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The other guy thought it was a hardware problem. Let's say the hardware is OK. How can I read to image if I can't do a raw scan?

Thanks for confirming that. I take it these I/O errors are the usual symptoms of hardware fault in this drive and that DMDE won't help. I have lived without these files for 15+ years so it wouldn't make sense to sink a lot of time or money into it, but I am curious. (I'm DIY with cars, TV's...

Trying to rescue files from corrupted Toshiba MK6411MAT using a USB adapter. The drive quietly (need to hold it to my ear) makes "hunting" sounds immediately after plugging in to USB port, but doesn't get drive letter assignment. Disk manager says it needs initialization and has 6 Gb...

I tried clicking on Volume under the Volumes TAB, but I get no options even though it is highlighted when I cursor over it. I was thinking of running CHKDSK in the cmd prompt. Tough to do without a drive letter assignment. Is there another way to point to the drive with CHKDSK? I'll probably...

Below are screen shots. This is from my Window 7 laptop. The OS on the USB drive is Windows 98. Both laptops automatically assign drive letters to USB flash drives. Typically F: and G: for that slot.

Got my USB adapter. Plugged into an XP laptop and a Win7 laptop. In both cases it found, installed driver, and declared "mass storage device is ready to use". The XP even showed the brand and model description before installing driver. (I did a proper unmount before switching to Win7 machine.)...

Hopefully the drive is OK and it will be that simple. Thanks for the tip/link to the laptop-desktop adapter. Good price!

I was hoping some of the compact desktops would have borrowed from the laptops. I suppose they just went to edge connectors instead.

I want to recover some files and programs from a dead Presario 1692 laptop. (I believe the motherboard is at fault.) It has an MK6411MAT (HDD2143). I'm thinking that there are more working desktops out there than laptops that are compatible. The pins are just a little too close together for an...