Usb drive caddy

gsy1

Hi i'm looking to get some data of my pc (mainly word documents), although not majorly important it would be useful to have them.

The old pc's non responsive (keyboard and mouse have died & all inputs)

Would it be possible to take the old hard drive and plug it to one of these:
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=48P4&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=hard+drive+caddy&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0

Then plug this caddy into my new pc then simply 'copy across' & then use it in the future to 'back up' my current pc?

thanks. x x x

Halloway

Yes. Just make sure that the caddy you buy is compatible with your drive in terms of SATA/PATA

gsy1

Halloway wrote: »

Yes. Just make sure that the caddy you buy is compatible with your drive in terms of SATA/PATA

how do i know if my drive is 'sata or pata'?

albertross_2

look at the connector on it, or you could buy an adapter that does both, maplin sell them amongst others

blue ribbon cable is pata/ide



Does the old pc use usb or ps2 keyboard/mouse?

gsy1

albertross wrote: »

Does the old pc use usb or ps2 keyboard/mouse?

It takes a ps2 keyboard but I do use a usb mouse.

albertross_2

and neither keyboard or mouse work? Do you have a usb kb to try