Re: Laptop hard drive connection

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From: GTS (x)
Date: 02/26/05 

Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:26:49 -0500

You're welcome. Good luck. 

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"Mike" <anon@hotmail> wrote in message 
news:%23IVR7LCHFHA.1396@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi, thanks for that, a quick search earlier proved nothing in the UK, I 
> will try later and hopefully find something available here in the UK.
>    Luckily I back my laptop up to my desktop, so the photos are only 
> recent, and as the drive is still available in the BIOS there is a good 
> chance that with a hard drive utility, a bad sector repair might be 
> possible, (depending on the failure type). With the small cost of the 
> adapter, it would not be worth, not trying!
> Thanks for your help/advice.
>
>
>
> "GTS" <x> wrote in message news:era7mZBHFHA.1096@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> You can get an adapter to use a laptop drive in your desktop.  See an 
>> example here -
>> http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=294956&pfp=srch1
>>
>> Whether you can recover any data depends on the nature of the failure. 
>> If there was an electronic or mechanical failure you will not be able to 
>> access the drive.  If it was a matter of some bad sectors, you may be 
>> able to retrieve some of your files.
>> -- 
>>
>> "Mike" <anon@hotmail> wrote in message 
>> news:eb2NXOAHFHA.3628@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi, I have a failed hard drive in my laptop which I have now replaced. I 
>>> had some recent photos which I would like to recover. I am wondering if 
>>> it is possible to connect the Fujitsu 60gb MHS2060AT drive to a spare 
>>> IDE channel, by way of an adaptor, to on my desktop. Then run the drive 
>>> with an XP system, and then run a disc recovery prog . The drive is 
>>> accesible via the BIOS, but will not run.
>>> Thanks for any info
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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