The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Need help getting data off the hard drive of my dead Latitude

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by BlazinBWF, Jun 26, 2006.

  1. BlazinBWF

    BlazinBWF Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    160
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    My Dell D600 has decieded it does not want to turn on anymore and I was wondering if I take out the hard drive is there some way I can get the data off it? Like something that I could hook up to the hard drive and plug into a computer...this may sound stupid I dont know but any advice would be great thanks.
     
    BlazinBWF, Jun 26, 2006
    #1
  2. BlazinBWF

    BlazinBWF Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    2
    Messages:
    160
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Sorry about two of the same thread my wireless card goes in and out and I guess it posted even though it didnt load after the submit thread button
     
    BlazinBWF, Jun 26, 2006
    #2
  3. lku

    lku Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    137
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    you can put it into an external usb hard drive case. They are pretty cheap and easy to use.
     
    lku, Jun 26, 2006
    #3
  4. Amber

    Amber Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    1,659
    Messages:
    5,066
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    yeah, that's going to be the easiest thing to do. You can buy an external kit for about 10 bucks from newegg.com . You'll have to pull the HDD out, and connect it to the usb connector. Then you can plug the usb cord into any computer and access it like it is a spare drive, and get any files that you need.
     
    Amber, Jun 26, 2006
    #4
  5. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    22,339
    Messages:
    36,639
    Likes Received:
    5,080
    Trophy Points:
    931
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jun 26, 2006
    #5
  6. Iter

    Iter Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    465
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    External enclosure is very help and useful. When you need it, just plug and ready to use anytime. When you don't need it, just unplug it for protection from virus and save the life time of hd.......
     
    Iter, Jun 26, 2006
    #6