Laptop hard drive connection

[Mike]

Hi, I have a failed hard drive in my laptop which I have now replaced. I had
some recent photos which I would like to recover. I am wondering if it is
possible to connect the Fujitsu 60gb MHS2060AT drive to a spare IDE channel,
by way of an adaptor, to on my desktop. Then run the drive with an XP
system, and then run a disc recovery prog . The drive is accesible via the
BIOS, but will not run.
Thanks for any info

 

[yabbadoo]

If the hard drive has failed, by definition it has failed. Only way to
recover your photos is from the backup - if you didn't make one, then you're
in for an expensive trip to a specialist, with no guarantee even then that
they can recover the data from the HDD.

Sorry! Len (p.s. regular backup of important data is a necessary chore -
as you have just discovered! also, photos, you say - suggest copy to CD ...)

Sincerely, Len

 

[GTS]

You can get an adapter to use a laptop drive in your desktop. See an
example here -
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=294956&pfp=srch1

Whether you can recover any data depends on the nature of the failure. If
there was an electronic or mechanical failure you will not be able to access
the drive. If it was a matter of some bad sectors, you may be able to
retrieve some of your files.

 

[Mike]

Hi, thanks for that, a quick search earlier proved nothing in the UK, I will
try later and hopefully find something available here in the UK.
Luckily I back my laptop up to my desktop, so the photos are only
recent, and as the drive is still available in the BIOS there is a good
chance that with a hard drive utility, a bad sector repair might be
possible, (depending on the failure type). With the small cost of the
adapter, it would not be worth, not trying!
Thanks for your help/advice.

 

[GTS]

You're welcome. Good luck.
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Hi, thanks for that, a quick search earlier proved nothing in the UK, I
will try later and hopefully find something available here in the UK.
Luckily I back my laptop up to my desktop, so the photos are only
recent, and as the drive is still available in the BIOS there is a good
chance that with a hard drive utility, a bad sector repair might be
possible, (depending on the failure type). With the small cost of the
adapter, it would not be worth, not trying!
Thanks for your help/advice.

 

[Rattleon]

Do a google search for a "44 pin to 40 pin hard drive cable adapter