IDE Hard Disk not detected using IDE/SATA-USB Adapter

[faisaljamal86]

Hello,

I have an old IDE HDD from my old PC from which I need to retrieve some important data. Old CPU stopped working and I decided to take it out hoping I will be able to retrieve the data using the IDE-USB adapter that i recently bought from Amazon for this purpose.
I went through several tutorials before doing this and connected the adapter to IDE HDD along with the external power that came along with the kit. However, I do NOT see anything in My Computer or Disk management. Neither do I see anything in BIOS. My current computer is running Windows 7.
I have already tried all possible Jumper settings , also tried connecting the power first and then USB, rebooting and all possible combinations. Also, I cannot hear any sound in Hard disk after connecting. I am sure USB ports are working fine.
Please help me on this as I need to get this important data that is saved in old IDE HDD.

Thanks in advance.

-Faisal

 

[popatim]

If you cannot feel the disk spin up when you connect the power, you should also hear the heads do a short 'seek' cycle to read the platters, then you either have a dead drive or a bad IDE power supply.

 

[guest_999]

Those cheap IDE-USB adapter may also fail sometimes.I have seen that using IDE PCI card like this usually have better success rate:
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Express-Controller-Adapter-PEX2IDE/dp/B000YAX13Y/ref=pd_cp_147_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B000YAX13Y&pd_rd_r=9KZSVDA3C6JMN2AX568B&pd_rd_w=qH49O&pd_rd_wg=g29w2&psc=1&refRID=9KZSVDA3C6JMN2AX568B