by brianw on Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:55 am
Hi Dave
Yes this is easy, once you have the right connecting system.
The hard disk drive you have there is a SATA 2.5 inch laptop drive.
The kit you've been told about so far is for 3.5 inch desktop drives and consequently won't be much use to you.
I pull data off old laptop drives all the time and I've found that the best bit of kit is a SATA USB hard disk caddy like [linkurl=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-5-SATA-to-USB-HARD-DRIVE-CADDY-HDD-CASE-ENCLOSURE-/230830202991?pt=UK_Collectables_HardDriveEnclosures_RL&hash=item35be8d606f]this one on that well known auction site[/linkurl]. And at £2.50, it's cheap.
The beauty of this type of caddy is that the drive doesn't need to be physically inserted into the case, just plug the little circuit board onto the the hard drive and plug it into the USB socket of the PC. The drivers will install and you'll be able to view and modify the contents of the disk as you wish.
If the hard drive is OK but the laptop is toast, then you could fully install the drive in the case and format it (FAT32 not NTFS) and use it as an external storage medium.
Any problems then please pm me and I'll do what I can to help.
Brian
If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is.
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