Hi Chris, if all you want is the data off the drive, you could try removing the drive and connecting it to another computer as an external drive using an adapter cable. This will convert the SATA to USB. Hopefully you should be able to get the data that way.
Alternatively to a cable, a full caddy that you can fit the drive into, and make it a permanent external drive, can also be done if not bothered about the rest of the old computer..
Let us know if you wish to try either, and I or one of our other members can provide links to sites where adapters or caddies are available.
Nev.
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