I have a dead LC II. I'd like to see if the hard drive is still good and if possible, copy any data off of it. However, the connector is most definitely not IDE as it has about 1/3 more pins than a typical IDE drive. What is it and can I convert it in any way?
Never mind... Google is my friend. ) It's a SCSI, so now what? I would hate to buy a SCSI card for a drive that has been dormant for nearly ten years. :-/
Thanks for the offer, but I just bought a cheap one off of eBay. Oh well, it only cost me $15 with shipping and it is from a reputable company. If it doesn't work, I'm only out $15. Now I just need software to read Mac drives in Windows...
I would recommend either Gemulator Explorer or HFSExplorer both run on windows and work well. (Don't forget windows drivers for the SCSI card. Sometimes it isn't just plug an' play...)
Oh, and if you want something fancy, there is Mac Drive 8, there is a trail version of it. But the other two above are freeware.
I found that earlier, but wans't sure which to download. I'm dual booting XP 32-bit and Windows 7 64-bit. I'm thinking the Vista drivers might work with 7. Windows' generic drivers might work as well. Of course, the card may come with the drivers. I'll soon see...
It works! It arrived today. I was able to get all of the information off of the drive, including a game that my dad was working on that I lost many years ago. :approve: I'm in more of a state of shock right now than happy. I never thought I'd see this stuff again!
It's really strange. My dad bought me that computer in '92 or '93. I haven't used it since around 2000. I bought an iMac in '98 and the iMac's IDE drive is toast.