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From: Ian D on 14 Jun 2010 20:48

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> On Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:25:58 +1200, bAZZ <noSPAM(a)this.address.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>>There are many adaptors around that will enable you to do what you want.
>>Just google it and you will get many hits !
>>
>>I have reused old drives from dead laptops by getting an external USB
>>case and using the drive in them as a portable drive. It is a cheap and
>>easy way to recycle them. Obviously you have to get one that is
>>compatible with your drive but it will be either IDE if older and most
>>newer ones are SATA. A quick google again will provide you with pictures
>>of the two so you can work out which you have.
>>
>>Good Luck
>>bAZZ
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Duke

One thing to note, is that 2.5" laptop IDE drives have different
connectors than 3.5" IDE drives. The SATA connectors for
both 2.5" and 3.5" drives are identical. If the laptop's drive is
IDE, the best thing is to buy a cheap 2.5" IDE external drive
case as suggested by baZZ, then use that to copy the data
to the desktop. If the drive is 2.5", then you can attach it to
SATA and power connections from the desktop.

I assume that you know that you will have to install the OS
and applications on the desktop you're going to build, as the
OS installation on the laptop won't work on the desktop. Also,
even if you have the laptop OS disks, odds are they are BIOS
locked to the laptop, so you will need to obtain a new OS disk.


From: DevilsPGD on 14 Jun 2010 21:54
In message <ufed16do57hj4mhac1g651s1kkd4v06tcn(a)4ax.com> jw(a)eldorado.com
was claimed to have wrote:

>On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:21:04 -0400, Pen <nospam(a)spam.none> wrote:
>
>
>>Yes you can, but you need to find out which of the 2
>>possible drive types she has. It's either ide or sata.
>
>Oh yeh - I forgot to say that I am knowledgeable about SATA and PATA
>connections in a desktop. In fact I have both right now. Sorry.
>
>>Or you can buy one of these, which will work with any drive
>>type. This one is $20 from Newegg. watch the wrap.
>>
>>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812232002&cm_re=vantec_adapter-_-12-232-002-_-Product
>
>
>Hey - This looks like a winner. As long as the laptop HD connection
>is a STANDARD PATA or SATA, which is something I do not know right
>now.

It's worth noting that if it's SATA, no adapter is needed at all, you
can connect it directly to any desktop with a spare SATA power and data
port.

If it's PATA then you do need an adapter of some sort.
From: jw on 15 Jun 2010 04:37
On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:54:17 -0700, DevilsPGD
<Still-Just-A-Rat-In-A-Cage(a)crazyhat.net> wrote:

>It's worth noting that if it's SATA, no adapter is needed at all, you
>can connect it directly to any desktop with a spare SATA power and data
>port.
>
>If it's PATA then you do need an adapter of some sort.

Tell me if I am wrong, but if it were PATA, I thought I could just
mount it as secondary master (or slave) inside my desktop. Do laptop
HDs have jumpers as do desktop HDs?

Duke
From: jw on 15 Jun 2010 04:43
On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:48:49 -0400, "Ian D" <taurus(a)nowhereatall.com>
wrote:


>One thing to note, is that 2.5" laptop IDE drives have different
>connectors than 3.5" IDE drives. The SATA connectors for
>both 2.5" and 3.5" drives are identical. If the laptop's drive is
>IDE, the best thing is to buy a cheap 2.5" IDE external drive
>case as suggested by baZZ, then use that to copy the data
>to the desktop. If the drive is 2.5", then you can attach it to
>SATA and power connections from the desktop.
>
>I assume that you know that you will have to install the OS
>and applications on the desktop you're going to build, as the
>OS installation on the laptop won't work on the desktop. Also,
>even if you have the laptop OS disks, odds are they are BIOS
>locked to the laptop, so you will need to obtain a new OS disk.
>

Thanks for input.

I figured as much. All I want to do I think, is merely copy all of
her data to my desktop, and go from there. The choices would be to
configure a new desktop for her (which I have), or get her or buy her
a new laptop. That would include installation of some software too.
Then, either way, I can copy her precious data back into whatever
system she ends up with, thereby preserving my son's chances.

Duke
From: Grinder on 15 Jun 2010 05:34
On 6/15/2010 3:37 AM, jw(a)eldorado.com wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:54:17 -0700, DevilsPGD
> <Still-Just-A-Rat-In-A-Cage(a)crazyhat.net> wrote:
>
>> It's worth noting that if it's SATA, no adapter is needed at all, you
>> can connect it directly to any desktop with a spare SATA power and data
>> port.
>>
>> If it's PATA then you do need an adapter of some sort.
>
> Tell me if I am wrong, but if it were PATA, I thought I could just
> mount it as secondary master (or slave) inside my desktop. Do laptop
> HDs have jumpers as do desktop HDs?

You would need a mechanical adapter as the PATA connector on 2.5" is not
the same as you see in your typical desktop.
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