How to connect laptop hard drive to PC

There are situations when it is necessary to transfer the information stored on the hard disk of a laptop to a desktop computer. Can be some difficulties because of the incompatibility of connectors. But they are easily removed with the help of special adapters.

Instruction

Use the adapter to connect the hard drive of the laptop to the PC. Why is it necessary? If your laptop was 3 years, that is, the risk that a hard drive can fail. To avoid a complete loss of important information needed to make a backup of the files that will be contained on the hard disk of your personal computer.

Get an adapter at any computer store. Then to mount the hard drive of the laptop to the computer connect the adapter to the wide side of the IDE cable to the motherboard of a desktop computer. To narrow adapter connect the hard disk drive connector laptop. Before performing these manipulations, do not forget to disconnect power from the computer.

Run the power of a desktop computer, after plug in the hard drive of the laptop computer. A new device is detected during boot. Note that to transfer all necessary data on the hard disk of your personal computer, you can only after the second restart. No matter what Service Pack version from your operating system. Re-download the pass fail.

HDD use a special container if you don't want to mess with adapters, and if the process of transferring data from the hard drive of the notebook PC to be repeated often enough. This container connects to the computer using USB cable. This imposes certain restrictions on the speed of data transfer, but at the same time makes the process more convenient. HDD container can be purchased at any computer store. There are several versions, among which is the container itself which is the adapter with the IDE motherboard of a desktop computer. Ie, when using it does not suffer the rate of exchange, as in the case of the USB-container.

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