What device do I need? (pic inside)

Goldy · 26 Aug 2009 at 14:31

Hi,

I have an old Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop. It doesn't work basically so I want to salvage all the data of the hard drive. This came out easily enough.

What kind of adapter do I need so I can plug it into another computer, like an external HDD sort of thing via USB. Alternatively I could put it in another Inspiron laptop if I had one spare.

Thanks,

Forgot to mention: its 60gb IDE

Zarf · 26 Aug 2009 at 15:09

Google "Plexus USB to IDE & SATA Adapter", which is what you need. I have one and it works fine. OCUK Don't stock anything that'll do the job unfortunately.

Venares · 26 Aug 2009 at 15:29

OCUK used to stock these wonderfull little things.
Sharkoon DriveLink
Not sure where they have gone, but if you can track one down elswhere there a godsend.

PistolPete · 26 Aug 2009 at 16:21

Zarf said:
OCUK Don't stock anything that'll do the job unfortunately.

What's wrong with this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-000-AK&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72

Richard_ · 26 Aug 2009 at 17:12

You will need to remove the connector on the back off the drive it just pulls off and then you will see the normal ide 2.5 connection

Zarf · 26 Aug 2009 at 17:15

PistolPete said:
What's wrong with this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-000-AK&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72

I stand corrected, missed that on a quick scan through the enclosures section.

Goldy · 27 Aug 2009 at 09:45

Thanks PistolPete, thats just what I was looking for.

Ta

alex24 · 27 Aug 2009 at 09:47

Richard_ said:
You will need to remove the connector on the back off the drive it just pulls off and then you will see the normal ide 2.5 connection

Please do this first though or it'll be no use. The drive is in a small caddy, usually held in by four screws (two on each side). Undo them, lift out the drive, then pull the black adapter with pins off the connections of the hard disk and it should reveal the 2.5 IDE connection. Power also goes over this, there is no separate connection for that.

Goldy · 27 Aug 2009 at 11:01

Ah ok thx, that would explain the 4 exposed gold pins that don't seem to connect to anything. They musta been for the power. Clever stuff.