OT: Retrieving data from a hard drive

[tired]

The power supply is fried. Any1 know if you can you retrieve it from the hard drive itself?

 

[MaroonNation]

I have actually found the same hard drive as I have that needs pulling and very carefully removed the disks from it and transplanted them to the new Drive.

 

[aTotal360]

After doing much research, I lazily bought an HDD enclosure and just decided to use that drive as an external drive.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Laptop died

so, I pulled the hard drive, and bought one of these. And it worked great.

https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-NexStar-2-5-Inch-Enclosure-NST-216S3-BK/dp/B00J8LW672


I'm no tech guy, but I can use a screw driver, and plug stuff together.

Found this in a video, on the internet.

 

[aTotal360]

Exactly what I did. It was cheaper and easier than buying the cables you needed and figuring out the software.

 

[vhdawg]

I have actually found the same hard drive as I have that needs pulling and very carefully removed the disks from it and transplanted them to the new Drive.

Boy that sounds incredibly delicate. I've taken a bunch of HD's apart to cannibalize the awesome rare earth magnets inside, and I can't imagine doing it with the intent of reassembly.

 

[fishwater99]

Either slave it in another CPU or get a hard-drive enclosure to make an external HD.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Soak drive in Dales for 24 hours**

In all seriousness, computers are built modularly and are highly standardized. You can unplug the power and data cables off the drive and move the drive to another system. Or buy an enclosure that does the same thing. If the drive electronics themselves are fried, you can try to replace the electronics board. I would not recommend removing platters.

 

[tired]

so, I pulled the hard drive, and bought one of these. And it worked great.

https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-NexStar-2-5-Inch-Enclosure-NST-216S3-BK/dp/B00J8LW672


I'm no tech guy, but I can use a screw driver, and plug stuff together.

Found this in a video, on the internet.

You can retrieve the data w/o placing the hd & new enclosure back into the computer?

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Mine is being used as an external hard drive

It's got about a 2 ft cable on it, USB.

And yes, I am able to retrieve data and files from the HD.

 

[tired]

Cool. Thanks

 

[MaroonNation]

Boy that sounds incredibly delicate. I've taken a bunch of HD's apart to cannibalize the awesome rare earth magnets inside, and I can't imagine doing it with the intent of reassembly.

Yeah is was incredibly sensitive but worth trying. There are YouTube videos to tell you how. It had very "discreet" pics of my wife on it and didn't want some stranger pulling the data for me.

 

[tired]

Meant to ask. There are several options for these. Is it one size fits all?

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

I got the USB 2.0, but that was maybe 18 months ago.

Getting a 3.0 would just allow for a little faster speed(s), if it matches what you have (your new to be used computer).

This item should work, on most any standard laptop hard drive, that is in good working condition. Think it's termed as 2.5 inches.

It actually has two plug in's but only one is used, if you computer is providing adequate power to that port.
My second plug in, is taped to the main line.

Certainly worth a try, if your HD is ok.

 

[aTotal360]

Sorta. Desktop HDDs need a 3.5" enclosure. Laptop HDD need a 2.5" enclosure.

 

[tired]

Sorta. Desktop HDDs need a 3.5" enclosure. Laptop HDD need a 2.5" enclosure.

Good info. Thanks. What's the difference between a cx & tx?

 

[Dawgpile]

It's easy enough to add the hard drive internally if you have a tower and the connections are there.

I've done the external case too. They're both easy, why spend money if you don't have to?