USB 2.0 to IDE Cable Problems

[sackett22]

OK, I purchased this cable to connect a hard drive from another computer to my computer so I could get the information off of it. 

My computer never registered anything showing that any hardware had been added.  Tried restarting did not work. 

Well the a/c power supply for the cable burnt out within 20 minutes, so now I've hooked the hard drive to the original computer (for the power source) and then hooked the IDE/USB cable to the hard drive and to my current computer.  But still my comp doesn't show a new drive installed. 

I really need this information, so what should I do?  How can I get my current computer to recognize the drive that is installed.

[quaxo]

If the adapter burnt out, it might have damaged the cable as well.

Have you tried just putting the hard drive into the other computer like a regular drive?

You could also try an external box as well.

[sackett22]

I tried to connect it into this computer.  I put it as a slave drive, then connected it to the power source,  but when I turned the computer back on, it wouldn't boot up at all. 

Do I need to change some setting on the harddrive in my computer so that when I hook up the old drive it will boot up???

[quaxo]

I tried to connect it into this computer.  I put it as a slave drive, then connected it to the power source,  but when I turned the computer back on, it wouldn't boot up at all. 

Do I need to change some setting on the harddrive in my computer so that when I hook up the old drive it will boot up???

You also need to set the main hard drive as "master with slave"

[patio]

Slave Drive Info...