I've a 2.5" IDE drive removed from a non-working Inspiron 8600 - using a USB IDE adapter I was able to access the drive and see files etc. I disconnected I believe correctly the USB drive and took it to a friends machine to transfer his data and I get E:\ is not accessible.
The file directory is corrupted and unreadable.
That's on an XP machine and it's a drive from an XP machine.
I tried it on a W7 machine and I get a message that the drive needs formatted before use. Format or cancel. I of course cancel. I'd like to access this drive again and get the data.
On the XP machine I can eject the device properly but on the W7 machine it says:
Windows can't stop your generic volume because a program is still using it. Close any programs that might be using the device and try again later.
I shut down the machine to remove it.
What do I need to do to make this drive accessible again so I can get the data. I done many reads and it's somewhat confusing. Is there a simple way - the drive was functioning well in the machine it was removed from. It seems to be a main-board/video problem with that machine.
The file directory is corrupted and unreadable.
That's on an XP machine and it's a drive from an XP machine.
I tried it on a W7 machine and I get a message that the drive needs formatted before use. Format or cancel. I of course cancel. I'd like to access this drive again and get the data.
On the XP machine I can eject the device properly but on the W7 machine it says:
Windows can't stop your generic volume because a program is still using it. Close any programs that might be using the device and try again later.
I shut down the machine to remove it.
What do I need to do to make this drive accessible again so I can get the data. I done many reads and it's somewhat confusing. Is there a simple way - the drive was functioning well in the machine it was removed from. It seems to be a main-board/video problem with that machine.
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