Peter or Stephen Obviously there's some flexibility in some of these devices. I haven't come across one with eSATA.
But someone just raised with me the issue of SATA 1 (1.5Gbits/s) vs SATA 2 (3Gbits/s) - I see the Welland Turbo has SATA 2 compatibility but doesn't mention the older standard. Do you know? Wikipedia says 1.1 billion SATA drives were sold between 2001 and 2008, so it's likely a few old ones are lurking in less progressive Australian businesses. _____ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia _____ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Price Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 1:46 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: [OT] Help - my computer has sh*t itself I've got one (forget the brand but an image search for Wellard Turbo looks much the same) but mine also does eSata. Awesome on older machines without usb 3.0. i have a bunch of 250Gb drives on my desk (seem so small now... I got a 3Tb drive this week for $300 which is about what I paid for each of the 250Gb drives! *sigh*) On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:45 AM, David Burstin <david.burs...@gmail.com> wrote: 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 | <mailto:da...@codify.com> da...@codify.com | <http://www.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> https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors Address Info: <https://www.codify.com/contact> https://www.codify.com/contact
