WTB: 2.5 to 3.5 hard drive adaptor

[potatorage]

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!

 

[Crazy Jay]

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!

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.

 

[potatorage]

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

 

[Rob]

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

I agree with crazyjay. It's probably cheaper just to grab an enclosure online somewhere. You can find one for around $10 on Amazon.

 

[Nemo2423]

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.

 

[photonaholic]

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.

 

[potatorage]

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?

 

[mfo]

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?

Take the HD out and look at it.

 

[Grix]

DealExtreme: $1.85 2.5in to 3.5in Harddisk Convertor

 

[Crazy Jay]

Take the HD out and look at it.

Ahaha.... HAHAHAHA

 

[Tmar]

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

 

[mfo]

Ahaha.... HAHAHAHA

Heh, tell me that's not the easiest way since he has to take it out anyway to put it inside of the enclosure.

 

[potatorage]

uh, I can look at it but how do I tell?

 

[mfo]

uh, I can look at it but how do I tell?

Google sata and eide and see which of the two form factors it is.

 

[Crazy Jay]

Heh, tell me that's not the easiest way since he has to take it out anyway to put it inside of the enclosure.

I know its funny isn't it?

 

[Tech_Junkie]

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