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From: computergal on 28 Oct 2009 20:48 I have an very old AT&T Globalyst 375T PC from 1995. I held on to it over the years because I wanted to take the hard drive out as it contained confidential information. Well, today I finally decided to do it. Got the case off, disconnected the cable and the power cord from the hard drive and looked for the screws that connected the hard drive to the box containing it that was affixed to the case. And I looked and I looked. Although the hard drive had screws in it, they weren't the screws connecting the hard drive to the box. Although the drive and the box were firmly affixed to the frame, no screws were doing the job. Then I saw what looked like metal clips, more like wings that might be holding the box in place. So I tried to manipulate this clips/wings, pushing and pulling gently but it was firm. Then I though that the box containing the hard drive would slip out. No that didn't work. I never seen a hard drive affixed this way before. The computer does not have ethernet, usb capability or direct cable capability. The only way I am going to be able to get the info off the hard drive is to either burn some CD's or take another computer and hook its cables up to the old computer to read the hard drive. All a pain in the butt. So anybody remember anything about this kind of construction and tell me how to unfasten the hard drive. I thought there was a chance somebody would know..
From: James D. Andrews on 29 Oct 2009 00:16 computergal wrote: > I have an very old AT&T Globalyst 375T PC from 1995. I held on to it over > the years because I wanted to take the hard drive out as it contained > confidential information. Well, today I finally decided to do it. > > Got the case off, disconnected the cable and the power cord from the hard > drive and looked for the screws that connected the hard drive to the box > containing it that was affixed to the case. And I looked and I looked. > Although the hard drive had screws in it, they weren't the screws connecting > the hard drive to the box. Although the drive and the box were firmly > affixed to the frame, no screws were doing the job. > > Then I saw what looked like metal clips, more like wings that might be > holding the box in place. So I tried to manipulate this clips/wings, > pushing and pulling gently but it was firm. Then I though that the box > containing the hard drive would slip out. No that didn't work. > > I never seen a hard drive affixed this way before. The computer does not > have ethernet, usb capability or direct cable capability. The only way I am > going to be able to get the info off the hard drive is to either burn some > CD's or take another computer and hook its cables up to the old computer to > read the hard drive. All a pain in the butt. > > So anybody remember anything about this kind of construction and tell me how > to unfasten the hard drive. I thought there was a chance somebody would > know.. > > Can't figure out your hard drive installation problem, but to copy or move that information from your hard drive, I can recommend a new toy I just started playing with not that long ago - provided you have another computer nearby. An IDE/SATA to USB adapter. You plug the IDE connector into your hard drive, you plug the USB end into a working computer with USB, voila! There's your other drive to do with as you please. You can move the info, reformat the drive, and so on. You can get one on-line for about $25 or so.
From: Jeff Strickland on 29 Oct 2009 12:03 "James D. Andrews" <jamesdandrews(a)att.net> wrote in message news:4AE9172E.4010406(a)att.net... > computergal wrote: >> I have an very old AT&T Globalyst 375T PC from 1995. I held on to it >> over the years because I wanted to take the hard drive out as it >> contained confidential information. Well, today I finally decided to do >> it. >> >> Got the case off, disconnected the cable and the power cord from the hard >> drive and looked for the screws that connected the hard drive to the box >> containing it that was affixed to the case. And I looked and I looked. >> Although the hard drive had screws in it, they weren't the screws >> connecting the hard drive to the box. Although the drive and the box >> were firmly affixed to the frame, no screws were doing the job. >> >> Then I saw what looked like metal clips, more like wings that might be >> holding the box in place. So I tried to manipulate this clips/wings, >> pushing and pulling gently but it was firm. Then I though that the box >> containing the hard drive would slip out. No that didn't work. >> >> I never seen a hard drive affixed this way before. The computer does not >> have ethernet, usb capability or direct cable capability. The only way I >> am going to be able to get the info off the hard drive is to either burn >> some CD's or take another computer and hook its cables up to the old >> computer to read the hard drive. All a pain in the butt. >> >> So anybody remember anything about this kind of construction and tell me >> how to unfasten the hard drive. I thought there was a chance somebody >> would know.. > > Can't figure out your hard drive installation problem, but to copy or move > that information from your hard drive, I can recommend a new toy I just > started playing with not that long ago - provided you have another > computer nearby. > > An IDE/SATA to USB adapter. You plug the IDE connector into your hard > drive, you plug the USB end into a working computer with USB, voila! > There's your other drive to do with as you please. You can move the info, > reformat the drive, and so on. > > You can get one on-line for about $25 or so. > > James, you have something horribly wrong with your settings.
From: Baron on 29 Oct 2009 15:52 computergal wrote: > I have an very old AT&T Globalyst 375T PC from 1995. I held on to it > over the years because I wanted to take the hard drive out as it > contained > confidential information. Well, today I finally decided to do it. > > Got the case off, disconnected the cable and the power cord from the > hard drive and looked for the screws that connected the hard drive to > the box > containing it that was affixed to the case. And I looked and I > looked. Although the hard drive had screws in it, they weren't the > screws connecting > the hard drive to the box. Although the drive and the box were > firmly affixed to the frame, no screws were doing the job. > > Then I saw what looked like metal clips, more like wings that might be > holding the box in place. So I tried to manipulate this clips/wings, > pushing and pulling gently but it was firm. Then I though that the > box > containing the hard drive would slip out. No that didn't work. > > I never seen a hard drive affixed this way before. The computer does > not > have ethernet, usb capability or direct cable capability. The only > way I am going to be able to get the info off the hard drive is to > either burn some CD's or take another computer and hook its cables up > to the old computer to > read the hard drive. All a pain in the butt. > > So anybody remember anything about this kind of construction and tell > me how > to unfasten the hard drive. I thought there was a chance somebody > would know.. I would guess that the drive is supported by "slides" at each side. The spring clips probably have to be depressed before it will move. I have seen these, both plastic and metal, seize in place, requiring considerable effort to get them out. I suspect a machine of that age probably has an MFM drive ! In which case you wont be able to simply plug it into another machine and connect it up in order to get the data off it. -- Best Regards: Baron.
From: sandy58 on 30 Oct 2009 09:06
On Oct 29, 5:03 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrj...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > "James D. Andrews" <jamesdandr...(a)att.net> wrote in messagenews:4AE9172E.4010406(a)att.net... > > > > > computergal wrote: > >> I have an very old AT&T Globalyst 375T PC from 1995. I held on to it > >> over the years because I wanted to take the hard drive out as it > >> contained confidential information. Well, today I finally decided to do > >> it. > > >> Got the case off, disconnected the cable and the power cord from the hard > >> drive and looked for the screws that connected the hard drive to the box > >> containing it that was affixed to the case. And I looked and I looked. > >> Although the hard drive had screws in it, they weren't the screws > >> connecting the hard drive to the box. Although the drive and the box > >> were firmly affixed to the frame, no screws were doing the job. > > >> Then I saw what looked like metal clips, more like wings that might be > >> holding the box in place. So I tried to manipulate this clips/wings, > >> pushing and pulling gently but it was firm. Then I though that the box > >> containing the hard drive would slip out. No that didn't work. > > >> I never seen a hard drive affixed this way before. The computer does not > >> have ethernet, usb capability or direct cable capability. The only way I > >> am going to be able to get the info off the hard drive is to either burn > >> some CD's or take another computer and hook its cables up to the old > >> computer to read the hard drive. All a pain in the butt. > > >> So anybody remember anything about this kind of construction and tell me > >> how to unfasten the hard drive. I thought there was a chance somebody > >> would know.. > > > Can't figure out your hard drive installation problem, but to copy or move > > that information from your hard drive, I can recommend a new toy I just > > started playing with not that long ago - provided you have another > > computer nearby. > > > An IDE/SATA to USB adapter. You plug the IDE connector into your hard > > drive, you plug the USB end into a working computer with USB, voila! > > There's your other drive to do with as you please. You can move the info, > > reformat the drive, and so on. > > > You can get one on-line for about $25 or so. > > James, you have something horribly wrong with your settings. The narrow sentences are his sig. :-) He's not the only one around doing the same. :-) |