Getting info off of a hard disk

Buy a USB enclosure or USB adapter with the appropriate interface for the old drive.

1) Take out the hard drive from the old computer.
2) set the pin to slave if it has the option
3) Hook the hard drive up to a desktop using an IDE cable and power cable.

I am not sure if this hard drive has a standard 4-pin power connector or not. If it does then you can simply plug it in and you will be able to retrieve whatever files were on it.

Thanks for the info, this drive has a very thin connector strip, like where a PCB edge would slip in, on other machines the IDE connectors have been a lot bigger. Is the one that i have an EIDE? hope i have made sense.

It could be SATA or it may be mini-IDE.

I think the best bet is to take the drive to a decent retailer and ask them to identify the interface and sell you a USB adapter for it. These are common for the older mini-IDE interface which is a strong possibility for a drive of the capacity you have

The suggestion from snurp seems to be based on assuming older 3.5 inch IDE drive and a desktop computer.