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canetoad

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6. I'd go for the docking station

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 24, 2021, 04:35 PM

Mar 2021

Rather than a dedicated enclosure.

A device like this on has saved many drives and computers over the years - just by the ability to plug in practically any hard drive and work on it on another computer.

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Good afternoon! I'm looking for advice please [View all] Marthe48 Mar 2021 OP

I have an all in one 4Q2u2 Mar 2021 #1

I've been looking at them Marthe48 Mar 2021 #2

Pin Connectors 4Q2u2 Mar 2021 #4

Width intrepidity Mar 2021 #5

Laptops have 2.5" SATA drives (unless it's SUPER ancient like pre-2010 at least) Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #3

I'd go for the docking station canetoad Mar 2021 #6

I'd like one of these... got one laptop and one desktop drive slightlv Mar 2021 #7

I have one of these discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2021 #8

I'm not in the US canetoad Mar 2021 #10

If you pretty much know it's for home use/minimal moving around ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #9

Thanks for the help! Marthe48 Mar 2021 #11

You should probably be asking whether you want to keep that HDD, or just its contents ... eppur_se_muova Mar 2021 #12

I'd like the contents Marthe48 Mar 2021 #15

If you haven't found it already, Emrys Apr 2021 #17

Thanks! Marthe48 Apr 2021 #18

Yes. It's not unusual to find a screw or two that's apparently "not needed" on reassembly! Emrys Apr 2021 #19

I think I got the hinge repaired on this one Marthe48 Apr 2021 #20

You're very welcome. n/t Emrys Apr 2021 #21

I use a cable like this one Betty88 Mar 2021 #13

I like that too Marthe48 Mar 2021 #14

I got the cable and it works! Marthe48 Mar 2021 #16