I took apart an old broken laptop that was collecting dust. Atten Firmware. My main goal was to salvage the hard drive.

The USB 2.0 Windows Data Transfer Cable, transfers your data to a new PC running Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP driverless. No Drivers needed, Truly Plug and Play!

I picked up a sata/ide to usb transfer and hooked it up. The old laptop had Vista as an operating system. I am now using WIndows 8.1. The hard drive is a WD5000bevt-6000zat1. Its 500 gb and is showing up on Windows Explorer into 3 drives. System Reserved E: F: G: Only G: has a file in it labeled called 'drive' and everytime I try to access it.

Cdc Serial Clangsm. It tells me its corrupt and asks me to format it. All the other drives give me error messages. The other weird thing is that only showing a total of a 110 gigs with some percentages used.

I could really use some help on accessing this drive. I have a lot of memories in that hard drive. Thanks in advanced. Thank you for your reply. Here are the SMART values table. WDC WD50 00BEVT-60ZAT1 USB Device ManufacturerWestern Digital Business Unit/BrandEnterprise/WD RE3; WD RE2 (3-platter) RPM/Buffer Size or Attribute5400 RPM with 8 MB cache (Mobile) Interface/ConnectorSATA 3 Gb/s with 22-pin SATA connector (Mobile) Heads16 Cylinders60,801 Tracks15,504,255 Sectors976,768,065 SATA typeSATA-II 3.0Gb/s Device typeFixed ATA StandardATA8-ACS Serial Number635TC3F5T Firmware Version NumberARF02H LBA Size48-bit LBA Power On Count606 times Power On Time314.9 days Speed5400 RPM FeaturesS.M.A.R.T., APM, NCQ Max.

Description The USB 2.0 Driverless Data Transfer Cable (GM-PCLINK) allows quick and easy transferring of files from one Windows computer to another. The GM-PCLINK Driverless Data Transfer Cable features an easy split-screen drag and drop explorer window to show visually what is being transferred and its new location. Split screen display shows Remote and Host locations: The GM-PCLINK displays both the Host and Remote computer while you are transferring files from one PC to another, a built-In ferrite ring reduces interference for super fast transfers and ease of operation. The High Speed transfer rate of 480Mbps is achieved using USB 2.0 compliance and is backward compatible with USB 1.1 at 12Mpbs depending on system load. Games Kfc Cooking. The new OTi Chip inside this USB 2.0 Data Transfer Link Cable is EasySuite Software that is burned into the chip so there is no driver installation required and no configuration! The GM-PCLINK USB 2.0 Data Transfer Cable represents the easiest, most economical, and reusable way of transferring your Data from one PC source to another without the hassle of copying to and from disc. Features & Specifications: • Direct cable link between two PCs via the USB port / Plug and Play with hot plug • Over current protection • 6 foot cable length • USB 2.0 transfer rates up to 480 Mbps (backwards compatible with USB 1.1 rates of up to 12 Mbps) • Share files and transfer data conveniently • Bus powered (No external power source needed) • Driverless design OS Support: • XP • Vista • Windows 7 • Windows 8 • Windows 10 Package Contents: • Driverless USB 2.0 Windows Data Transfer Cable GM-PCLINK • PCLINK User Manual (available for download).

The built-in software of the Windows 7 “Driverless” Data Transfer Cable makes transferring files from one computer to another an almost pleasurable task!!! I’ve used other file transfer cables before, and the software that comes with those other cables is often confusing and/or doesn’t work at all!! The Windows 7 “Driverless” file transfer system makes those other methods obsolete!!

Oh yeah — it works with Windows Vista and Win XP, too!! It even has a ceramic ferrite doohickey on the cable to reduce interference during file transfers — a nice touch!! I’m an old geezer and I’d bet the ranch that even a cave-dweller could become an instant geek by using this terrific gizmo!! Well, not quite — but you get the drift, right!?? Get one — it’s cheap, easy to use, and saves a lot of monkeyin’ around!!

My cable arrived promptly and in perfect condition •. Whenever I copied or moved huge files from one of our computers to another, I had to use an intermediate storage media (external drive, flash drive etc.). I found this cable that promised direct data transfers between USB ports. I connected this cable between my Dell laptop running on Vista and my Acer Netbook on Windows XP. The built in file browser software popped up on both machines and I was able to transfer files between the units easily. I purchased a usb extension cable in case I need to cover a greater distance between machines.