I am copying a hard drive from an old computer, I don't have the computer, just the hard drive. I am using an SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 adapter. The problem is, when I try to copy the files, it wont let me because it says I don't have the permission. I change the security settings and it still wont let me open the documents or files.
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After my last hard drive took a nosedive, I went out and bought a Western Digital Serial ATA 500 gb harddrive. I've physically put it in my Sony Vaio Desktop. I am trying to install Windows XP Professional now. When I get to the Setup screen is says Unknown Disk. I've already seemed to install the drivers for the new harddisk (they provided me a CD to install the drivers, it came with a program called "Lifeguard Tool" or something like that.
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