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Old laptop HD into external device?

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  • 02-06-2012 4:08pm
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    FearDark
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys. I have a broken laptop [Sony Vaio] with a 300 gig HD in it, the screen has been smashed and several other things are wrong with it but the HD is still fine in it. I also have a brand new laptop and I want to get all my information from the old HD to the new one or preferrably I want to put it into an external HD and use it throught the USB port on my new laptop.

    Is it possible, not sure what size it is, 2.5 or 3.5 etc, no idea. Can I go an buy some sort of device that allows me to slide the old HD into and use my new laptop to browse the files on it, do I have to buy an external HD and take out the HD and put my old one into it, will it even work?

    Thanks.


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    Sholden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭Sholden


    FearDark wrote: »
    Hi guys. I have a broken laptop [Sony Vaio] with a 300 gig HD in it, the screen has been smashed and several other things are wrong with it but the HD is still fine in it. I also have a brand new laptop and I want to get all my information from the old HD to the new one or preferrably I want to put it into an external HD and use it throught the USB port on my new laptop.

    Is it possible, not sure what size it is, 2.5 or 3.5 etc, no idea. Can I go an buy some sort of device that allows me to slide the old HD into and use my new laptop to browse the files on it, do I have to buy an external HD and take out the HD and put my old one into it, will it even work?

    Thanks.
    I think what you are looking for is called a HDD docking station.


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    TomGalway
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭TomGalway


    http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002OV1VJW
    One of these docking leads - got one last week for my laptop as was broken.


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    Opinicus
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    you can buy external HD enclosures. It's probably a 2.5"


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    little swift
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭little swift


    this is what i use

    http://www.computeractive.co.uk/ca/review/1916136/review-maplin-usb-sata-ide-combo-adapter

    just take the hard drive out hook it up and your good to go


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    FearDark
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭FearDark


    Thanks guys, ordered one of those leads from amazon :)


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    little swift
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭little swift


    FearDark wrote: »
    Thanks guys, ordered one of those leads from amazon :)

    glad we could help , and a good thing about the adapter is you dont need the power suply for the laptop hard drive usb power will do.:)


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