Re: Data from damaged machine

Hi everyone,

Well I got the enclosure, popped-in the HD, connected it to the other laptop
and.......nothing. It's not recognising anything being connected, not even
saying there's a fault with a USB device.
Tried running 'Add Hardware' wizard, still no Plug'n'Play devices detected,
so I proceeded with manual install of whatever I was given. But at the end
of the process got an error message saying: "installation failed because a
function driver was not specified for this device instance".

Any ideas? Does this mean the HD may be faulty? How can I check this at home
without a PC lab?

Thanks,

~ ~ ~
GuyKo.

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:436B7388.90308@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> It's very simple, and very inexpensive. However, there are a few things
> that you can do with a "real" IDE connection that you cannot do with
> USB, although a USB connection is far more convenient and works well for
> applications limited to normal data transfer. SMART reporting,
> diagnostics and some other functions only work with a direct IDE
> connection, however.
>
>
> Guy Kornetzki wrote:
>
> > That's great everyone, thanks a lot for your help.
> >
> > Will forward the info to my friend, the owner of the damaged laptop, so
he
> > can decide. But sounds to me like it might be a good idea in general to
get
> > an IDE to USB cable as an emergency tool to salvage info from
Hard-Drives if
> > the machine croaks.
> >
> > Have read about solutions which offer an enclosure for a Hard-Drive; is
it
> > as simple as slotting a 2.5" Hard-Drive into an empty shell thus turning
it
> > into a portable external Hard-Drive? Seems to me like this would be the
> > ideal solution.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > ~ ~ ~
> > GuyKo.
> >
> >
> > "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:436ABD0A.8070701@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >>Yes, remove the hard drive from the computer entirely and either use a
> >>desktop IDE adapter (about $3 to $8) or use a 2.5" IDE to USB laptop
> >>adapter ($10 to $20).
> >>
> >>
> >>Guy Kornetzki wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>Can I access data from a Hard-Drive when the laptop can't seem to boot
> >
> > up?
> >
> >>>If I physically remove the Hard-Drive for example, can I connect it to
> >>>something and access the data?
> >>>
> >>>Was told at the lab that it may be a motherboard problem, so looks like
> >>>quite a serious fault. Hard-Drive seems to spin though when trying to
> >
> > power
> >
> >>>up, but screen is blacked-out; no go with safe-mode nor a recovery CD.
> >>>
> >>>Any ideas?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks,
> >>>
> >>>~ ~ ~
> >>>GuyKo.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >


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