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IDE Flash Module

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August 18, 2014 3:23:45 AM

Hello,

Yesterday, my desktop PC would not start. It booted up to the BIOs which then I got a black screen. After multiple restarts and leaving the PC to boot through the black screen (which didn't work as when it automatically rebooted after 30 minutes, it stayed on the BIOs screen and said that the Primary IDE Master was not detected), I decided to salvage the data by removing the hard drive and plugging it in a HDD enclosure.

However, when I booted the enclosure, only my D: drive was in it which was a problem for me since the data I needed was in C: drive.

After looking through the PC innards again, I saw something that said Transcend 16GB IDE Flash Module. Could this be where my C: drive is? If so, is there a way to read the data inside this?

Thank you in advance! If there is any information missing or is unclear feel free to ask and I'll post it ASAP.

EDIT: I took out and put back in the IDE Flash Module and the BIOs now says that the Primary IDE Master is now detected but I still get a black screen after the BIOS screen.

Also the OS that was(is still hopefully) on the PC is Windows 7. Don't quite remember if it was the x32 or x64 bit system though.

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August 18, 2014 7:55:27 AM

Your C drive (ie the Windows installation) is on the Transcend 16GB IDE Flash Module which is the equivalent of an SSD in a modern SATA system.

As it's now being detected but you get just a black screen, it could be faulty or it just needs Windows re-installing on it.

And you should never be in a position where you need to "salvage data". You should keep your data backed up at all times.
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August 18, 2014 8:18:03 AM

Phillip Corcoran said:
Your C drive (ie the Windows installation) is on the Transcend 16GB IDE Flash Module which is the equivalent of an SSD in a modern SATA system.

As it's now being detected but you get just a black screen, it could be faulty or it just needs Windows re-installing on it.

And you should never be in a position where you need to "salvage data". You should keep your data backed up at all times.


Ah thank you for the reply! I never really thought of backing it up as the only important information inside is the IP address and port numbers for my IP cameras as I use it to monitor all the cameras (I know, I've been feeling like an idiot for not writing them down earlier but I've had no problems in the last 4 years).

Do you think it would still be possible to read the open the data on the flash module? If so, would a IDE adapter like this one work with the flash module or would they only work with IDE hard drives?

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