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Originally posted by blacjac View PostFunnily enough when I got home this evening there was a Maplin catalog waiting for me containing this....
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...%20usb&doy=7m8
I've been into Maplin in Cambridge today, they say the new catalogue isn't out until September... Hmmmm....?????????
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Funnily enough when I got home this evening there was a Maplin catalog waiting for me containing this....
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...%20usb&doy=7m8
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Originally posted by realityhack View PostI did also read somewhere that you have to set the jumpers on the drive to 'master'.
It's likely you'll need to set the jumpers to Slave if you want to use it as a second drive.
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I have a toshiba laptop and recently upgraded my hard drive to a bigger one. The 100 gb one it had is now in an external hard drive case and I use it for backups etc. They are a doddle to get out of the computer and easy to fit into the case. Do it yourself. It takes about 2 mins to do.
Try one of these
http://www.advancetec.co.uk/cgi-bin/...08071#a0808071Last edited by BoredBloke; 7 August 2008, 13:56.
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yep, the connectors are built in to the caddy, the one I bought came with everything you need (even a mini screwdriver).
Just plugged the hard drive in, screwed it down and away I went.
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Originally posted by blacjac View PostWill that one power it though?
Or is it just a USB adapter?
(at 2 year old I would guess SATA)
She'll check to see if it's SATA or IDE. Then she'll know what caddy to buy. I take it (never having seen one of those before) that you slot the drive into the connectors inside the caddy, which acts as a usb adaptor in itself, and then all you need are the USB cables? Did that SATA caddy come with all the cables you needed?
I did also read somewhere that you have to set the jumpers on the drive to 'master'.
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Will that one power it though?
Or is it just a USB adapter?
(at 2 year old I would guess SATA)
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I've said it's quite likely that this one will do the trick - but asked her to double-check and let me know what the drive is. Toshiba in question was, and I quote: "only about 2 years old, bought it in the States for about $2k, had speakers at the front either side of the trackpad".
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The only thing to check is what type of interface the drive has - have a look at it to see whether it is IDE (loads of pins - well, 40) or SATA (a single 'L' shaped connector) - and buy the appropriate USB adaptor.
If it's an old Tosh - it's 90% likely to be IDE.
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Originally posted by realityhack View PostCheers all - v helpful.
Is it likely to be a standard 2.5" drive, and will it effectively become a plug & play drive powered by the USB cable? I think that's the way to go if so.
Plug And play
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143545
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Originally posted by realityhack View PostCheers all - v helpful.
Is it likely to be a standard 2.5" drive, and will it effectively become a plug & play drive powered by the USB cable? I think that's the way to go if so.
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Cheers all - v helpful.
Is it likely to be a standard 2.5" drive, and will it effectively become a plug & play drive powered by the USB cable? I think that's the way to go if so.
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I had exactly the same problem with my folks Toshiba laptop.
The hard drives are really easy to get out and I bought an external hard drive case from ebuyer for a fiver
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Assuming she has a new machine to copy the data to, she could buy an IDE/SATA to USB converter from Maplins and simply copy the data from the old disk to new...
If she wanted an exact clone of the old hard disk (doubtful as it wouldn't be bootable in her new machine) she could use a ghost boot disk to do a complete disk/partition copy using the same cable as above.
Failing that she can ask to stand next to the PC Repairman when he does the work (!) and make sure she takes everything wither when she leaves and ensures that the data isn't stored anywhere locally at the shop.
she'll more than likely lose the encryption during the copy process anyway depending on how they do it...
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