Question : Problem: PC locks up when using Sabrent HD Enclosure.

I have a bad HD that is recognized by the BIOS when I boot from it but it won't load the OS.  I want to pull the data from it to another drive.  if I slave it is not recognized so I tried using an external enclosure.  I bought a Sabrent ECS-STU35K and hooked the IDE drive to it.  When I plug the USB into my PC or Laptop, they both freeze when I go to Windows Explore, My Computer or Disk Manager to try and see the drive.  As soon as I unplug the USB, the windows load immediately.

Any idea why?  Do I need special drivers?  My PC is XP Home and my laptop is Vista Ult 64.  The drive says it works w/ XP and Vista but I can't get it to.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

Answer : Problem: PC locks up when using Sabrent HD Enclosure.

Can you lpug in another HD as slave
then you can boot up with a cdrom with dos that can read NTFS like Caledra dos or whatever
the you can copy all needed files from one HD to another, I hope!!!