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    Help getting data of an SSD drive from the TZ

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Dr. Strangelove, Jan 30, 2008.

  1. Dr. Strangelove

    Dr. Strangelove Newbie

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    I have an SSD drive from a TZ with a ZIF connector and I bought an external 1.8" ZIF hard drive enclosure that was recommended by |Sony| in another thread.

    However, I have two problems.

    1. The SSD drive is not wide enough to fit in the enclosure. Overall I don't think this is a showstopper, but I'm not sure whether it contributes to issue #2.

    2. When I insert the ZIF connector into the drive and plug it into my PC via a USB cable, the green power light on the drive enclosure end lights up, but my PC doesn't recognize the drive (another TZ runnng Vista Business). Since I couldn't get the drive to sit in the enclosure, I just have the drive and connector harness sitting out on my desk.

    Any help would be appreciated as I really need to get some data off of this disk. Or if anyone knows of a service who does this sort of thing, please let me know.

    -DS
     
    Dr. Strangelove, Jan 30, 2008
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    If an external HDD appears to run but is not recognised then the problem may be insufficient power. Are you connecting to a notebook or a desktop? The latter usually have more generous power ratings for their USB ports. Alternatively you could try one of the splitter cables which draws power from a second USB port.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jan 31, 2008
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