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    Help! Recovering data off of hard drive from broken laptop

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by EatMoreHippo, Oct 30, 2011.

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    My mom's laptop broke and I need to get some of the info off the hard drive. How can I do this?

    The laptop's hard drive model was HTS541060G9AT00. The picture in the newegg link doesn't actually show the hard drive though so attached are 2 pictures of it and the connector.
     

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    Alright I figured it out and realized there was a plastic bit covering the pins and this was just a normal 2.5" IDE drive, I bought the $20 thing but off ebay for $6 and now it's in the mail.

    Thanks for the help from you guys!
     
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