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I got an IDE harddisk and i want to retrieve data inside it. I don't have a desktop right now. All i have is a laptop, is there any way i can retrieve data from it.
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You should be able to buy cheaply (or, perhaps, even borrow) a USB drive enclosure for your drive. If you decide to buy, after you've done the data retrieval, you will have a perfectly serviceable external hard drive you can use for transfering/storing data and doing system backups. Obviously, I'm not familiar with the market in your area, but one can usually pick up an enclosure for about $15-20 in my area at a storefront retailer.
There are also "caseless" universal USB drive adapters that will take a 2.5" or 3.5" IDE or SATA drive in a top-loading slot. You might find a local repair shop or retailer (or a friendly corporate IT department) who would let you use it for the transfer if you don't want to buy your own enclosure -- they're usually used by retailers or IT departments for creating disk images and by repair types for data recovery.
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Buy a IDE to USB converter
Available at a quite cheap price
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you better buy an IDE adapter like this one http://www.google.co.ma/imgres?imgur...QEwCA&dur=1049
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can i use my IDE hdd as an external hdd with that IDE adapter?
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Yes you should be able toOriginally Posted by ChatIndia
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you should basically buy yourself an empty enclosure, a little box that will encase your IDE HDD, there will be an IDE connector on the inside and then on the outside of the case can be a selection of USB, eSATA depending on what it is your looking for.
Most these days are even self powered and do not require a plug to be used and then you have your own external portable HDD.
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The "self powered" units are generally 2.5" enclosures; 3.5" enclosures almost always use mains power. (That's probably because notebook drives are usually low-power 5800RPM units, while desktop drives tend to be 7200RPM or faster and the larger platters have more inertia when spinning up -- the motor requires more power than even twin USB cables can provide.)
Still, this is all just repeating what I said in my original response.
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Use easyIDE, simple plug & play adaptor
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Yup, all the above.
You guys helped me when I wanted to retrieve data from my SATA drive from my other laptop. I got a Rosewill module that accommodates a 2.5 and 3.5 SATA drive. So I'm sure there's one for IDE to USB. Matter of fact on my post someone had a link to one.
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