#28721, "PC saavy peeps, I need your help." Nov-07-07 06:59 AM by edxmon
A while back my Laptop broke. The pin where you put the cable and it charges broke off. So I cannot charge it anymore. Is there any way I can take the HD out, and read it like a drive from another computer? I have another laptop the school is letting me borrow, but I have tons of pics and school work stuck in my laptop's hardrive that i'de like to get back. Thanks in advance peeps.
EDIT: Forgot to say its an older HP pavilion ze1460 I THINK. the HDD is right below the touch pad:
Originally posted by turbo8u his girl kept looking out and down my car like uh ok we're in this 100 whatever thousand dollar car and that little whatever it is just raped us.... turbo screamed past the window like a vortex of ownage :-P robbing his engine of all the air around, and thats how i like it
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#28724, "RE: PC saavy peeps, I need your help." In response to Reply # 0
Yes, that would work. Also, if you want to mount it in your desktop, a 2.5 to 3.5 IDE adapter is what you need for the fastest transfer speed. If you go with the USB setup, just be careful, as laptop drives are pretty easy to damage, especially just sitting on a table or something.
#28732, "RE: PC saavy peeps, I need your help." In response to Reply # 2 Nov-07-07 09:09 AM by edxmon
I'll be very careful not to bump it or anything. I just need my pics, and word documents back. Thanks again, the adapter is only like $15 after shipping, so I'll go ahead and order it.
BTW, I did get the pin soldered back in once, but they gave me no warranty, and a couple of months later it broken again. So I guess its time for a new laptop.
Also, will it read it like a flash drive or something, or am I going to have to boot it from the attached HDD?
Originally posted by turbo8u his girl kept looking out and down my car like uh ok we're in this 100 whatever thousand dollar car and that little whatever it is just raped us.... turbo screamed past the window like a vortex of ownage :-P robbing his engine of all the air around, and thats how i like it
Originally posted by ez I came across a huge sack of walnuts in my grandmas garage - I better make use of them.
#28733, "RE: PC saavy peeps, I need your help." In response to Reply # 3
If you get an external case for the hard drive that plugs in to the USB port, it'll be like a flash drive.
If you get the adapter to go to the regular 40-pin IDE cable, then it will have to be plugged in inside your computer like a regular hard drive and will show as an additional drive.
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#28734, "RE: PC saavy peeps, I need your help." In response to Reply # 4
Man I must sound like a total reet, but I am getting the product that I linked in my original post? So It'll be like a flash drive I suppose. Does that auction look like it has everything I need? Thanks a million.
Originally posted by turbo8u his girl kept looking out and down my car like uh ok we're in this 100 whatever thousand dollar car and that little whatever it is just raped us.... turbo screamed past the window like a vortex of ownage :-P robbing his engine of all the air around, and thats how i like it
Originally posted by ez I came across a huge sack of walnuts in my grandmas garage - I better make use of them.
#28735, "RE: PC saavy peeps, I need your help." In response to Reply # 5
Originally posted by edxmon Man I must sound like a total reet, but I am getting the product that I linked in my original post? So It'll be like a flash drive I suppose. Does that auction look like it has everything I need? Thanks a million.
Looked like it. I almost bought one, just because they're handy to have (i have three laptops) and it was USB. last one I used was a 2.5" to 40-pin IDE internal adapter. Not quite as convenient.
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#28736, "RE: PC saavy peeps, I need your help." In response to Reply # 6
Cool, thanks Dino. I'll buy it right now.
Originally posted by turbo8u his girl kept looking out and down my car like uh ok we're in this 100 whatever thousand dollar car and that little whatever it is just raped us.... turbo screamed past the window like a vortex of ownage :-P robbing his engine of all the air around, and thats how i like it
Originally posted by ez I came across a huge sack of walnuts in my grandmas garage - I better make use of them.
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