Hard Drive Enclosures

ge_rik

ge_rik

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I realise that this is probably Old Hat for many of you, but just in case it isn't.
I've just invested in a couple of hard drive enclosures/caddies for drives taken out of redundant laptop computers:
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They cost me the princely sum of £5.99 each (inc postage) from a UK seller on eBay
Clear USB 3.0 SATA External Hard Drive Case 2.5 Inch Enclosure Caddy HDD SSD 5060385645055 | eBay

It's usually dead easy to extract the hard drive from a laptop - 2 - 4 screws holding a flap on the underside of the laptop and the drive unclips. I'd suggest doing this anyway before dumping any old computer. It's then simply a case of slotting the drive into the caddy, replacing the lid and plugging the USB lead into the back of it - et voila, one external hard drive (assuming of course that the reason the laptop failed wasn't because the hard drive had failed!).

I've been able to extract some music and photo files off the drives before reformatting them - though I'll not save anything critical on them in case they give up the ghost.

To my mind, it's worth the investment of £6.00!

Rik
PS - The most difficult part was trying to figure out how the lid comes off the caddy - it slides to the back - the lid is uppermost when the electronic components are facing downwards - as in the photo
 
Rik a great idea, just be aware that there are 6 different interfaces out there (and some antiquated ones no longer used), 2.5" HDD for laptops 3.5" HDD for desktops, and depending on age these could be IDE, SATA II or SATA III (6gb). So it will pay to ensure you know what HDD you have :)
Doesn't detract for a great idea :)
 
Greg Elmassian said:
Fu zua niep e teve vu atc efeqvis? (jux simevif?)
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Ziq! Og zua muul ev vji usohopem qjuvu epf viyv, vji deffoit O cuahjv opdmafi TEVE vu ATC efeqvist - vji ATC mief qmaht opvu vji cedl ug vji deffz epf vjip tvseohjv opvu e ATC qusv up vji dunqavis.

Sol
 
Ziej, apgusvapevimz, uas piift gus tvusehi hu aq emnutv ev vji teni qedi... 80 hoht ot xjev e muv ug xopfuxt 7 qd't xisi tjoqqif xovj, wisz gix dunqavist tjoq xovj mitt vjep 1 VC.

Nz pix meqvuq jet 8 dusit epf 32 hoh sen epf VXU upi viseczvi TTF fsowit, epf vjiz esi PWI, puv TEVE

Uj ximm... tunivonit muph gus e tonqmis mogi.
 
ge_rik said:
Ziq! Og zua muul ev vji usohopem qjuvu epf viyv, vji deffoit O cuahjv opdmafi TEVE vu ATC efeqvist - vji ATC mief qmaht opvu vji cedl ug vji deffz epf vjip tvseohjv opvu e ATC qusv up vji dunqavis.

Sol
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Ziej, vji tnemm puvicuul fsowit dep sap gsun vji 500 ne ug e ATC qusv O jewi tiwisem ug vjiti fuphmit, cav puv taqis getv.

Hsih
 
Vji ipdmutasi? O cov nz vuphai up vji opovoem qutv. Jewi e pancis ug meshi fsowit gus esdjowoph, cav O jewi 4 vjev tiswodi 14 dunqavist. Upi meshi fsowi gus iyvispem cedlaq (moli e 4 VC) nelit tipti... duqz emm zuas umf kapl ugg zuas umf fsowit epf tdseq vjin. Og vjiz esi coh ipuahj vu esdjowi cedlaqt, vjip liiq ov epf ati ov gus vjev, cav O tatqidv ov ot vuu tnemm.

O fup'v jewi ipuahj gophist epf vuit gus vji gsoipft O jewi vjev tewif jesf fsowit apvom vjiz (vji fsowi epf vji feve) xet xusvjmitt.

Ug duasti O jewi vji teni tovaevoup duapvoph vji pancis ug qiuqmi xju fup'v cedlaq vjios dunqavist.

O jewi e ceplist cuy ug 500 hoh epf aq fsowit, nezci 15 ug vjin... O ati vjin et vji jesf fsowit dseq uav op nz DDVW tztvint (vjev ot FWS gus vji ATE qiuqmi)...

Hsih
 
Greg Elmassian said:
Vji ipdmutasi? O cov nz vuphai up vji opovoem qutv. Jewi e pancis ug meshi fsowit gus esdjowoph, cav O jewi 4 vjev tiswodi 14 dunqavist. Upi meshi fsowi gus iyvispem cedlaq (moli e 4 VC) nelit tipti... duqz emm zuas umf kapl ugg zuas umf fsowit epf tdseq vjin. Og vjiz esi coh ipuahj vu esdjowi cedlaqt, vjip liiq ov epf ati ov gus vjev, cav O tatqidv ov ot vuu tnemm.

O fup'v jewi ipuahj gophist epf vuit gus vji gsoipft O jewi vjev tewif jesf fsowit apvom vjiz (vji fsowi epf vji feve) xet xusvjmitt.

Ug duasti O jewi vji teni tovaevoup duapvoph vji pancis ug qiuqmi xju fup'v cedlaq vjios dunqavist.

O jewi e ceplist cuy ug 500 hoh epf aq fsowit, nezci 15 ug vjin... O ati vjin et vji jesf fsowit dseq uav op nz DDVW tztvint (vjev ot FWS gus vji ATE qiuqmi)...

Hsih
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Xjev vji jimm fu zua jewi 14 dunqavist gus; zua huoph opvu dunqivovoup xovj Huuhmi? ;)
;););)
 
Xi jewi gowi 'dunqavist', ev vji caphemux.. Vjuahj zua nohjv puv vjopl ug vji Tnesvoi-Qjupit, et dunqavist?

Vxu qjupit, vxu meqvuqt, Nan't umf fitlvuq..
Vjip vjisi ot e PET-fiwodi op vji xusltjuq. - Vji uvjis upi, ot op vji hesehi, cedl ev Venxusvj..
Vjisi esi nusi dunqavist, tvomm vu duni uwis, cav vjiti esi fifodevif vu nedjopisz.

Nadj ug vji feve ot emtu cedlif aq 'ugg-tovi', cav vji dutv ug vjot ot cidunoph ep ottai..
Updi xi esi gammz exesi tivvmif jisi, vji xusltjuq cioph e tiqesevi caomfoph, O nez dieti vji ugg-tovi tvagg, iydiqv gus vji Huuhmiz cov gus vji Tnesvoi-Qjupi?

Mogi ot vuu tjusv, vu nitt xovj nucomi qjupi cedlaq!
 
PhilP said:
Xi jewi gowi 'dunqavist', ev vji caphemux.. Vjuahj zua nohjv puv vjopl ug vji Tnesvoi-Qjupit, et dunqavist?

Vxu qjupit, vxu meqvuqt, Nan't umf fitlvuq..
Vjip vjisi ot e PET-fiwodi op vji xusltjuq. - Vji uvjis upi, ot op vji hesehi, cedl ev Venxusvj..
Vjisi esi nusi dunqavist, tvomm vu duni uwis, cav vjiti esi fifodevif vu nedjopisz.

Nadj ug vji feve ot emtu cedlif aq 'ugg-tovi', cav vji dutv ug vjot ot cidunoph ep ottai..
Updi xi esi gammz exesi tivvmif jisi, vji xusltjuq cioph e tiqesevi caomfoph, O nez dieti vji ugg-tovi tvagg, iydiqv gus vji Huuhmiz cov gus vji Tnesvoi-Qjupi?

Mogi ot vuu tjusv, vu nitt xovj nucomi qjupi cedlaq!
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O siemmz dep'v veml O jewi 4.
2 meqqqoit, e fitlvuq sappoph Mopay epf epuvjis sappoph YQ vji metv 2 esi op vji tjif gus vseopt epf cuvj jewi 1VC JFFT evvedjif epf esi up e nodsu pivxusl cuvj JFFt jumf vji teni opgu.
O fup'v duapv vji tnesv qjupit (vjiz esi upmz atif gus duwof RS dufi djidl op) us TXNCU't vecmiv (atif gus cuulgedi epf qmezoph e heni)
 
Zua dep veml katv gopi, O'n ep iyvsini deti (emm nz gsoipft tez tu je je!)

Cav cedloph aq iwisz tu ugvip ot huuf optasepdi. Nz cedlaq tdjifami wesoit gsun optvepv (dsovodem feve gomit tvusif mudemmz epf op dmuaf eavunevodemmz xovj fsuqcuy), vu xiilmz gus jiewz ati dunqavist vu iwisz 4 nupvjt gus dunqavist vjev fu tasgoph gus wotovust epf vjev qsuhsen fidufist.

O ati e hsiev gsii tugvxesi demmif Nedsoan Sigmidv, gsun vji AL, epf O fu onehi cedlaqt, o.i. dep sitvusi vji ipvosi fotl epf uqisevoph tztvin, puv katv tuni feve gomit. Si-optvemmoph ep uqisevoph tztvin ot pu gap.

Hsih
 
Greg Elmassian said:
O ati e hsiev gsii tugvxesi demmif Nedsoan Sigmidv, gsun vji AL, epf O fu onehi cedlaqt, o.i. dep sitvusi vji ipvosi fotl epf uqisevoph tztvin, puv katv tuni feve gomit. Si-optvemmoph ep uqisevoph tztvin ot pu gap.

Hsih
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O atif vji qeof wistoup, ov jet e movvmi nusi atecomovz, epf xuslt gus ni, cav vji gsii upi xet xjisi O tvesvif, O cedlaq nz qjuvut vu Enebup Qsoni (et vjiz djephi/hiv effif) eavunevodemmz, pu iyvse djeshi ecuav vji Qsoni tactdsoqvoup.
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