Microcenter is a very good place, but the USB/FireWire enclosures are about $10 - 15 more expensive than what I've found on the web. I had a desktop that died a few weeks ago, pulled the HD out of it and put it into an external enclosure. It worked just like a regular drive. No problems.
larry On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:17:57 -0500, Tangorre, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Adkins, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I had a laptop that the mother board finally went belly-up. > > However the information on the Hard Drive I really need. > > Has anyone removed the HD from a laptop and used in on a > > desktop as an external drive or anything? > > Looking at an easy way of getting the data off of it without > > purchasing a new MB and such. > > You need to get an adapter such as this one: > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Edp > No=244974&sku=C184-17705 > > Also, you are in Arlington right? Stop by Micro Center in Vienna.. They > have them in stock... Bought one a couple weeks ago. > > Mike > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:135218 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
