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Laptop HardDisk

mmalaka · 2007-09-26 07:50:52

Hi I have a laptop harddisk and I want to access it from a desktop PC, is there any kind of external reader or cable to do that?? Regards

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26-09-2007 8:50am

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mmalaka

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Hi

I have a laptop harddisk and I want to access it from a desktop PC, is there any kind of external reader or cable to do that??

Regards

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#2 26-09-2007 8:59am
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you can get usb hard drive enclosures or adapter cables. these are 2 examples

for ide drive
http://cgi.ebay.ie/2-5-USB-2-0-External-HDD-Hard-Disk-Case-Enclosure-A_W0QQitemZ220153876420QQihZ012QQcategoryZ86758QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

forr ide or sata drive
http://cgi.ebay.ie/USB-2-0-SATA-IDE-ADAPTER-FOR-ALL-3-5-2-5-DRIVE-S_W0QQitemZ230174560329QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3668QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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#3 26-09-2007 10:00am
mmalaka

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From Where can I buy these kind of cables in Dublin??

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#4 26-09-2007 11:15am
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maplin have them i think
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=48965&doy=26m9

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