Hard Drive Data Recovery With Vantec USB SATA IDE Hard Drive Adapter

[PunjabiMunda725]

ITS TELLING ME TO FORMAT MY DRIVE.. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@PunjabiMunda725 DON'T FORMAT if you want to recover data. Probably best to find a local expert. There are tools you can get online but always better to "learn" on a drive you don't care about.

[PunjabiMunda725]

i dont want to format my drive.. could you tell me how i could recover my data with the adapter.. everything is plugged in

[splinxes]

I bought this cord the other day and i plugged in a sata harddrive and it made a clicking noise. Before i put it on it was working fine.It had windows loaded but windows was corrupt so i wanted to get the cord to format it first. Is it possible that the cord burned it out. And can you make a video on how to use it with a sata laptop drive thank you in advance.

[FreeCompConsultant]

@splinxes On my YouTube channel I have other videos under "Data Recovery". "How To Connect Laptop Hard Drive to PC for Diagnostics" connects a SATA drive, but it's really no different, just using the other cable.

[PERSEVERANCESWORLD]

My computer is a Acer Aspire - model # ms2253 Intel® Pentium® dual-core mobile processor T3200/T3400 (1 MB L2 Cache, 2/2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture and so this is what its doin it would only half boot and freeze on the 1st screen then all you can do is go to set up utility or bios menu F2 , then when you exit it says : PXE-E61: MEDIA TEST FAIL CHECK CABLEPXE-MOF : EXITING PXE ROM OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND any help or do you think this product would help here?

[kush997]

@PERSEVERANCESWORLD Try using the windows 7 x64 installation CD and run the the startup repair feature it's a good tool for non-booting operating systems works most of the time

[IMLEGEND45]

I bought this adapter, it worked fine with an IDE drive.

But when I tried it with the SATA drive I really wanted to use it on, the drive fails to spin and makes a clicking noise. Can anyone tell me what's wrong?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@IMLEGEND45 Clicking noise from a hard drive is not good. Did it click like this when installed in a PC?

[IMLEGEND45]

@FreeCompConsultant No, there are no clicks.

[mazakaro]

It keeps asking me to format my drive, how do i get around that

[xBl00dBrothersX]

I got a 3.5'' and 2.5'' internal hard drives that I need to access via USB. So it's just plug and play right? Right now this thing is only $15 on Amazon. I'm ordering one today!

[FreeCompConsultant]

@xBl00dBrothersX Normally plug and play, yes

[xBl00dBrothersX]

@FreeCompConsultant understood. Thanks!

[TRIPLOC714OC]

What if its a mac drive will it still work?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@TRIPLOC714OC There is a comment below by CrazieDiva972 regarding this. Bottom line, yes.

[dg5fender]

I bought this adapter after watching your video and It worked great. Thanks for information.

[rtiedtke]

Any tips on why my IDE HD is not visible in Windows Explorer? I can see it in the device manager but cannot figure out how to get the data off it. Thanks.

[heriocoak]

@rtiedtke if your pc recognizes it but you cant use it odds are your HD is dead

[FreeCompConsultant]

@rtiedtke Does it have a drive letter assigned in drive manager? If not, assign a drive letter.

[GrahamHorgan]

my external hard drive is burned out and fried. Would there be still any hope to get any of my files from it, using this?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@GrahamHorgan Depends on what you mean by burned out and fried. The hard drive MUST be operative to get data without sending it off to an expensive data recovery service.

If the hard drive ENCLOSURE is inoperative, then fine, take the HD out and connect with the Vantec adapter.

[hardstyle]

@FreeCompConsultant I plugged my hardrive into my USB external harddrive device. My computer reads other drives from it but it wont read the drive im trying to recover the data from. The drive wont boot in any other computer and freezes on starting windows. When I plugged the drive into my computer via external hardrive device it asked me to format the drive. Then an error message popped up and said "Cyclic redundancy check data erro" Will I still be able to recover my data from that drive?

[1patrat]

Will this recover data from a corrupt, virus filled hard drive? Thanks

[FreeCompConsultant]

@1patrat Yes, I have used this method to CLEAN a virus filled drive when it would not boot because of boot-virus. Just make sure your A/V is running when you hook it up. Recommend trying to hook up AFTER computer is running and A/V is operable. Make sure (in BIOS) that you will NOT attempt boot from USB.

[mrteemumilto]

Can I take power for a 3.5" drive from the desktop PSU without any power adapters and just put the data cable into the drive and place the USB end at my laptop, as to read the 3.5" on the laptop?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@mrteemumilto No reason why not

[mrteemumilto]

@FreeCompConsultant Thanks for the message. I will do so.

[sirtinycreep]

Just bought one and it didn't work.

[FreeCompConsultant]

@sirtinycreep Is the hard drive dead or did you have a problem with the adapter? Be happy to help on my support forum at my website.

[sirtinycreep]

@FreeCompConsultant I guess the harddrive must have died, because it wasn't recognised at all. Unless there's a problem somewhere else, but I've done everything. Wish I could get the data off it... :(

[CrazieDiva972]

i hav a mac .....it died yesterday im trying to back up my stuff.....it had mac os and win vista ...i bought this adapter today ......is there a way to get my info out only if i hav access to a win vista laptop

.........help really appreciated

[FreeCompConsultant]

@CrazieDiva972 You should be able to with a program call 'macdrive'. If you do not want to spend money on macdrive, google for free alternative to macdrive or open source macdrive

[HelmetVanga]

I have this Vantec US adapter, it comes with a mini CD but the driver is for windows 98. I tried to connect to a HDD regular size but the adapter does not help at all. Here is what I found. Using same type of adapter but made or sold by CABLESTOGO this adapter actually sees the device either as I: or X: but not the vantec. so  not all adapters are good. I will do another test with SIIG adapter which has USB 3.00 speed.

[DiErVoNmAnE]

i have a computer with a SATA hard drive that crashed. is it still possibe to retreive the data from it this way??

[FreeCompConsultant]

@DiErVoNmAnE If Windows has crashed but the hard drive is physically OK, then this will work.

If the hard drive will not spin up or be recognized by the computer's BIOS then no.

For instance, if the computer starts to boot from the drive, then locks up on a black screen or a Windows Blue Screen Of Death, then you PROBABLY can get the data.

[mcitpstudent]

@FreeCompConsultant Thanks for the info. What if the HDD is not detected by the computer at all? what other tools can one employ to recover the data. I believe there must be some around the market

[Trackstar064life]

You sir are awesome! Thank you!

[DeadWorldPortable]

Would this work on a PS3.

Please reply

[FreeCompConsultant]

@DeadWorldPortable If you search down the page, you will see we have covered PS3 before; they are encrypted, Sony likes to screw people out of their data. Never put data on a PlayStation, only copies of data you have elsewhere under your own control.

[gto6412]

Nice video! Just went to Frys Electronics and bought the Vantec device. You should mention that for older ATA Laptop HDD of 2003, you dont need to feed it power from the AC adapter... i mean you cant anyways. It will use the power from your USB port, of the PC you transfer to, to power itself.

[FreeCompConsultant]

@gto6412 Perhaps with your drive; any 3.5" ATA drives I use I have needed the power adapter. However it works, it works great.

[huntaaa00]

where can i get a sata to usb cable for my xbox 360 disk drive?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@huntaaa00 Click the link in the description to the video for the USB hard drive adapter. I just don't know if the xbox 360 drive is encrypted, you might want to google first.

[Ricjones1994]

The adapter cable that has the usb end no longer show's it red light. Now when ever i connect it to something, it takes long to load. What's wrong?!

[mikegamez77]

it actually says "Serial ATA" on it

[mikegamez77]

if the hd has failed and clicks, would use of this allow me access to retrieve the data? i have a failed 3.5" sata ide...

[FreeCompConsultant]

@mikegamez77 Clicking is NOT good. Does the BIOS recognize the drive when the PC boots? If so, you MIGHT be able to grab some data from the good sections of the drive - but NOT if the PC won't recognize the drive.

[mikegamez77]

@FreeCompConsultant i figured i wouldnt but was worth a shot lol...no the laptop is not recognizing the hd and it crashes as soon as bios starts up and it searches for the os on the hd...so ill just have to write off the data on the hd huh lol

[frend4every11]

@FreeCompConsultant

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[Ricjones1994]

You sound very much like kipkay! Also on youtube! 

[RobinAronCarter]

to get latest data recovery software and tools just visit downloadfreesoftware.info and go to data recovery tab.

[ranhat2]

Brief but cleared up some questions--not all, however. PC HD to Mac.

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And a basic Q: Does "3.5" drive" refer to diameter of the internal disc, right? Not external long dimension of the case? Simple things like that are overlooked by tech wizards.

[FreeCompConsultant]

@ranhat2 Works on Mac, I've attached a PC hard drive and viewed files on MacBook Pro. 3.5" is standard for a desktop PC; 2.5" is standard for a laptop.

[riddler820]

@FreeCompConsultant Do we have to jumper it to master ??

[FreeCompConsultant]

@riddler820 I've never had to bother with jumpers using this adapter

[mssucks3462]

that might come in handy. thanx 4 the up

[codenamenightfox]

dude i hooked up the thing but the hard drive is not showing in my computer. its on and everything but not showing. what do i do man?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@codenamenightfox See my video on "USB Drive Letter Missing", that might do it.

[lilcrazyaznboy]

@FreeCompConsultant So if I buy this that mean if one my PC is broken whether it's a laptop or a pc, I can just take the hardrive out and connect this thing to a working pc, and it will give me access to all the files that are in the hardrive? Will this work on all hardrive? Please confirm. I need something like this in the near future.

[FreeCompConsultant]

@lilcrazyaznboy As long as the drive is operable and it's just the PC that is broken then it should work.

[AlecMescudi]

@FreeCompConsultant is it easy to pull out the hard drive out of a laptop?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@AlecMescudi Usually, yes.

[MrRickele]

Very good video. the next video in french please.lol

good bye.

[Juniorp1988]

hi every time i try to open the drive while is connected thru the adapter so at the end it finish loading up it prompts me '' You need to format the disk in drive F: before you can use it." what can i do after seeing this?? im using vista OS. If i format the hard drive is it gonna erase completely everything from the hard drive im trying to recover files from? thank you

[FreeCompConsultant]

@Juniorp1988 Formatting will wipe out the drive. To say much more it would help to know the history of the drive. The easiest next step is to try it on another PC if possible.

Please come to my free support forum at FreeComputerConsultant(dot)com­/forum for more help

[mrconcept]

Please help!

A while back i got a technician round to sort out my computer because the hard drive failed, we used this same adapter to try and recovery data but for ages the laptop we were using wouldn't recognize the Hard drive. However towards the end he tried some sort of freeware partition software via the laptop to help see the data and indeed it worked! so the data is there but i cannot begin to think what that partition software may have been, Would you have any idea what it might be???

[mrconcept]

@mrconcept for some reason im thinking Magic Partition or something along those lines, but im still not sure, i cant contact him anymore.. Something Partition related that would help my laptop see the partitions on that external hard drive.. Please help :(

[FreeCompConsultant]

@mrconcept There must be hundreds of software programs out there, the only way to know what he used would be to track him down and ask him.

[xrikimarux]

@FreeCompConsultant i connect a hard drive with the 2.5. my desktop reads the hard drive, i can eject it and its in my device manager, but i cant open it. its currently drive F: when i try to open it, it stop responding.. please help =)

[mikeyraver]

Thank u for posting this video my adaptor i purchased did not have good instrcutions and i was lost until i see this video thank you!

[naturallymagic88]

Hi Roger,

Thank you for this helpful video. My PC hard drive recently failed. I have another computer that I can transfer the data to, but it's a MacBook. I'm guessing that won't work? Help would be greatly appreciated :)

[FreeCompConsultant]

@naturallymagic88 The Vantec adapter works on our MacBook Pro; opened up a hard disk I had copied files to from a Windows PC.

Roger.

[AcceptTheReal]

Hi Roger,

I have the same Vantec adapter that I have connected to a Hitachi Hard Drive, ATA/IDE, Model DK23EA-40, however I've been experiecing an issue when I access the F:Drive where this hard drive is located after I connect it to a different PC. It reads the hard drive and views a few folders, however won't show anything. Does that mean the files are erased even if the hard drive if healthy?

I am looking to solely copy the data from this hard drive onto a PC

What can I do?

Thanks

[FreeCompConsultant]

@AcceptTheReal I would try a different USB port on the PC (one on the back is often more reliable than one on the front. Try a different PC. Perhaps change the drive letter; it's not conflicting with another device drive letter at all, is it (such as a mapped drive)?

[510prodz]

What if you forgot your computer password and you need to access the files, can this work for that situation?

PLEASE REPLY

In desperate need of help!

Thank you

[FreeCompConsultant]

@510prodz Should work, you just have to take ownership of the files which is easy to do.

[510prodz]

@FreeCompConsultant Yeah, I can do that

Thank you so much!

[D12WorldNight]

Is it possible to boot up your OS from your heard drive using this adapter?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@D12WorldNight If the BIOS supports it I suppose you could, but I don't know why you would want to.

[D12WorldNight]

@D12WorldNight Thanks for the Reply, The reason is because I have a IDE that is 500GIG and has a lot of stuff on it, and the motherboard I have only supports SATA.

[hiddenlab]

i bought this about a month ago and after messing with some of the security and stuff, i managed to make it work :D...i really recommend it as well.

[driftking11013]

you sound like kipkay

[Coxfame]

before buying the usb adapter. can i recover my files from broken windows hard-drive using a mac computer?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@nitrospide Sony screwed us all over by encrypting the drives. Then they encourage us to store valuable photos, etc on it, then they make backup difficult.

I wish I had better news. Certainly someone somewhere knows how to break the code...

[hiddenlab]

will this work for hdds that wont load up windows because of the blue screen of death, or other stuff?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@hiddenlab That's exactly what this is good for.

[hiddenlab]

@FreeCompConsultant thanks man, ill consider it buying it. thanks for the response...ill see what i can get out of it.

[jahluv3000]

this product is much better than thoses hdd docks. i find those docks are cheaply made, and i have had one shut off while i was in the middle of file transfer

[OnePiece51213]

Sir question here. Does using Vantec USB SATA IDE Hard Drive Adapter will run the 3.5 HDD on my laptop? i mean does the 3.5 HDD boots after i plug it in?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@OnePiece51213 If your laptop supports USB boot, you can change the boot sequence in the BIOS and make it boot from that drive.

Keep in mind that you probably won't boot to Windows on that drive due to the correct drivers for your laptop not being installed on that copy of Windows.

[OnePiece51213]

@FreeCompConsultant

Right now im using R-Drive III USB SATA/IDE HD Adapter. when i plugged it in i can't see my 3.5HD on my laptop.

OS: Win7 Home Premium

Please help me sir.

[FreeCompConsultant]

@OnePiece51213 Try another USB port, see if it works on another PC. Maybe it just is not assigning a drive letter. I have another video on USB drive letter missing.

[soualigacapoeira]

So I have a 1 TB SATA drive that was in an external enclosure (Buffalo product, but using a Western Digital HD)...the HD would be accessed via USB, but it stopped working recently. Can i still get the data off the HD using this method?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@soualigacapoeira Depends on what stopped.... If the actual hard drive is still functional, then yes.

[zacatetas]

i almost lost my xbox info by making a partition on it. but didnt. thank god. I did use this product to extract 30 gb's of mp3's from a HD that had a needle that would work sometimes and sometimes not. it also had a corrupt nto.skrnl file so after i used this AMAZING product i threw the HD in the trash! (recycled) Great reveiw very informative man

[zacatetas]

can i use this to take music OFF my xbox drive and transfer to my lap?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@zacatetas From what I understand, yes. I do not have an xbox but it appears to be a normal SATA hard drive formatted with a Windows readable partition.

[zacatetas]

@FreeCompConsultant thank you sir. you are a very helpful man

[ewor380]

do you no of another one that yu can d the same but you can get it in the uk since amazon does not seem 2 ship to here and i really need somthing lk this but great vid

[ItzRuin]

I had the same issue with my old hard drive not showing up. Afer I watched the vid, I realized I had plugged in the wrong adapter.

[FusionxDGx]

help me it wont show up

[FreeCompConsultant]

@FusionxDGx You might check out another video I have - USB drive letter missing - that might help.

[FusionxDGx]

@FreeCompConsultant but i put in usb with hardrive and i dont know how to open up files in hardrive

[Resistancef2187]

I just purchased this and I'm using it to recover data from a Playstation 3 Sata internal hard drive. I plugged everything up as you said but it will not show up.

[FusionxDGx]

@Resistancef2187 me to if you have find away message me

[FreeCompConsultant]

@Resistancef2187 My understanding is that PS3 hard drives are encrypted, but I could be wrong.

[xDaRkNeSsxCLOWNx]

@Resistancef2187 u have to use ps3 hdd studio cus they are encrypted

[Resistancef2187]

I just recently purchased this and it doesn't show up on my laptop. I got to devices and printer I see it. But i can't access it.

[Ipodlego56]

Will it work with a 2007 MacBook

[FreeCompConsultant]

@Ipodlego56 It is supposed to be Mac compatible, yes. I have not personally tried it.

[SlackerSlayer]

My nephew heard of my PC trouble with HDs. He offered a spare PC and this adapter for my use. It is so easy and valuable, I couldn't pass up getting one of my own. There was only one plug type I needed for a removable HD my HP Pavilion had/s(its dead). The plug is half an inch square or less with 4pins and a flat MB connector on the other end. I went to the PC store to pick up a combo to make it fit. When I was plugin in it all, I noticed the plug is the same as my printers plug! Oops. Power ON

[sabbygee1]

it says "Disk4" needs to be initialized before being used?

[SlackerSlayer]

@sabbygee1 It lost the MBR or some other initializing strap. There used to be a switch to use with Format that repaired just theMaster Boot Record,,, but I forgot that undocumented switch.

[ImportKnight13]

Just purchased and tried this product. It doesn't work with laptop IED drives...or at least I cant figure it out with that kind of drive.

[FreeCompConsultant]

@ImportKnight13 Do you mean IDE? Does the adapter plug onto the drive?

[ImportKnight13]

@FreeCompConsultant Yes, IED is what I meant. Sorry.  The adapter does plug into the drive perfectly but that's it. There is no way to plug power anywhere.

[FreeCompConsultant]

@ImportKnight13 You don't need to plug in power with a laptop IDE drive and that adapter; it gets power from the adapter.

[ImportKnight13]

@FreeCompConsultant Oh...well, then I guess its not registering it. Do I need to mess with jumpers?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@ImportKnight13 I have never seen a need to.

[SonicLocTV]

will it work for my dell inspiron 1545 hardrive?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@SonicLocTV Should work with any PC that has USB

[DigitalGangsterz]

Does it work on HP's SATA hard drive?!!

[FreeCompConsultant]

@DigitalGangsterz I wouldn't know why not, their SATA is just like everyone else's.

[warchild1976]

be warned the power pack really gets hot to to the point that i was worried about its safety

[xTiCxPloReR]

hey thanks for the help i really needed this!

[xTiCxPloReR]

hey thx for the help i was wondering how to do this! GREAT VID!

[xTiCxPloReR]

hey thx for the help i was wondering how to do this! Great video!

[chino07brown]

im having issues on the drive actualy showing up on "my computer" but does show in device management. wheres the video showing this issue and how to solve it?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@chino07brown Look for my video on "USB Drive Letter Missing"

[SlackerSlayer]

@chino07brown ",,,drive actualy showing up on "my computer" but does show in device management. wheres the video showing this issue and how to solve it?"

Paste the following where required in the above URL location bar to get there, then hit enter.

watch?v=13kmg7NCdOw

[channelswimmer]

I just used this on two old drives I pulled from my dead pc...I had a few headaches, but in the end it worked well. At first, I couldn`t get access to the data - device not ready, unknown drive, etc. So I unplugged everything, then I went power cable - turn it on - ide - usb in that order and finally it worked. I think the connection must have been bad, I don`t know, but it was frustrating. I had ownership issues on another drive but some more googling got me through it. Cool little product.

[AdamKLight]

Thank you. This is exactly what I need. I have two old IDE hard drives and a new computer that is SATA only. I was hoping that something like this existed. I'm sure my new one TB hard drive will happily absorb the files I want to keep from my old 12 and 40 GB hard drives.

[mahaxy]

thanx for the video. but how can I get this cables ?

I WILL BE GLADE TO GET MA DATA BACK

have nice day.

[FreeCompConsultant]

@mahaxy There is a link in the description for the video. Take you right to it.

thanks.

[SlackerSlayer]

@mahaxy "thanx for the video. but how can I get this cables ?"

Common power, USB and ribbon cables for both IDE and SATA. They come in the box as seen in the video.

[marineguy4eva]

Just bought this product tried it and it works great. It is almost identical to the one we use at work, so that is why I went ahead and bought it. Very good product for a very good price.

[pitrofono]

does it work for apple computers?

[ThereLars]

Does anyone know if I am able to connect a 2.5'' hard drive to a normal PSU inside my desktop?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@ThereLars I have another video (older one) where I use an adapter to connect the drive to the ribbon cable and PSU inside the case.

Roger.

[ThereLars]

@FreeCompConsultant Thank you for a fast reply! Do I really need the adapter? Will I fry the disk if I connect it directly without one?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@ThereLars The ribbon cable inside does not use the same pin layout as a 2.5" hard drive, so you need an adapter.

UNLESS you are talking about a SATA hard drive. I guess I should have asked which you have SATA or IDE??

[ThereLars]

@FreeCompConsultant Thanks for a fast reply - again! :D Sorry, I should have mentioned it... It is a Sata hard drive. :P

[FreeCompConsultant]

@ThereLars Then you should be able to just connect it normally. One connector for power, the other for data.

Roger.

[ThereLars]

@FreeCompConsultant Thanks again, you are the best!

[mixmasters956]

@FreeCompConsultant

why is my seagate 500 gb drive not showing up on my laptop?? i need help please!!

i hear a weird kind off of beeping sound inside if i put my ear on the drive!!! what could it be??

[mixmasters956]

@FreeCompConsultant

why is my seagate 500 gb drive not showing up on my laptop?? i need help please!!

i hear a weird kind off of beeping sound inside if i put my ear on the drive!!! what could it be??

[ruwan591]

you sound like kipkay! O_o..but bit unhappy! xD cool vid! thnx for sharing!

[robertjdaniel]

Hi i saw your video yesterday. i do have the same adapter. when i connect my ide hard drive i hear a sound that comes normally we connect any device to USB. after that i open my computer to look for the drive is not there. normally when we connect to usb the autoplay will open immediately. in my case it didn't happen also idon't see the external drive that i connect with adapter is not there would you pls help me.

thank you in advance.

Robert

robertjdaniel@yahoo.com

[FreeCompConsultant]

@robertjdaniel Robert, delete your email address if you can so spammers do not see. I have another video about USB drive letter missing, try that.

[SlackerSlayer]

Roberts post:

Hi i saw your video yesterday. i do have the same adapter. when i connect my ide hard drive i hear a sound that comes normally we connect any device to USB. after that i open my computer to look for the drive is not there. normally when we connect to usb the autoplay will open immediately. in my case it didn't happen also idon't see the external drive that i connect with adapter is not there would you pls help me.

thank you in advance.

Robert

[mstrOFtechno]

great video helps alot

[rcs0505]

this is a really helpful video. i am trying to rescue files from an old laptop that runs windows 98. are there any extra steps (e.g. driver installation) needed for windows 98?

[vancityguy]

Awesome video. I saw your older one, then saw in the description on this HDD adapter. Excellent work.

One question I have is the 2.5" drive, I'll be extracting data from, is partitioned. Shouldn't be any concern, should it?

[FreeCompConsultant]

@vancityguy shouldn't be

[m3ntoZ]

how much does it cost? i really need it lol

[FreeCompConsultant]

@m3ntoZ Just click on the link in the description; take you right to it. Cheap for how handy it is.

[mrconcept]

Thanks for the reply, this may sound stupid, but is there any chance of getting electricuted when doing this?

[FreeCompConsultant]

Nothing's impossible, but I consider it very safe.

You are only working with connectors operating at 5 or 12 volts.

[mrconcept]

hey man thnks for this but do i need to just buy that one thing from Amazon or do i need to buy extras such as a power lead etc? I have two faulty hard drives i need to extract the data.

[FreeCompConsultant]

It comes complete with power adapter to plug into wall outlet.

Link in description will take you right to it.

thanks.

[mrconcept]

Thanks for the video man. I see the Vantec on Amazon, but it only shows the main part and not the power plugs/additional adaptors you demonstrate. Im not sure if i need to buy the "frequently bought together" items aswell? Please help. I have two hard drives that need recovering, one is about four years old the other is a Seagate Expansion external which apparently has a Baracudda inside of it... What extra do i buy?

amazon (dot) com/Vantec-CB-ISATAU2-Supports­-2-5-Inch-5-25-Inch/dp/B000J01­I1G.

[quincyThomas]

Your video is good, you explain everything very clear and easy to understand. Great job.

I do have one question, you mention in the video if your drive does not show up as a new drive or letter and you have another video that can explain how to tackle this problem. Where can I view this video, what is it titled? I am stuck.

[FreeCompConsultant]

USB Drive Letter Missing - How to add a drive letter

Unfortunately, YouTube will not let me post a direct link, but that is what it is named. Should be able to find in the list of my videos.

thanks.