temporarily using old HDD as the D: drive

[Douglas]

I re-installed windows on a new HDD.

 

I notice that my old HDD has the same connectors as my cdrom drive. can I temporarily connect my old HDD to the cdrom connectors to try to retrieve some files....that is, it will become the D: drive.

 

 

 

Thanks for any help

[Rakdos]

It would provided the jumpers are set for slave or cable select and you plug it in to the correct cable connection.

 

|================|==========|

^               ^         ^
to              Slave     Master
Mother-
board

[Douglas]

It would provided the jumpers are set for slave or cable select and you plug it in to the correct cable connection.

 

|================|==========|

^               ^         ^
to              Slave     Master
Mother-
board

Thank you for the response. I have 2 cables to the cdrom drive, a ribbon cable and a power cable with the same connectors as on the HDD.

 

I have 4 jumpers on the HDD.....CS, SLAVE, MASTER, PM2. It was set to the CS position. Do I leave it in that position??? .........Thanks

[Rakdos]

The CS position is good go ahead and use it like that.

[5614]

There's a possibility that may not work, if it doesn't worry, tell me and I'll explain why & how to make it work.

 

It should work though.