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Oh dear sorry, I didn't think.
In my den I have cables and adapters to connect just about anything together - 'Normal' people probably don't!
If you are going that route then you have a SATA hard drive, basically one set of contacts is the power the other is the input/output. The four pins are for shorting 'jumpers' so ignore them.
What you need is a SATA to USB adapter cable which you can either get on ebay, or your local computer shop, or your local neighbourhood geek!
The adapter will have a straight female socket which goes over all the contacts.
If you are using a desktop PC then a front panel USB socket will not have enough power to run the HD, you need to plug the USB into the back. A laptop USB should be OK.
When you plug it in the HD will spin up - you will hear it running. The host computer should then find it and ask what you want to do - You just need to read the files.
If you want to transfer any files then just use 'drag and drop' from the USB dialogue box to wherever you want to put them.
Good luck!
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The Mad Landsman
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