installing hard drive in 2.5" USB case andf connecting to computer with XP for data salvage

[John Davis]

Hello:

I'm trying to salvage my hard drive. Following is the advice I got from a
user of this newsgroup:

"To see if your hard disk is still useable, remove it from the laptop and
install it in an external 2.5" USB case. You can now connect this case
to any Windows XP PC to check your files. Later on you can use the
same case plus a 2.5" hard disk as your backup device. You'll be
surprised how little it costs and how effective it is."

Do you know where to find instructions for installing the hard drive into
the case? Do they come with the case? Is this a simple procedure?

Also, how do I connect the case to the computer with XP? And, once this
connection is made, what steps do I follow in order to salvage the data on
the hard drive? Does XP have a built-in utility?

Thank you,

John

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hello:

I'm trying to salvage my hard drive. Following is the advice I got from a
user of this newsgroup:

"To see if your hard disk is still useable, remove it from the laptop and
install it in an external 2.5" USB case. You can now connect this case
to any Windows XP PC to check your files. Later on you can use the
same case plus a 2.5" hard disk as your backup device. You'll be
surprised how little it costs and how effective it is."

Do you know where to find instructions for installing the hard drive into
the case? Do they come with the case? Is this a simple procedure?

Also, how do I connect the case to the computer with XP? And, once this
connection is made, what steps do I follow in order to salvage the data on
the hard drive? Does XP have a built-in utility?

Thank you,

John

Installing a 2.5" disk in an external USB case is trivial. Just
follow the instructions that are included with the case.

If you're not sure how to copy your data files from the USB
disk to an internal disk, ask a friend. You want this to be
a safe operation, with no accidents.

 

[John Davis]

Pegasus:

I don't have any friends who know how to do this. Are you suggesting that
there is no utility for this kind of a procedure? (I would be connecting it
to a desktop with XP operating system.) Are there are instructions for this
procedure on the web?

 

[R. McCarty]

The danger to moving a 2.5" notebook drive to a USB enclosure is
the connector adapter on most PATA style notebook drives. The
connector must be removed carefully. If not, you can bend or even
break one of the IDE staking pins on the drive. The reverse is true
when you attach the drive to the mini-IDE cable inside the USB
enclosure.
There are other ways to get your data preserved and protected. A
small business PC shop can image the drive for you and provide your
data on optical disk.
Doing this operation isn't difficult, but once you have the enclosure
up and going you still face the issue of data recovery. This may be
a case of money is cheaper than time & effort.
*Don't consider Best Buy (Geek Squad) or Circuit City ( ___Dog )
services - you'll get ripped off.

 

[Edric]

Hello:

I'm trying to salvage my hard drive. Following is the advice I got from a
user of this newsgroup:

"To see if your hard disk is still useable, remove it from the laptop and
install it in an external 2.5" USB case. You can now connect this case
to any Windows XP PC to check your files. Later on you can use the
same case plus a 2.5" hard disk as your backup device. You'll be
surprised how little it costs and how effective it is."

Do you know where to find instructions for installing the hard drive into
the case? Do they come with the case? Is this a simple procedure?

Sure. Follow the instructions that come with the enclosure.

Also, how do I connect the case to the computer with XP? And, once this
connection is made, what steps do I follow in order to salvage the data on
the hard drive? Does XP have a built-in utility?

Once again, by folowing the instructions that come with the enclosure.

Thank you,

John

What does any of this have to do with XP though? NOTHING.

Next time, ask elsewhere

 

[Jim]

Hello:

I'm trying to salvage my hard drive. Following is the advice I got from a
user of this newsgroup:

"To see if your hard disk is still useable, remove it from the laptop and
install it in an external 2.5" USB case. You can now connect this case
to any Windows XP PC to check your files. Later on you can use the
same case plus a 2.5" hard disk as your backup device. You'll be
surprised how little it costs and how effective it is."

Do you know where to find instructions for installing the hard drive into
the case? Do they come with the case? Is this a simple procedure?

The case that I have has two screws which hold the ends in place. Remove
one end.
You will need an adapter to connect the drive to the socket in the case.
Sometimes the case comes with one.
Remove the drive from the laptop following the instructions in the fine
manual for the laptop.
Plug the adapter onto the end of the drive which contains the cable sockets.
Slip the drive into the case, and bolt the end back on.

Also, how do I connect the case to the computer with XP? And, once this
connection is made, what steps do I follow in order to salvage the data on
the hard drive? Does XP have a built-in utility?

These cases all use a USB cable. Just plug one end of the cable into an
available USB port on the computer. The drive gets its power from the USB
port.
I use Windows Explorer to copy data from one drive to another.

Thank you,

John

Jim

 

[Gerald Ross]

Hello:

I'm trying to salvage my hard drive. Following is the advice I got from a
user of this newsgroup:

"To see if your hard disk is still useable, remove it from the laptop and
install it in an external 2.5" USB case. You can now connect this case
to any Windows XP PC to check your files. Later on you can use the
same case plus a 2.5" hard disk as your backup device. You'll be
surprised how little it costs and how effective it is."

Do you know where to find instructions for installing the hard drive into
the case? Do they come with the case? Is this a simple procedure?

Also, how do I connect the case to the computer with XP? And, once this
connection is made, what steps do I follow in order to salvage the data on
the hard drive? Does XP have a built-in utility?

Thank you,

John

Just did this. Most of the hard drives now are SATA, older ones were
ATA. It will tell you on the drive itself. Get an enclosure for the
type drive it is, and for the physical size it is. I got mine from
Drive Solutions, but a search will find many sellers. slipping it in
is easy. Then when you plug it in to USB it should show as an external
drive and you can copy from or to it, format it etc as you desire. I
use my old one for backing up files.

It is a good idea (I think) to disable write caching on the drive so
you can pretty much unplug it at will after a short time to write what
you copy to it. This is done under My Computer >right click on drive
while it is plugged in > properties > hardware > properties > policies.

All this assumes the drive is in working order when you remove it from
the computer initially.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

A day without radiation is a day
without sunshine.

 

[Jordon]

Hello:

I'm trying to salvage my hard drive. Following is the advice I got from a
user of this newsgroup:

"To see if your hard disk is still useable, remove it from the laptop and
install it in an external 2.5" USB case. You can now connect this case
to any Windows XP PC to check your files. Later on you can use the
same case plus a 2.5" hard disk as your backup device. You'll be
surprised how little it costs and how effective it is."

Do you know where to find instructions for installing the hard drive into
the case? Do they come with the case? Is this a simple procedure?

Also, how do I connect the case to the computer with XP? And, once this
connection is made, what steps do I follow in order to salvage the data on
the hard drive? Does XP have a built-in utility?

Get one of these and forget about enclosures, unless you really
want the convenience of the enclosure.

http://www.vantecusa.com/front/product/pro_list/61

Costs about $25. Supports three sizes of IDE and SATA and you
just plug it into a USB port.

 

[M.I.5¾]

Sure. Follow the instructions that come with the enclosure.


Once again, by folowing the instructions that come with the enclosure.


What does any of this have to do with XP though? NOTHING.

Next time, ask elsewhere

Edric is the resident mentally ill nazi ****wit.

Just ignore him - everyone else does.

 

[Edric]

Edric is the resident mentally ill nazi ****wit.

Just ignore him - everyone else does.

The hypocrite has posted.

 

[Walter Wall]

The hypocrite has posted.

I see no hypocrite here. Try doing what you tell everyone else to do and
use Google to further your education. Since I am not a mentally ill 13 year
old, I will provide some guidance. You could start by Googling for
"Hippocrates", (he was a Greek philosopher). Wikipedia may have some
material on the subject, but personally I wouldn't trust it.

 

[Edric]

I see no hypocrite here. Try doing what you tell everyone else to do and
use Google to further your education. Since I am not a mentally ill 13 year
old, I will provide some guidance. You could start by Googling for
"Hippocrates", (he was a Greek philosopher). Wikipedia may have some
material on the subject, but personally I wouldn't trust it.

Hippocrates has nothing to do with being a hypocrite. A hypocrite
tells others to do or not do things but does the opposite of what they
tell others.

He asked me not to play netcop, and by doing so tells ME not to post,
thereby becoming a netcop - making he/she/it a hypocrite.

Now try using a real dictionary instead of the internet, ass.

 

[Walter Wall]

Hippocrates has nothing to do with being a hypocrite. A hypocrite
tells others to do or not do things but does the opposite of what they
tell others.

Really? So where do you think the concept came from?

He asked me not to play netcop, and by doing so tells ME not to post,
thereby becoming a netcop - making he/she/it a hypocrite.

You are stetching a point. There is a vast difference between MI5 and a bit
and you.

Now try using a real dictionary instead of the internet, ass.

If you really believe that MI5 and a bit is a hypocrite then exactly what
quality or belief do you think that MI5 and a bit is expressing that he
doesn't really believe? AFAIAA, he is expressing genuine belief that you
are complete mental retard and I have seen nothing in either his or your
posts that suggest that he really believes otherwise. Especially as you
continually go out of your way reinforce that belief.

I have a strange feeling that I know what your answer is going to be, and it
will be wrong so I suggest you look it up before you make yourself look an
even bigger dick head.

 

[M.I.5¾]

Hippocrates has nothing to do with being a hypocrite. A hypocrite
tells others to do or not do things but does the opposite of what they
tell others.

That's not quite what a hypocrite is. I suggest you take Walter's advice
and look it up.

 

[Edric]

Really? So where do you think the concept came from?


You are stetching a point. There is a vast difference between MI5 and a bit
and you.


If you really believe that MI5 and a bit is a hypocrite then exactly what
quality or belief do you think that MI5 and a bit is expressing that he
doesn't really believe? AFAIAA, he is expressing genuine belief that you
are complete mental retard and I have seen nothing in either his or your
posts that suggest that he really believes otherwise. Especially as you
continually go out of your way reinforce that belief.

I have a strange feeling that I know what your answer is going to be, and it
will be wrong so I suggest you look it up before you make yourself look an
even bigger dick head.

As usual you don't recognize the true point, thereby reinforcing your
new name: Idiot.

 

[Walter Wall]

As usual you don't recognize the true point, thereby reinforcing your
new name: Idiot.

Not the answer I was expecting, but you did succeed in make yourself look an
even bigger dick head.