My old laptop is a piece of [junk] and I want to get a new one Is there any such thing as I can take the old HD out and hook it up to some type of USB periphial that I can just transfer files to the new HD? Thanks
2007-05-24 07:48:47 · 7 answers · asked by hicksvilleny 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
There are external enclosures for this, make sure you get a laptop drive version.
2007-05-24 07:51:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. You would have to buy the external casing or just buy a cheap USB hard drive the same size and just swap out that hd and transfer
2007-05-24 14:52:00 · answer #2 · answered by skiingmaniac00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Yes, you need an external HD case. These use a USB port and usually a small power supply.
2007-05-24 14:51:53 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Do a search for "hard drive enclosure".
Companies likeStartech (see startech.com) make smaller models for laptop hardrives that will do _exactly_ what you want and relatively inexpensively ($35)
2007-05-24 14:54:25 · answer #4 · answered by Marc B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can buy an external enclosure that is USB.
2007-05-24 14:52:40 · answer #5 · answered by FunkBucket111 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need one of this, you can always buy an enclosure if you plan to keep the drive as an usb drive, but if you just want to copy and dump the drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812156101
2.5 hard drive enclosures:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000092+1053807124&Description=harddrive+enclosure&name=2.5%22
2007-05-24 14:53:04 · answer #6 · answered by No Name 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes look for one on newegg.com there should be something there that could help
2007-05-24 14:52:35 · answer #7 · answered by sqwint22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋