one I have removed so that I can save all my old data and photos?

[ChuckFickens]

what do you mean "docking station for an external hard drive"?

[codswallop]

It's situated on top of the tower whereby you engage the external drive similar to inserting a dry battery into a charger but on a larger scale.I was wondering whether there was an attach, that would go into both the old HDD and engage onto the new pc.As clear as mud I know!!!!

[ChuckFickens]

well it would seem that nobody knows what you mean...

Does it have a make and model number on it at all?

[codswallop]

The new pc is a Medion mod.PC MT 7. On the top of the tower at the rear are three "terminals" that would accept the external HDD.I was wondering whether there was an adaptor that would go into these "terminals" and into the old HDD so that I could save any data and piccies. Thanks for showing continual interest.

[rojash]

No ideqa what you mean by three "terminals" but your simplest option is probably to fit your old hard drive in a caddy and plug it into one of your USB 2 ports.

Something like this:
http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=4728&re f=googlebase&id=4764

[codswallop]

Thanks rojash can it really be that simple,will it accept any make of HDD it doesn't say?
When I said terminals the manual called them connectors.Thanks again

[codswallop]

I've looked at that webpage and that caddy supports IDE interface,mine is ATA.First daft question will it do both if not do you know of another caddy that will take ATA?Thanks again

[rojash]

The make of hard disk is unimportant. The physical size and type do matter. The link was to a caddy for a 3.5 inch drive (which is the norm for desktops) of type IDE or PATA.

If your drive is a SATA drive, you will need a different caddy. If the drive has a socket on the back with a squillion or so connectors it is IDE PATA, if it has two small slots, each with a little bend a the end, it's SATA.

[rojash]

What used to be known as ATA is now also known as PATA (Parallel ATA) to distinguish it from the later SATA (Serial ATA) type.

Generally speaking the terms IDE, ATA and PATA, are used interchangeably.

[codswallop]

Good on ya rohash it looks as though you have described mine so I think I'll go ahead and order one