You get the drive out of the case. Then see what cable(s) you need and buy it.
Not a USB-cable anyway, just a SATA-connector-on-the-motherboard to SATA-disk and possibly the right power cable also. Just have a look how your current SATA-disk in the PC is connected to motherboard and PSU and buy the same.
Kees
I have 3 external hard drives, the latest one being the biggest of course, but I had data on the old ones too, and one of them was almost new so I didn't expect it to die so soon and I don't have a backup.... Due to a lot of rain where I am I have noticed that the cables are sort of mouldy... I wonder if the hard drive is still alive and maybe just the connection or the case is damaged? I did try it on another computer, but I don't have another USB cable like that to test the cable. I also tried all the tricks they recommend, but the drive doesn't show up anywhere.... However, when I connected it to the computer, it did reinstall the driver and said the device is ready to use (so I assume the USB cable should be fine after all?). This was on Vista. It also made that strange noise it usually makes when you connect a USB device. Windows 7 said "unknown device" and could not even install the driver. The brand was Seagate (not good from what I have read...). I was thinking I could try a SATA cable to see if the drive is still alive? Are there differences between SATA cables? Which one should I buy to connect an external drive to a computer? Here are the ones currently available on eBay: http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1311&_nkw=sata+cable&_sacat=See-All-Categories
Thanks!!!!
OzBo

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