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I have an old server that crashed. I need to get
the data from the hard drive. Is there any way
to take out the hard drive and just copy the
data over to another computer or server?The new server cannot read it as it does not fit,
etc.
You need to determine what type of hard drive you are dealing with and what type of connections are available in the now server. Look at the links below and try to determine the above and post back for further help.
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I checked out the links. I am not 100% on the type of
connection, but HPDB68 Female appears to be close to it.The hard drive is a Seagate Cheetah with a model number
ST336607LC.I am hoping I can find a connector to link to my computer if
that is possible. Thank you.
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So the Cheetah drive is out of the old server? Was the drive connected directly to a port on the motherboard or to a card that is installed in a slot?
Next question. What type of interface is in the NEW server?
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It was connected to a card behind the slots for the drive.
I am not sure of the interface of the new server. I am located
in a branch office of a small company where the IT
consultants are taking five days to figure out how to get data
off of our tape. I thought I would poke around to see of
there's another way around given that I haven't worked in five
days trying to get access to data. They had me take the
tape recorder out, the card and send it to them. Sending the
whole server would have been costly.I am staring at the hard drive(s) hoping to figure out a way to
access the data. Trust me, I know just enough to be
dangerous.
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It was connected to a card behind the slots for the drive.
I am not sure of the interface of the new server. I am located
in a branch office of a small company where the IT
consultants are taking five days to figure out how to get data
off of our tape. I thought I would poke around to see of
there's another way around given that I haven't worked in five
days trying to get access to data. They had me take the
tape recorder out, the card and send it to them. Sending the
whole server would have been costly.I am staring at the hard drive(s) hoping to figure out a way to
access the data. Trust me, I know just enough to be
dangerous.
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It's an 80 pin SCSI 10,000rpm 36.7gb drive, so a pci SCSI card is needed, can you get one out of the old server, or was it connected directly to the motherboard?
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anmor, that si what I asked the OP too. Sounds like it may be an add in SCSI card.
Mike, if you can remove the card you should be able to fit it into another PC and get the data that way. Wouldn't need to be inserted directly into the new server. I think that would be the easiest.
I don't think there are any adapters to connect that SCSI drive to a different interface.
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