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syee · 09-15-2009, 08:08 AM

What kind of laptop is it (make/model)? Can probably find out from the specs if it's a SATA or an IDE drive.

Like johny mentioned, if it's SATA you can just plug it into someone's desktop computer if it has SATA. If it's IDE, then you'll need a converter since a laptop IDE and a PC's IDE isn't exactly pin compatible.

As long as the drive itself isn't dead, you should be able to pull your data off there.

Enclosures also work, but I find them pretty slow. If you've got a big drive, it could take several hours to pull the data off there via USB.

09-15-2009, 08:08 AM	#3
syee I subscribe to the Revscene NWS thread(s) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 2,654 Thanked 331 Times in 242 Posts Failed 11 Times in 6 Posts	What kind of laptop is it (make/model)? Can probably find out from the specs if it's a SATA or an IDE drive. Like johny mentioned, if it's SATA you can just plug it into someone's desktop computer if it has SATA. If it's IDE, then you'll need a converter since a laptop IDE and a PC's IDE isn't exactly pin compatible. As long as the drive itself isn't dead, you should be able to pull your data off there. Enclosures also work, but I find them pretty slow. If you've got a big drive, it could take several hours to pull the data off there via USB.