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Using laptops hd as an external hd
Name: fftrmedic Date: May 16, 2006 at 11:59:42 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: pent 4/ 512 Product: Toshiba A35-S159
Comment:
Is it possible to access my laptops HD and use it as an externalHD with my desktop? I was told I could take it out, get an interface , and then plug it into my desk top to get my files before refomatting the laptop.
Name: fftrmedic Date: May 16, 2006 at 12:50:31 Pacific
Reply:
How about this one or any others with the 2.0 USB? http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16812205001
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Response Number 7
Name: XpUser Date: May 16, 2006 at 13:05:50 Pacific
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If I were you I would forget about the external enclosure & the USB2-IDE adapter. They are unnecessary.
The link I gave you in Response Number 4 does not require anything except the laptop-IDE HD adapter. I thought you wanted to migrate the data to the desktop, then put it back in the laptop to reformat it?
i_XpUser
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Response Number 8
Name: fftrmedic Date: May 16, 2006 at 13:23:20 Pacific
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I just thought using the usb to connect it to my desk top would be easier
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Response Number 9
Name: CyberSlug Date: May 16, 2006 at 13:49:26 Pacific
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I've used the following adapter that works with laptop drives, standard IDE drives, and SATA drives:
Name: upurz2 Date: May 16, 2006 at 14:42:19 Pacific
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I've been running a laptop HDD from my desktop PC for quite some time using an IDE2USB adaptor. I just leave the drive laying on my desk. No enclosure at all. Works just fine.
One thing though. If you want to turn off the power don't pull the power plug from the drive itself. Unplug it at the power adaptor or from the wall. I fried a drive once. Luckily it was under warranty and I got a replacement.
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