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Want to retrieve old files
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Get a USB caddy for the old HDD. Take the HDD out of the old machine, put it in caddy, connect to USB port on new machine.
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You can get a Sata to USB adapter from eBay for about £8 , pops up as if it's a huge USB pen drive
this is the sort of thing I meant
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-2-0-TO-SATA-IDE-Cable-for-HDD-with-Power-Adapter-Converter-UK-/130963331543?pt=UK_Computing_Drive_Cables_Adapters&hash=item1e7e05d9d7
comes with power unit to power up the sata drive ( theres an adapter power lead for sata) then just plug into your new machine
using one at the moment to retrieve files off a failing sata driveEx forum ambassador
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