How to transfer date from a HDD in a laptop to a PC?

SkScotchegg · 9 Sep 2008 at 12:28

Hi, please can you help me by explaining how I can transfer all the information off a HDD in a laptop onto my PC? my friends laptop wont boot up when you press the power switch it does nothing so am guessing its the PSU thats died. Anyways I was wondering do HDD's in laptops have the same connections as a PC? and can we just open up her laptop and take the HDD out and plug it in to my PC. Which is the best way for doing this?

Thanks in advance,

SkScotchegg

jimmy29 · 9 Sep 2008 at 19:24

If it's a newer laptop then it may have a SATA disk in which case you can just plug it into your desktop. If however it has an older PATA disk then you will need a 3.5"-2.5" adaptor which can be had on the 'bay for a few quid.

semi-pro waster · 9 Sep 2008 at 21:16

jimmy29 is right, you can also get external enclosures which would work or if you've got a few drives that you might be swapping around the Sharkoon SATA Quickport is a rather neat little gizmo.

jeggsy · 9 Sep 2008 at 22:02

Got a useful little gadget at work that would be ideal for you....

It's got a USB connection one end and then you can have either SATA or IDE + power on the other. Plug any hard disk onto it, plug USB into a PC and the drive appears in Windows ! !

Got me out of the pooh a few times ! !

superfly · 10 Sep 2008 at 09:58

yeah theres lots of 2.5" ide to 3.5"ide and sata/usb converter kits around.