My old desktop pc had a broken motherboard. I decided to buy new parts and do a new build since the mobo was too old to buy again, but I want to reuse the old hard drive. However I want to access the hard drive first and copy some documents (less than 100mb) first before I wipe it to install new OS. It is a 3.5" sata hard drive with Windows 7 x64 ultimate.
What is the simplest way to do this? I do not have another desktop to put the drive in. I do have a laptop, external 2gb desktop hard drive, and assorted flash drives 2gb-16gb. I know I can purchase an enclosure or docking bay but I would rather not spend money on something I will only use once.
Can I just plug the hard drive into the new build and try to boot windows? I heard about installing a linux OS onto a usb drive but I have never used linux so I would need some starter info or pointed in the right direction. Like what is the name of a free simple linux I can do this with, where do i download it, or link to instructions, etc.
Thank you
What is the simplest way to do this? I do not have another desktop to put the drive in. I do have a laptop, external 2gb desktop hard drive, and assorted flash drives 2gb-16gb. I know I can purchase an enclosure or docking bay but I would rather not spend money on something I will only use once.
Can I just plug the hard drive into the new build and try to boot windows? I heard about installing a linux OS onto a usb drive but I have never used linux so I would need some starter info or pointed in the right direction. Like what is the name of a free simple linux I can do this with, where do i download it, or link to instructions, etc.
Thank you
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