Cant get the data on my external hard drive. i have an old acomdata external hard drive. it came

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i have an old acomdata external hard drive. it came with only a 98windows installer cd drive. none of my new laptops work on 98windows. when i try to turn it on, a funny noise can be heard and the light turns blue and red. the external hard drive does not get read by the lap top. is there anyway i can still get the data on it. i got alot of pics and music on it.