Spot on Peter. That's exactly what I'm planning on using. The external docks are very handy. (Also good when someone gives me an old hard drive they want me to wipe for them).
On 24 February 2011 13:40, Peter Maddin <petermad...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > I have a couple of Welland Turbo Leopard drive docking stations. > > > > I have found these ideal for not only recovering data off of drives but > also an easy way to do backups. > > > > I used one when my previous notebook took an early retirement. (Have since > brought it back out of retirement). > > > > See http://www.welland.com.tw/html/USB3.0/USB3.0.html see ME-6015 > > > > You should be able to pick them up at any computer shop. Mine cost around > $75. > > A USB 2.0 docking station is cheaper if you want that. > > > > If you have another machine and the drive is SATA (2.5” or 3.5”) you can > easily get access to the files on the drive provided the drive is not > cactus. > > I am assuming that SSD drives are compatible. > > > > The docking stations are USB 3.0 backwards compatible down to 1.1 and I > have a USB 3.0 express card for backups from my notebook. > > I have a newish tower PC and it comes with USB 3.0 (plus USB 2.0) > > > > I have another solution for older IDE drives but I doubt yours would an IDE > drive. > > > > Regards Peter. > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *David Connors > *Sent:* Thursday, 24 February 2011 8:25 AM > > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: [OT] Help - my computer has sh*t itself > > > > On 24 February 2011 10:09, David Burstin <david.burs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > QUESTION: > > Does anyone have any ideas how I can get this machine to reboot? I don't > mind reinstalling Windows as long as I can get to the files on the machine. > I have backups but that will be a painful road as I still need a machine to > be in a working state so that I can restore the backup. > > > > I'd put your SSD in another machine (as a secondary, not boot disk) to get > the data off as a priority - then just call Dell or whoever to make them fix > it. > > > > -- > *David Connors* | da...@codify.com | www.codify.com > Software Engineer > Codify Pty Ltd > Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 > 189 363 > V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors > Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact >
