Hi Topgundpc and Night hawk, well its a case of one step forward and two backwards fortunately

After a lot of time and effort I think I have finally found the problem(s). I had 3 other HDD's...

Sorry Topgundpc, I omitted to add the error msg.

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Hi Topgundpc, my new USB 3.0/2.0 sata/ide converter cable arrived. I installed it and opened up Disk Management and for a brief moment it showed up as :J drive. It then posted a msg saying that there...

Hi again Topgundpc, I have been lucky enough to locate a system very much like the one on Amazon.
USB 3.0 to 2.5" 3.5" IDE SATA HDD Hard Disk Drive DVD-ROM OTB Converter Adapter

It has the...

Hi Topgundcp, thx for your reply. I tried to buy one of these cables but Amazon will not send to Australia. I understand all you stated and think this is the answer. Can you think of anyone or...

:( G'day to all, I recently bought a new PC with win 10 on board. I now find that I want to retrieve some data from my old PC which is unserviceable.
I purchased a 22 pin sata to usb cable. When...