I have a recent gateway laptop running vista – I am trying to view the contents of IDE desktop hard drives (2 of them) using a USB > SATA/IDE cable. The computer does not seem to recognize either of them. I see a new USB device under Hard drives in Device manager, but nothing in my computer or disk management. I am not certain of the condition of the drives, but I know they have information on them. This cable has worked with a SATA laptop drive connected externally.
Any Suggestions?