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Well, my HP crapped out on me, so I want to recover the data on it. Does anyone have a 2.5 in to 3.5 in hard drive adaptor in the usa? Thanks!
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WTB: 2.5 to 3.5 hard drive adaptor
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Why don't you just buy an enclosure? I have a 2.5 usb enclosure and it works great. I got one for my 3.5 tera sata too. Not expensive at all.
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I'm not really going to use it much, just to grab the data off. Then I'm going to ebay the piece of crap :O
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I agree with crazyjay. It's probably cheaper just to grab an enclosure online somewhere. You can find one for around $10 on Amazon.
I have the one below that I started using once the laptop died. You just need to order the one that corresponds to your hard drive. i.e. sata or ide
Newegg.com - Rosewill RX81U-ES-25B 2.5" IDE to USB 2.0 External Enclosure - External Enclosures
Newegg.com - Rosewill RX81U-ES-25A 2.5" SATA to USB 2.0 External Enclosure - External Enclosures
edit: I should have mentioned that if you are looking at selling it later you will get more for your money if it is an external "portable" hard drive anyway.
Newegg.com - Rosewill RX81U-ES-25B 2.5" IDE to USB 2.0 External Enclosure - External Enclosures
Newegg.com - Rosewill RX81U-ES-25A 2.5" SATA to USB 2.0 External Enclosure - External Enclosures
edit: I should have mentioned that if you are looking at selling it later you will get more for your money if it is an external "portable" hard drive anyway.
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Or you may just fall in love with a mass storage pocket drive that allows you to carry a boatload of data in a small package.
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oh, my laptop broke down; the motherboard fried. I'll just get an external drive then, how can I tell if it's IDE or SATA?
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Take the HD out and look at it.
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Here's what I used to get my data off my old hard drive when my computer died, worked like a charm: For only $6.49 each when QTY 50+ purchased - 2.5 SATA HDD USB Adapter w/ Silicone Case | SATA External Enclosure
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Heh, tell me that's not the easiest way since he has to take it out anyway to put it inside of the enclosure.
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uh, I can look at it but how do I tell?
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Google sata and eide and see which of the two form factors it is.
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I bought one of these and it works great, and works on CD/DVD roms too. They have the sata version too, along with others.
DealExtreme: $12.18 IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter Cable
DealExtreme: $12.18 IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter Cable
