Moving footage from an old drive help

That does look like my drive and that does look like the power supply.

So if they are a raid, I can’t get info off of them that easily?
 
If that's your drive, it's a RAID 0 via hardware and I think it's more trickier. But if you can use that power cable and SATA cables then it shouldn't be.

But I think filmguy123 would be better to ask here though as I haven't used HDDs via RAIDs in 10 years and I truly don't remember much about them.

I painfully invested in SSDs around 2012 (BMCC) and still using the same ones which are always blazing fast as is.
 
I still haven’t done anything yet. If it’s a raid, it splits the data up between the two drives, right? Pulling info from each drive separately probably won’t work? They won’t be complete files on each? Still tying to rap my brain around it.

So I did get the adapter you suggested. Haven’t had the courage to do the next step.
 
thefilmaddict said:
I still haven’t done anything yet. If it’s a raid, it splits the data up between the two drives, right? Pulling info from each drive separately probably won’t work? They won’t be complete files on each? Still tying to rap my brain around it.

So I did get the adapter you suggested. Haven’t had the courage to do the next step.
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Like I said before you need esata adapter. Something like this https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-USB-3-0-eSATA-Adapter/dp/B00LD2FKOK
If it has multiple drives it's some form of raid and needs to be left as is.
 
thefilmaddict said:
I still haven’t done anything yet. If it’s a raid, it splits the data up between the two drives, right? Pulling info from each drive separately probably won’t work? They won’t be complete files on each? Still tying to rap my brain around it.

So I did get the adapter you suggested. Haven’t had the courage to do the next step.
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If it's striping, yeah.

But that adapter recommendation was before you opened it up and told us there were two drives in there and that it was possibly a RAID.

It's always best to be hands-on with questions like this (like sending a picture of the model number from the beginning) so we could have looked it up instead of guessing...because we still don't know. You said the one I linked to looks like the drive but that company made lots of different drives and a lot of the models look the same.

Nevertheless...I would now recommend using two SATA cables and trying the power adapter before you doing anything else.
 
P.S. Just to try and clear up some of the confusion (you didn't make this easy, lol):

Originally I thought there was one regular drive in there so that adapter I recommended would have powered the drive and you would have used a SATA cable.

But now if you're going back to using the case as is then you'd purchase that eBay 5-pin power adapter (hopefully it works) and use eSATA cables with the enclosure (if that's what they are). [Technically you could still use SATA cables if the top case was open but forget about that.]
 
Can you get a picture from the other angle?

If it is in RAID 1, you are all good because each drive is just a mirrored copy of the other. But if it is in RAID 0, which I suspect is more likely if it is in RAID, that means half of your data is on one drive, completely unreadable solo, and the other half is on the other - also unreadable solo. It must be decoded, which means you'd likely have a small hardware controller piece inside of that drive cage called a hardware RAID controller. Do you see something like that?

The third option would be that is NOT in raid, but it was formatted as one logical drive, which hides the fact there are two drives but doesn't do any fancy hardware based trickery to it. Which would mean you would just need to plug both in at the same time... I *think*.

Honestly, I am not sure either, so I am going to refer you over to anandtech at this point. They are geekier with this stuff than anyone here likely is, and you'll get a bunch of IT experts who will give you much more rock solid advice.
 
But this shouldn't be this complicated.

All of the recommended accessories in this thread are under $50 and can be returned if they don't work.

Power the main enclosure and use the correct cables (if you're not sure, purchase 2 SATA and 2 eSATA) and check. You'll immediately know. That's it.
 
NorBro said:
But this shouldn't be this complicated.
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I see your new to the land of computers! :grin:

NorBro said:
Power the main enclosure
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He lost the power adaptor.

If you had a bunch of PC parts laying around, very simple, you just need a couple Molex power adaptors and a couple sata cables and can plug directly in. Buuttt you don't.

You could buy a 2nd power adaptor so you can power the two drives simultaneously and plug both drives in via USB simultaneously (either through one of those sabernet adaptors, or a combo of the power supply from them + two esata to USB): https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com...ocphy=9032951&hvtargid=pla-435519607603&psc=1
 
Nooooo...you are making it more complicated and will cause more confusion!

Just use the G-Tech enclosure as it was meant to be used. Like millions do every day.

I already sent him a possible power solution on the last page: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1218071086...7&toolid=10001&customid=ko9ehc61n4000axm00004

What are the chances of G-Tech changing their 5-pin power adapter? (Has the same specs as B&H link for drive.)

Then all he needs is the SATA or eSATA cables for the two ports in the picture he sent.
 
It’s a good idea, though need to ensure the transformer is supplying proper power for the 2 drive enclosure unit and not a single drive unit.
 
depending on how important the data on the drive you either contact the manufacture and buy the oem power adapter for the enclosure. If they don't sell it any more you buy it used on ebay or buy a third party power adapter that matches the specs of the enclosure. A last option suggested by NorBro is open the enclosure and power the drives directly using the 5 pin molex plugs on each drive. You can buy splitters and extended cables out of your computer as a temporary solution to get the data off. There's also probably independant 5 pin power adapters you can buy off Amazon. But this is a messy solution if you want to use the enclosure on a regular basis.
 
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The drive was made pre-Industrial Revolution, so finding the original adapter may be difficult (but maybe not the entire drive on eBay...with the adapter).

It uses the following power adapter (if it's indeed a G-SATA drive as the OP mentioned), which is used for a fewer different products of theirs: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...logy_G_R_G_S_PA_G_R_G_S_PA_G_RAID_G_SATA.html

Matches the specs of several eBay and Amazon ones except the 3A spec (which I'm just noticing now...I see 1-1.5A).

But some of them still say they are compatible with the one above and mention its part number: 0G00102
 
there are a lot of these drives sold on ebay that probably use the same adapter for around $40. Buy one just for the power adapter.
 
That would be best if one could really be found for $40. Pay an extra $20 for a drive.

The power molex is 4-pin, BTW...not like it matters much though as this entire thread is confusing as heck because there are two different conversations taking place about one drive and then about two drives in a RAID...entailing a variety of [some completely opposite] solutions.
 
NorBro said:
That would be best if one could really be found for $40. Pay an extra $20 for a drive.

The power molex is 4-pin, BTW...not like it matters much though as this entire thread is confusing as heck because there are two different conversations taking place about one drive and then about two drives in a RAID...entailing a variety of [some completely opposite] solutions.
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4 or 5 pin doesn't matter I meant use what ever the standard found inside a pc to power hard drives. doesn't matter if its a raid or not power the drives and buy an esata to usb cable adapter. get the data off
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174751983462?hash=item28b007a766:g:HVAAAOSwTF1gjBum
 
Peter C. said:
4 or 5 pin doesn't matter I meant use what ever the standard found inside a pc to power hard drives. doesn't matter if its a raid or not power the drives and buy an esata to usb cable adapter. get the data off
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174751983462?hash=item28b007a766:g:HVAAAOSwTF1gjBum
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Yeah, in that case it indeed does not matter if you do not wish to be accurate.

(Because if you were the only one who answered he might be looking for a 5-pin molex for his 4-pin drives.)

And that's a 4-pin for a G-Raid2...I actually said good find before I double-checked it.

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What are the chances of getting 4-pin and 5-pin mixed up in two different ways in one thread? LOL

I know...we have way too much time on our hands.
 
I think, because the drive is already open, I should just try to get the data myself. This drive is ancient, so I’ll never use it again. I just don’t know exactly what I need to do and exactly how to hook it up to my iMac. If someone could walk me through the connections and the needed gear, dumb it down, that would be amazing. I appreciates everyone’s input. You guys have been so helpful. I am only confused because there’s a lot of suggestions. I know that’s my fault for not showing pictures to begin with. But now that you see that I have a dual drive raid, what do I do.
 
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