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    Dell D530 Hard Drive to USB???

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Valtros, Jul 14, 2009.

  1. Valtros

    Valtros Newbie

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    Hi everyone this is my first time posting on the forums :D

    Anyways this is my problem, i had a Dell D530 Laptop but it stopped working like it would not turn on anymore no matter what. so i got rid of it but i kept the Hard Drive, because it has my data on it. What i was woundering was is there like something i can buy so i can connect my Dell Hard Drive to USB or something? i just need to copy my data off of it.
    Like i would like to beable to connect my Dell Hard Drive to USB so i can copy stuff of it onto PC. or if there is something so i can connect the Hard Drive to IDE??

    Please let me know if there is, i been searching on this forum and google for ages now and not found noting. all i can seem to find is connecting a IDE HDD to Dell Laptop.

    Thank you soo much in advancee.

    Also this is the Hard Drive i have for my Dell
    TOSHIBA HDD2D93 MK8046GSX "SERIAL ATA" SATA 80GB 5400RPM
     
    Valtros, Jul 14, 2009
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Hi Valtros and welcome to the forums.

    Since you mentioned that you have a Toshiba SATA 80GB hard drive, you can easily turn that into an external hard drive and pull your data off to another computer through a USB cable. Simply purchase a 2.5" SATA external enclosure and you're pretty much set. Any of THESE enclosures will do the trick.
     
    David, Jul 15, 2009
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  3. davidkneiber

    davidkneiber Notebook Consultant

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    ya... just get an external enclosure..
    welcome
     
    davidkneiber, Jul 15, 2009
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  4. Valtros

    Valtros Newbie

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    Thank you both sooo much!! now i can get my data back :) and yes i really like this forum! i will deffo be comming back here to help others like i was helped :) Thank you again! :D
     
    Valtros, Jul 16, 2009
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