Re: Laptop boots to Blue screen of death

Re: "I am not aware of a IDE-USB connector not part of an enclosure."

See my post to him earlier today. non-enclosure cables are quite common. An enclosure is not necessary for this type of non-permanent use.

ArtFD wrote:
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 news:45f4a2b3$0$16931$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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 news:sw0Jh.2649$JZ3.1550@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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