Thinking about re-using an old HD?
Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Operating Systems
I have a 200GB ATA drive that, IIRC, has a lot of good data (family photos, etc.) still sitting on it. I’ve been debating over whether to buy an external enclosure with power supply for it or just buy a cheap-o used computer, insert that HD and copy its useful contents elsewhere.
The problem with that idea is that my only other computer at the moment is a laptop with less than 10 GB free. And, I think the loose HD was formatted to a JFS format that Windows is useless with. “Useless” as in “Can’t even find.”
Suggestions?
In this case, the cheap / simple / fast answer is the preferred one.
Bill Canaday @ June 9, 2008