Rodf Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 My son has had a laptop for many years. I've got to give him credit, he's put up with it's failings for a long time. Finally, the thing just quit. So, he's gotten a new laptop. He would very much like to get the data off of the hard drive from the old laptop. The old laptop had a plater HD. I've heard of people pulling HD's out of laptops, then putting them into "something" (it's this I don't know) so they could connect it to another machine, either desktop or laptop. I'm hoping someone here knows what I'm talking about and can help us. How do we get the data off of his old HD onto his new laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig0r Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 It'll be a 2.5" drive in the old laptop, simply put it into a USB caddy and off you go.. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inateck-FEU3NS-1E-Drive-Enclosure-External/dp/B00FCLG65U/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1539710535&sr=8-5&keywords=hdd+caddy&refinements=p_89%3AInateck%2Cp_72%3A419153031 thats the one I have, prefer it to the more common ones with micro USB/USB-C on them as you get a decent connection.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Carefully remove the drive from his old laptop and use a USB to SATA adapter to move the data to the new laptop: Inateck USB 3.0 to SATA Adapter Cable fit 2.5" SSD/HDD Drives - SATA to USB 3.0 External Converter and Cable(UA1002) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E4VHSYG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_F7HXBbMW76TWC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodf Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 I took a look at his new laptop. He's got a USB 3 port, so that's what we'll connect it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPeo Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 If it has a 40 pin connector you will need a PATA/IDE connector, they are available but the best of the ones I have used is the Vantec one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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