Question How to get files back from ide hdd?

[Giant Hunger]

I have an old ide hdd from my old pc and i wanted to recieve my old photos back so i bought this ide adapter

After plugging it to my computer, the hdd spin but my pc does not recognize the hdd even with easeus data recovery software, what should i do to get my old photos back? And is my hdd going to be ok?

 

[rgd1101]

try an ide dock. not some adapter

 

[USAFRet]

You plugged that 40 pin connector to the drive?

Then, how is this connected to the PC?

 

[Giant Hunger]

try an ide dock. not some adapter

Your right i should have bought an ide dock. So do you think my hdd is going to ok? i hope that it wont get famage or something.

 

[Giant Hunger]

You plugged that 40 pin connector to the drive?

Then, how is this connected to the PC?

i connect it through a sata cable

 

[USAFRet]

i connect it through a sata cable

And power for the drive?

 

[Giant Hunger]

And power for the drive?

it has a molex cable in the adapter, i plug that molex to the 4 pin molex port of the ide hdd
https://www.newegg.com/riitop-35ide2sata-mndl-ide-to-sata/p/35G-0009-00054

 

[USAFRet]

it has a molex cable in the adapter, i plug that molex to the 4 pin molex port of the ide hdd
https://www.newegg.com/riitop-35ide2sata-mndl-ide-to-sata/p/35G-0009-00054

And you're connecting both the SATA data and power cables to the PC?

If so, I would get a different adapter or dock.

 

[Giant Hunger]

And you're connecting both the SATA data and power cables to the PC?

If so, I would get a different adapter or dock.

Yeah maybe i should just buy a dock. Do you think my hdd is going to be ok? im afraid of it being damage or something.

 

[USAFRet]

Yeah maybe i should just buy a dock. Do you think my hdd is going to be ok? im afraid of it being damage or something.

Something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Docking-Tccmebius-TCC-S867-US-External-Enclosure/dp/B07MVBQ6QX

Is your drive OK?
Absolutely unknown.

 

[geofelt]

Your hdd is not likely to have been damaged by your actions.
If all else fails, you can send the drive to a data recovery outfit.
It will be expensive.

 

[TerryLaze]

Tell us the whole procedure you do to connect the drive.
You should only connect a new drive if the PC is shut down completely, including power off switch, and then go into bios and make sure the proper port you connect the adaptor to is enabled.

Since the adaptor has power for both sides it could have a switch/jumper on it somewhere to chose between modes, sata to ide or ide to sata, it's not the same thing.