Re: Laptop boots to Blue screen of death

Thanks for the info. I will be going to CompUSA tomorrow (before the store
closes permanently)

Here is a link to the Adapter I mentioned.

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=SEARCH&Ntt=usb+to+IDE&N=0&Dx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&D=usb+to+IDE&Ntk=All&product_code=50541464&Pn=Go!Data_USB_2_0_to_IDE_Drive_Adapter

I am leaning to the Enclosure because for my application I do not see need
to open my desktop and hook the HDD internally. Internally probably is a
little faster then the USB, but I really don't care about that.

I like the idea of the disk image, but, in my sons case.....

a) He didn't even burn back of DVD's of his Data so I doubt if he will
update a disk image.
b) With the Virus protection lapsed, the Disk Image probably would have
been infected anyway.

Thanks for your help.

"ArtFD" <artfd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have two sets of hardware. I just used a $10 CompUSA IDE/HDD adaptor
(just an elaborate connector) that is
designed to bolt into a desktop, thus integrating the laptop's HDD into
the other
machine. See here
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=cat3&product_code=294956&Pn=2_5_inch_to_3_5_inch_IDE_Hard_Drive_Cable_Adapter I
am not aware of a IDE-USB connector not part of an enclosure.
--- The enclosures
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=cat3&product_code=306130&Pn=USB_2_0_Aluminum_Enclosure_For_2_5_inch_Hard_Drives
provide valuable protection & allow the laptop's HDD to be carried in your
pocket safely. The enclosures allow very quick connections to a WinXP
machine, which should recognize the HDD without installing anything else.
I
know nothing about Macs. Anyone who depends on their laptop should have
one
of these AND a spare HDD ready to go when their laptop's HDD goes south,
for
whatever reason. The spare HDD can be permanently stored in the USB
adapter/enclosure until needed, and key data files can easily be backed up
to this unit when it's connected to the laptop.
--- Keeping antivirus programs updated and working is critically
important.
--- These devices also make it very easy to create a working image of a
laptop's entire HDD, to be stored on other media, then to re-create a
working version of the OS when necessary, using a product like Norton
Ghost.

"DES" <xyzzy_no_spam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks, Do I actually need an enclosure? I was looking at the CompUSA
site and they have a direct IDE to USB cable that seems designed just for
this.


"ArtFD" <adembinski@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes. What you suggest is a basic method of data retrieval from HDD's of
crashed laptops, something every laptop owner should get familiar with.







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