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  3. May 2007

Re: Laptop disk failure recovery

On 5/29/07, ldwopt@xxxxxxx <ldwopt@xxxxxxx> wrote:

The hard drive on my laptop went flaky on me. I went to CompUSA and bought
an enclosure for the drive. It hooked up to another PC via USB connection. I
was able to get all the information off the drive, bought a new hard drive,
installed the OS, installed user programs and copied the data back onto the
drive
All was well


Actually, you don't even have to buy an enclosure. I bought an adapter at
MicroCenter a few months ago that plugs into a USB port. On the other end
are connectors for the desktop IDE and the micro IDE that laptops use.
Different products offer variations on the connectors. Since I break down
old PCs for parts, this was a really nice & easy way to determine whether
the drive worked and the contents of it. Depending on your long-term needs,
this may suit you better than an enclosure, and it'll be cheaper too. Less
than $20, IIRC.

HTH,
Dan

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