Getting data off an old hard disk


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    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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    Getting data off an old hard disk


    I have a hard disk out of a computer with a corrupt MBR, and before that it would only do a restart loop. I am wondering how I would go about getting the data off this hard disk if I were to just plug it into my computer.

    Thing is, the drive is an IDE, I do not have any IDE interface on my motherboard, so I would have to get some sort of external enclosure.

    Also the drive is formatted into a Drive C:\ (NTFS) and a Drive D:\ (FAT 32) It is out of an old HP Pavilion computer. What I am wondering is if that would cause an issue if I were to plug it into my computer. Would it just read the data no problem or would I have to do anything to get both partitions to read.

    Another thing I am wondering, Will I have to set the jumper settings on the Hard disk to either master or slave, or should I just leave it as Cable Select?

    I have no interest in restoring the operating system on the machine it came out of, i just want the data.

    Thank you for your help in advance.
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    Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit, Win 7 Home Basic 32 Bit, Win 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
       #2

    1. Get some external connectors for hard disk that can be connected to USB drive.
    2. If you are connecting it as USB drive it will not be asking for master - slave options; it will connect as a external hard drive.
    3. Get the jumper out of your old hard disk it will be safer.
    4. No issues on partitions; if your new desktop runs on NTFS; it will read both your old hard disk partitions.

    I did this on my old hard disks and recovered data as well. So mention me whether you did it successfully.
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