external hdd enclosure problem

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i recently had a problem with my old computer and decided it was time to replace. the power supply shorted and wont turn on.i removed the hard drive and put it in a usb enclosure.i would like to get files off of it. the old computer was xp. the new computer is vista. i moved the jumper on the old drive to cable select. when i try to access it in any way through my computer or through file transfer wizard whatever program i use freezes.
is it an issue between xp and vista or something else?


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If the drive is in a USB enclosure it probably has to be in Master mode
since the connector in the enclosure probably does not support the
connection of 2 HDD.

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i recently had a problem with my old computer and decided it was time to
replace. the power supply shorted and wont turn on.i removed the hard
drive and put it in a usb enclosure.i would like to get files off of it.
the old computer was xp. the new computer is vista. i moved the jumper on
the old drive to cable select. when i try to access it in any way through
my computer or through file transfer wizard whatever program i use
freezes.
is it an issue between xp and vista or something else?


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Run a surface scan of the hard drive.

Start Command Prompt as Administrator

CHKDSK F: /R /X /V

F: - change to the drive letter of the hard drive on USB
/R - run a surface scan and file integrity check, /F is implied (attempt to
fix all errors found)
/X - take drive offline for scanning
/V - verbose output
 
don said:
i recently had a problem with my old computer and decided it was time to replace. the power supply shorted and wont turn on.i removed the hard drive and put it in a usb enclosure.i would like to get files off of it. the old computer was xp. the new computer is vista. i moved the jumper on the old drive to cable select. when i try to access it in any way through my computer or through file transfer wizard whatever program i use freezes.
is it an issue between xp and vista or something else?


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Cable select might not be the right configuration (no matter what the
instructions say)

try master and/or slave too
 
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