Retrive data from Laptop HD 2

[MattWray]

We have a customer who reportedly has a bad laptop. Now I don't know first hand what might be wrong, but is there any way to retrieve the data from the hard drive?
Any help is appreciated! Thanks,

Matt Wray

 

[koquito]

depending on how bad it is and what OS it has, you can use one software or another, or none at all if it is really bad.
thera re tools aout there like easy recovery, others like NTFSPro thate nables you top read ntfs partitions from DOS...but it depends on the OS and how bad it really is. A+, MCP, CCNA
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[abm101]

Mattwray,

Depending on the laptop it may be possible to take the HD out and piggy back it onto a desktop PC by using the CD IDE cable. Once the PC boots you should have a d: drive containing the contents of the laptop HD.

On some laptop HD it is necassary to unscrew the pin posts where the HD slides into the laptop. I know compaq laptops are like this. Once you unscrew the posts you will be able to see if the pinout is IDE or a proprietary interface. Even if the interface is not IDE you may be able to take the interface piece off and find an IDE connection underneath.

Hope this helps.

ABM101

 

[bschneider987]

Most of the laptop hard drives don't have the standard IDE interface. When I just need the data off of a drive, I use an adapter to connect the laptop hard drive to a PC and copy the data like adm101 said. You can get an adapter from

http://www.pimfg.com

part # 250-convert-ide a whopping $3.50.

 

[MattWray]

Thanks Guys! Thanks,

Matt Wray