[Novalug] Reading an old laptop IDE drive

Dave Greene omniplex@omniplex.net
Sun Jan 12 20:36:05 EST 2014


I actually have a couple of old laptops that will read the older ide 2.5
drives.
Though I am on the southern end of NoVA being in Stafford.
On Jan 12, 2014 7:43 PM, "Dave Winn" <winndm@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a similar adapter to what Thor mentioned.  I'm in Fairfax at the
> Silver Diner by West Ox & Fair Lakes.  Happy to lend for an extended
> period, I only use it when I'm pulling data off old devices and migrating
> it to my new NAS.  I've had 3 laptop drives work and 1 not work with this
> device.
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> On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 11:29 PM, Stephan Greene <ks1g04@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> (and of course I discovered I needed this AFTER today's meeting).
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>> Does anyone (preferably in NoVA) have anything I can borrow that will
>> power & read an old laptop (2.5") IDE drive ("Slimline" (9.5mm) interface)?
>> I have a 20GB laptop drive (2008) with home videos I am trying to
>> retrieve.  The only hardware I have that fits it is a no-name USB-laptop
>> IDE drive enclosure that is not working correctly.
>>
>> Hoping it is a failure in the USB electronics in the enclosure.  I am
>> assuming it isn't a power issue - tried two different USB cables with
>> second power connector (dual A to Mini B), and hoping it isn't a dead drive
>> (no obvious reason other than non-use). The enclosure/drive fails on
>> multiple Linux boxes/distros and 2 Windows 7 systems.  I think that rules
>> out a bad OS driver on nay one system and likely eliminates an underpowered
>> USB jack.  I don't have an outboard power supply to try powering the
>> enclosure separate from USB and I have no other hardware with slimline IDE
>> connectors.
>>
>> Thought I would check the list before trying Microcenter or a couple of
>> shops in Herndon or the Chantilly area.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Steve
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