is this what I need to build an external hard drive from a hard drive out of an old laptop?
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My husband's laptop died. We were told to buy this and the hard drive from the laptop goes into this and you can connect it to another computer. Glad we have it so our files are not lost. So I guess the answer would be yes.
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Nobody supplies such interfaces, you need to buy a 2.5" USB disk enclosure for it - they are inexpensive. You will be able to use it for your old HDD as a backup, thus it is a reasonable investment. Here is an example of such enclosure: Sabrent USB 3.0 To 2.5-Inch Sata Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure Case (for 2.5-Inch SATA-I, SATA-II, SATA-III HDD and SSD) Black (EC-ABYM)
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Yes, you should be able to remove the hard drive from the laptop, hook it up to this gadget, and then connect it to another computer through a USB port. It will show up as a drive. It worked pretty slick on my crashed computer hard drive. The only problem I had was when I tried one of the plug in options {the one that looked most familiar to me} and it didn't work. Lord knows why there are two choices, there are no directions. The second one worked perfectly.
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Yes. Just make sure the old drive is SATA. Remember to format it to windows file system NTSF if using windows.
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Confirm the connector type and it should work. I replaced the HD in an old HP Pavillion laptop, this drive works properly. Again, be certain the drive has an IDE type connector.
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Hi, as long as you can access the physical drive itself and it has a SATA interface, you should be good to go. Just remove the hard drive from the USB 2 enclosure and put into the StarTech USB 3 enclosure. Hope this helps.
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I tried to find information about the hard drive,but didn't have enough data.The model number of the old laptop would probably help.It does need to be a sata & preferably at least 160 gig.The voltage is o.k.I see from some of the other answers it should be sata & 160 gig.
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well, yes but with some qualifications. First you need a compatible 2.5 inch drive enclosure, if you have an esata port on your motherboard, that would be the best option. If not, USB 3.0 would be next best. Be aware that this is a very high performance hard drive, and either of these options may not allow it to perform to its potential. There are also both thunderbolt and firewire connectivity options, but they are not as common.
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As long as you have a laptop made within the last 5 years and it is a SATA drive tbere should be no issue. The mounting cage on the hard drive comes off the old one because all drives have standard mounting screw holes. Good Luck some laptops are a pain to get to the hard drive.
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If you atching this drive to you laptop externally to transfer data you will need to get a cable. If you replacing existing drive and old drive has a tray and its same width you should be fine. If this is for desktop then you will need spacers unless desktop has a 2.5 inch slot. Hope this helps
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Yes, you canBuy this: Sabrent Ultra Slim USB 2.0 to 2.5-Inch SATA External Aluminum Hard Drive Enclosure [Black] (EC-UK25)
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As long as the drive isn't damaged. I just recently transferred a ton of files from a broken laptop's SATA HDD. It should work perfectly. See my review on the order with which to connect everything. Basically, connect the power block to an outlet, connect the power cable to the drive, connect the SATA (or IDE) to the drive, turn on the power block and let the drive spin up for a few seconds, then plug the USB into the computer. Open the drive and start copying/moving files.
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You don't This is meant to be an internal drive for a desktop computer and doesn't come with the necessary cabling to interface with a USB port on your laptop. There are sata to USB adapters you can purchase but it is an added expense. Retry. The drive and get an external DVD burner and you will not have as much equipment to haul around and easier to use
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Unless your hard drive has some kind of USB 3.0 to the native connection interface this will cable not work. Most newer hard drives have a SATA interface or the case of an external drive, an eSATA interface. You would, at minimum, need an eSATA cable.
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Yes, As long as your laptop has the smaller SATA connector as shown it will work awesome. You will need cloning software and USB adapter to get your old drives data to the Toshiba. Toshiba sells such a kit that includes such. This item ONLY INCLUDES THE BARE DRIVE AS SHOWN.
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Yes, this drive can be converted to an external drive. You will need to purchase the proper external enclosure from a third party. Thanks, Mike
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No, just make sure that you remove the adapter on the existing drive to use with this one.