Hard drive not detected from old computer

[The Abacus]

Hi
My parents want their old photos off of their old computer, It was a vista machine if that makes any difference.
I have tried a sata to usb adaptor and the drive was not detected at all, i tried disk management everything I could find on the internet but the drive was not detected at all, though it had power and i could hear it spin up. I cant put it back in the old machine as i think the cpu has died.
Any help please

 

[USAFRet]

Hi
My parents want their old photos off of their old computer, It was a vista machine if that makes any difference.
I have tried a sata to usb adaptor and the drive was not detected at all, i tried disk management everything I could find on the internet but the drive was not detected at all, though it had power and i could hear it spin up. I cant put it back in the old machine as i think the cpu has died.
Any help please

What type of drive is it, and what exact "sata to usb adaptor" are you using?

 

[mcnumpty23]

and its possible for it to spin up though still not get detected

have had it a couple of times before--even though other drives worked fine

using a samsung usb to sata adapter

try connecting it to your pc as a second hard drive instead

 

[The Abacus]

its a seagate barraccuda and its a generic brand adaptor, i know thats probably not the best but i didnt need speed
i will see if there pc has the power plugs for it, as it is an ex office unit

 

[USAFRet]

its a seagate barraccuda and its a generic brand adaptor, i know thats probably not the best but i didnt need speed
i will see if there pc has the power plugs for it, as it is an ex office unit

"a generic brand adapter" tells us nothing.
I asked, because a single USB port will not supply the correct power to a 3.5" drive.

You need a USB-SATA thing that also plugs into the wall to provide the correct power to the drive.

 

[The Abacus]

Never mind i sorted it, i think the cable is broken, so i plugged the hard drive directly into the pc internally which worked.
thanks for yall help